Martha Schlamme discography

Subject: RE: Martha Schlamme discography
From: Thomas Stern
Date: 21 Sep 23 - 09:12 PM

MARTHA SCHLAMME DISCOGRAPHY

born: Martha Haftel   Vienna, 25 September 1923
Married: c.1948(UK) Hans Schlamme, anulled; ??
          1960's Mark Lane - divorced.
Died: October 6, 1983, Jamestown, NY

Memorial: November 26, 1985 Circle in the Square Theater
Included Will Holt, Alvin Epstein, Eric Bentley, Elie Siegmeister, others.
A Martha Schlamme Scholarship was established at Circle in the Square.

Tribute broadcast: 1987, WBAI (3 hours, produced by Sue Renee Bernstein and Belle Linda Halpern)

Martha Schlamme Centennial Celebration
Helene Williams, Belle Linda Halpern, Leonard Lehrman and Ron Roy, with The Solidarity Singers of the New Jersey Industrial Union Council, present songs commemorating the life and work of singer/actress Martha Schlamme (Sept. 25, 1923-Oct. 6, 1985),
People's Voice Cafe (NYC), Sept. 23, 2023.

1938 escape from Vienna through France to England.
1948 came to the United States from England.


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an interview of Martha Schlamme (p.265-276) published in:
KATZ, Jane: ARTISTS IN EXILE American Odyssey
STEIN & DAY, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.
1983 xxiii, 304pp.
reviews or notices listed in brackets below album


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VISTAS OF ISRAEL       16" transcriptions          DATE uncertain
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??? 1949 FAU statement
??? 1951 - 1957 date uncertain, from J David Goldin collection.
??? mentioned in Billboard Dec 22, 1951
??? October 3, 1954 The Pittsburgh Press
Duquesne University's FM Radio Station WDUQ will present, as a public service, a series of weekly transcriptions entitled "Vistas of Israel." The year-long series will consist of programs of original music by Israel's outstanding artists and folk singers; narrative travelogues; and story themes ranging from Eiblical days to the present. WDUQ will carry "Vistas of Israel" every Tuesday evening at 6:45 according to B. Kendall Crane, Station Director. Typical programs to be presented are "The Song of Songs," "Haifa; Gateway to Israel," "Jerusalem," "Theatre in Israel," "Music of Israel," "Folk Dance Festival," and "Visiting with Israel's Pioneers." The series has been produced by the Radio Station of the Voice of Zion.



VISTAS OF ISRAEL #174
Folk Songs Of Israel/Damari & Shlammo

Martha Shlammo is one of the most popular entertainers in the U.S. She is a native of Vienna and speaks more than a dozen languages. Shoshana Damari is a Yemenite and is considered to be the most popular Israeli singer. There are 4 selections on this Vistas of Israel program:

1) Shnai Shoshanim, Two Roses, sung by Ms. Shalmmo, is an allegory about two roses growing side by side on the same vine. One gets plucked. It is said the one that remained had its heart broken on the loss of a friend. 1:45 - 4:21
2) Hanahava Babanaut , Fairest Among Maidens, is sung by Ms. Shlammo, is a poetic love song. 4:40 - 7:00
3) Aitz Se'ker, Where Is Your Justice?, is sung by Ms. Damari and is an appeal by a lover to his beloved. 7:30 - 9:57
4) Mi'pi Ail, From The Mouth Of G'd, is a Yemenite song sung by Ms. Damari and is an exultation of the Bible and Israel. 10:27 - 12:47


VISTAS OF ISRAEL #175
Folk Songs Of Israel/Shlamme & Damari

Martha Shlamme and Shoshana Damari return to today's Vistas of Israel program. There are 5 selections; 2 by Ms Damari and 3 by Ms Shlamme:

1) Odala Ae'li, Glory To G'd, is sung by Ms. Damari. 1:14 - 3:31
2) Yizmar Har'tzion, Mount Zion Willl Rejoice, is from the Book of Jeremiah and is sung by Ms. Damari. 3:50 - 5:59
3) Mi Ba'rechev, Some By Carriage, is a song about going to Jerusalem by various methods of travel, as long as you get there one way or another and is sung by Ms. Shlamme. 6:37 - 8:59
4) Shi'bolet Ba'sadeh, is a lively harvest song and is sung by Ms. Shlamme. 9:11 - 11:05
5) Ha'fle Ha'fi'le, Wonder Upon Wonder, is a song about the heroic feats of Moses in the Bible and is sung by Ms. Shlamme. 11:20 - 13:40


#176
Folk Songs Of Israel

Today's Vistas of Israel's artists are Martha Shlamme and Natana Davrat. Ms Shlamme is a native of Vienna, has sung internationally and has made a specialty of the folk music of Israel. Ms Davrat is one of Israel's most popular singers of folk music. There are 4 selections on this Vistas of Israel program:

