Finjan (band)

Finjan^[a] is a klezmer band from Winnipeg, Canada, Described as "Canada's first klezmer band, it was formed in 1982, during a wave of "klezmer revival".^[2]

Their first show was in February 1983 for the CBC program Identities. As of 2023^[update], the lineup is Shayla Fink (vocals, piano), Kinsey Posen (double bass, vocals), Daniel Koulack (guitar) Daniel Roy (percussion) and the brothers Myron (clarinet) and Victor (violin) Schultz. Among the founders was also Eli Herscovitch (saxophone, horn and flute).^[2]

Their peak of activity was during late 1980s and 1990s. Later it tuned out that the band work was unsustainable for them, all having day jobs and families, so they took a long hiatus.^[3]

Albums

1988: From Ship to Shore, cassette, vinyl LP, Fat Uncle Records,
1992: Crossing Selkirk Avenue, CD, Fat Uncle Records (nominated for Juno Awards of 1994)^[4]
2000: Dancing on Water, CD, Rounder Records (nominated for Juno Awards of 2001)^[5]
2001: Klezmer Suite (with Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra), CD, CBC Records (nominated for Juno Awards of 2002, awarded a Prairie Music Award for outstanding classical recording^[6]

Filmography

The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick^[7]
The Saddest Music in the World (performing their arrangement of Swing Low Sweet Chariot with Mini-Mariachis

Notes

^ see Finjan for the meaning of the name. In the culture of Israel, finjan, a coffee pot with a long handle has a special meaning. After a hard day's work the pioneers of Israel would sit by the fire passing a finjan around. This is reflected in the popular song "HaFinjan".^[1]

References

^ Finjan, the Old Israeli Campfire Song, Was Originally an Armenian Folk Song, April 4, 2013
^ ^a ^b Ben Waldman, Forty years of Finjan
^ Erin Lebar, Finjan ready to kick things back into gear with WECC gig
^ Finjan / Crossing Selkirk Avenue
^ Finjan / Dancing on Water
^ Sid Robinovitch
^ The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick, film review, Cinema Canada, November 1988, p. 26

External links

Finjan at IMDb

[2] see Finjan for the meaning of the name. In the culture of Israel, finjan, a coffee pot with a long handle has a special meaning. After a hard day's work the pioneers of Israel would sit by the fire passing a finjan around. This is reflected in the popular song "HaFinjan".^[1]

[1] Finjan, the Old Israeli Campfire Song, Was Originally an Armenian Folk Song, April 4, 2013

[bewa-3] Ben Waldman, Forty years of Finjan

[4] Erin Lebar, Finjan ready to kick things back into gear with WECC gig

[5] Finjan / Crossing Selkirk Avenue

[6] Finjan / Dancing on Water

[7] Sid Robinovitch

[8] The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick, film review, Cinema Canada, November 1988, p. 26

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