Performers' Index F
Den Flygande Bokrullen
Den Flygande Bokrullen is a five-man group that plays 'Klezmer' music offering background, music samples, photos and links.
http://home7.swipnet.se/~w-75598/e_klez.htm
The Music of Abraham Fried
Presents an interview with Avraham Fried and also online samples of music from his CD's. Quite a bit of online music available. One of the top Orthodox music composers with a rock sound to texts in Hebrew, Yiddish, and English. Blends traditional and popular music.
http://www.thinkjewish.com/fried_music.html
Fialke
A German-based klezmer band infused with the traditions of old violinists like Abe Schwartz, Leibowitz or Solinski. They play Eastern European klezmer and Monika Feil sings in Yiddish. The band consists of clarinet, violin, accordian and bass.
"http://www.fialke.de"
Marian Filar
Marian Filar. Born 1917, Warsaw, Poland. concert pianist, retired professor at Temple University.
Marian Filar escaped the Holocaust and went on to be an accomplished pianist and teacher. His memoir, From Buchenwald to Carnegie Hall, has been published by University of Mississippi Press, 2003.
http://www.upress.state.ms.us/catalog/spring2002/buchenwald_to_carnegie.html
Yossi Fraenkel
Yossi Fraenkel is a London-based Hassidic singer who travels around the world performing widely for Chassidic and Yiddish audiences. In 1998 he performed for British royal family. His recent stage performances include Simchas Beis Hashoevoat at Lubavitch World Headquarters in Crown Hights, Brooklyn, NY. Unfortunately his website doesn't provide any clips of music, but he has contact information for those wishing bookings.
Phone: +44 (0)7946-359-697.
http://www.shirabesimcha.com/index.htm
Fran Kleiner
Fran has been singing Yiddish songs for young and old alike, and has spent over 30 years teaching Yiddish, Hebrew, Jewish and folk music to students in Philadelphia. Fran's website includes a bio, concert schedules and contact info.
http://www.franmusic.com/
Frank Ilfman
Film and ballet composer Frank Ilfman's website. There is a biography and discography
http://www.spotnik.com/ilfman/"
Judy Frankel
Judy Frankel's page includes a brief biography, discography, reviews and a catalog of her recordings. Real Audio samples are available.
http://www.rahul.net/hrmusic/artists/jfart.html
The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band
This band plays Yiddish, Klezmer, Celtic and Balkan tunes. The five-member band also writes original compositions and performs primarily in Northern California and Oregon.
http://www.jps.net/morissa/freilach.htm
Frejlachs
A klezmer group in Germany. Young people, many originally from Russia are playing Jewish and Klezmer music. The website contains some contact information, information about various Jewish music, and some samples of music.
http://www.frejlachs.de/index.htm
Freylach Spielers
Based in Leeds, England, the five-member Freylach Spielers perform all over the United Kingdom. They perform at concerts, functions and workshops and have a CD. The band does educational work with schools promoting Jewish music.
http://www.freylach-spielers.com/frame.htm
From Both Ends of the Earth
Hailing from Canada, this new "beyond klezmer" band fuzes folk, jazz and rhythm and blues to klezmer. Their website gives information on the performers, sample music with ra files and cd info.