1) Mah Do'de'ach, What Is Thy Beloved?, is from The Song Of Songs and is sung by Ms. Shlamme. 1:25 - 3:35
2) Mi Yivneh, Who Will Build?, is a dedication to the pioneers of Israel and is sung by Ms. Shlamme. 3:57 - 5:56
3) Hi'nof Yafar, Behold Thou Art Fair, is from The Song Of Solomon and is sung by Ms. Davrat. 6:11 - 9:53
4) Mi'chol Ha'kerem, Dance Of The Vineyards, is a lively song sung by Ms. Davrat. 10:12 - 12:33


#177
Folk Songs Of Israel

Today's Vistas of Israel program has as its stars, Martha Shlamme and Natana Davrat. Ms. Shlamme has a world-wide reputation and has most recently sung at an Israeli nightclub. Ms. Davrat was born on the Russian/Polish border and settled in Israel in 1948. She was a leading singer of Israel's National Opera Company and since then she became well-known on the international scene. There are 4 selections on this recording:

1) B'eir Ba'sader, A Well In The Field, is sung by Ms. Shlamme. This is an allegorical tale about the return of the people of Israel to their homeland. 1:17 - 3:03
2) Shir Ha'kad, Song Of The Jar, is a love song and is sung by Ms. Davrat. 3:50 - 5:43
3) Shir Ha'no'dade, The Song Of The Wanderer, is sung by Ms. Davrat. 6:05 - 9:15
4) Shir Ha'shomair, The Song Of The Guard, is sung by Ms. Davrat. 9:45 - 12:34


VISTAS OF ISRAEL #193
Folk Songs Of Israel

Marta Shlamme, today's Vistas of Israel highlight, was born in Vienna and began her concert career in England via the BBC and later performed in an Israeli nightclub. Ms. Shlamme, a soprano, considers the sing of folk music as her specialty. There are 4 selections on today's program:

1) U'shavtem Ma'yim Ba'sason, With Joy Shall You Withdraw Water Out Of The Wells Of Salvation, is from the Book Of Isaiah. 1:55 - 3:45
2) Aitz Ha'remon, The Pomegranate Tree, is a love song. 4:14 - 6:49
3) He'nai Ma'tov, How Good It Is For Brothers To Dwell Together As One, is sung often as a campfire song in the round. 7:00 - 9:52
4) Gar'zu Ge'des, Shear The Sheep is a shepherd's song. 10:15 - 12:54

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Billboard, March 26 1949: Nachum Nardi and Martha Schlamme signed by George Avakian/Columbia Records

1949
COLUMBIA    8251-F, 8253-F, 8273-F                                              3x10"-78rpm
HEBRAICA LP1 Music of Nachum Nardi side 2 (XTV 25547/P4RM-2538-1)       c.1958    12"-LP
GALTON(Is) 5794 NACHUM NARDI IN ISRAEL SONGS                                     10"-LP 1960's???

Martha Schlamme, acc. Nachum Nardi, piano
   40422 Ali B'ee (Song of the Well)/Gad Gdi(My Little Goat) Nachum Nardi-Bialik Col 8251-F LP 1 B4
CO 40423 Hagalila(To Galilee)                   Levin Kipnis-Nachum Nardi Columbia 8253-F LP 1 B6
CO 40424 Shir Eres Al Hayam (Lullaby on the High Seas)    Y.Karni-N.Nardi   Columbia 8253-F LP 1 B3
   40425 Sisi Admat Hasharon(Lad of Sharon Rejoice)          Nardi-Fishman Columbia 8251-F LP 1 B5 5794 xx
CO 40499 Hitragut(Tranquility (Based on an Old Sephardic Tune) Nardi-Karni Columbia 8273-F LP 1 B1
CO 40500 Beersheba(Words based on The Bible)                Nardi-Fishman Columbia 8273-F LP 1 B2



c.1950 TIKVA
produced by Allen B Jacobs      
Tikva 1030, 1031, 1032                                             10"-78rpm
Tikva MST 7 MARTHA SCHLAMME sings JEWISH FOLK SONGS               10"-LP
[cover variations: catalog number rubber stamped(black), printed (black,large) (white,small)]
TIKVA T-7                                                          12"-LP
TIKVA T-7 (TIQVA/Studio Recordings, Tel-Aviv, Israel)             12"-LP [stamper 1-12-64]
SIMCHA (Melodisc, E) JLP-4                                        12"-LP

Tanya Gould, pianist; Moshe Bucholz, flutist.

