2/4 Polish (Jewish), 2/4 Russian (Jewish) (my parents are both 1/2 Polish, 1/2 Russian)

Mom's parents' families had been in the US for at least a couple of generations; all Dad's grandparents (and his father) were from the "old country". Did this influence my musical taste(s)? Hard to say... I *adore* Celtic (Irish, Scottish, Britannic) music & dancing, also love English trad music & dance, as well as Klezmer, Israeli, Russian, Serbo Croatian, Flamenco, Broadway showtunes (my folks grew up just off Broadway, on West 98th St.), and classical music too.

I suspect the fact that my Mom was a dance teacher & loved folk music has more to do with my taste in music & dance than anything else...

Now I'm a "Yank" married to an English (mostly, with a bit of Scot) fellow living in Yorkshire (though it looks like we'll be moving to Denmark in a year or so) with friends in many, many countries. The world gets smaller & smaller...