???       Schluf Mein Kind                                        T7 B2
???       Broitele                                                T7 B3
M.S.T.-3 Mottel                                          1030-A T7 B4
M.S.T.-4 Margaritkalech                                  1030-B T7 A2.2
M.S.T.-5 Viegendick a Fremd Kind - Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen 1031-A T7 B5 A5
M.S.T.-6 Der Rebbe Eli Melech -Vuzhe villst du          1031-B T7 B6 B1
M.S.T.-7 Di Alte Kashe - Chatzkele - Eingemachts         1032-A T7 A3 A1 A2.1
M.S.T.-8 Ay Ay Der Rebbe Gate - Yomme Yomme             1032-B T7 A6 A4





1951
REENA RECORD CORPORATION
Album   U2 ISRAELIANA - Songs All Israel Sings                      3x10"-78rpm
      LP-2                                                                10"-LP
composed and accompanied by Nachum Nardi, piano.
sung by Martha Schlamme

IS 2006 A1 AVIGAYIL                           IS 2006 A1, LP-2 A1
         2 E'YAL                              IS 2006 A2, LP-2 A2
          (M.Avigal)
       B GINA LI (Tchenichowski)            IS 2006 B, LP-2 A3
IS 2007 A Y'AF AL PI CHEN (D .Shimani)       IS 2007 A, LP-2 A4
       B URU ACHIM (biblical)               IS 2007 B, LP-2 B1
IS 2008 A LAYLA BAGILBOA (A. Shlanski)       IS 2008 A, LP-2 B2
       B SHIR MACHOL (J. Fichmann)          IS 2008 B, LP-2 B3



Palestine Art Corporation Album 1       4x10"-78rpm [record 5, 6, 7, 8]
Favorite Songs of Israel [shire Yi´sra'el le-vet ha sefer vela-mishpahah]
Edgar Mills, Judith Knight, Lola Gilbert, Samuel Kligfeld, Martha Schlamme, singers;
Harry Coopersmith, musical director.
Hebrew words (Hebrew characters and romanized), partial English translation, program notes on container.

Oniyot = Oniyot / composed by V. Shlonsky ; words by E. Indelman
Shir ha-ma`pilim = Shir ha-mapilim / composed by M. Rappaport ; words by Y. Orland
Zemer lakh = Ze-mer lach : folk song
Adamah = Adama : folk song
U-she'avtem mayim = U-sh'avtem ma-yim / composed by M. Zaira
`Ad or ha-boker = Ad or haboker / composed by M. Zaira ; words by A. Ashman
Agadah = Agada / composed by Ch. Krochevsky ; words by Y. Fichman
Ki mi-Tsiyon = Ki mitsiyon / composed by M. Zaira ; arranged by Trude Rittmann
Eyal = Eyal / composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by M. Avigal
Yehudah ha-Makabi = Y'huda ha-Makabi ; Bar Kokhva = Bar Kochva /
    composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by E. Indelman
Rabi Yohanan ben Zakai = Ra-bi Yohanan ben Zakai ; David ha-ro`eh =
                      Da-vid haroeh / composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by E. Indelman
Panu derekh = Panu de-reh / composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by B. Biram
Avigayil = Aviga-yil; `Eran = Ayran / composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by M. Avigal.




Palestine Art   8
8A (not Schlamme)

8B Aviga-Yil/Ayran (108-2)
COMPOSED BY NAHUM NARDI, SUNG BY MARTHA SCHLAMME




?? early 1950s
ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION
[ 731 Broadway, New York City
   109 Cedarhurst Ave, Cedarhurst, N.Y. 11516 ]
Hans J Sachs, recording director
ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION album 5 (114-116)          3-10" 78rpm
                           LP 5                      10" LP
ISRAELI FOLK DANCES
[Billboard Jul 26 1952]

ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION album 6 (117-119)         3-10" 78rpm
                           LP 6                      10" LP      1953
ISRAELI FOLK DANCES Second Series
[Billboard, Mar 6 1954]

ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION    LP 7                      12"-LP      1957
Israeli folk dances : Third series.
Israel Music Foundation: LP 5/6                      12"-LP    [1963?]
Israeli folk dances - Combined First & Second Series
ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION 2001, 2002, 2003             7"-45rpm
Martha Schlamme, soprano-1 ; Mort Freeman, baritone-2 ;
Theodore Bikel -3; Elyakum Shapira -4; Rachel Hadass -5.
Israel Folk Dance Orchestra/Elyakum Shapira, conductor.


IMF-114A MAYIM MAYIM [ushavtem mayim] -1 -2          114A LP 5 LP 5/6 A1          2001A
IMF-114B HANODED(Sara Levi)            -1             114B LP 5 LP 5/6 A2          2003B1
IMF-115A HORA AGGADATI                -1             115A LP 5 LP 5/6 A3          2002
(Composer: Chavatzelet, Lyrics: Boskowitz)
IMF-115B SHERELE                      -4             115B LP 5             LP 7 A5 2003A
IMF-116A IM HOOPALNU                      -2          116A LP 5 LP 5/6 A4          2001B 2003b2
   (Composer: Klatzkin, Lyrics: Baharav)
IMF-116B CHERKASSIYA                   -4             116B LP 5             LP 7 B5
          MALU ASAMENU BAR             -1             117 LP 6 LP 5/6 A5
          HANA'AVA BABANOT             -1 -2          117 LP 6             LP 7 A4
          KEN YOVDU                        -2          118 LP 6 LP 5/6 B1
          LECH LAMIDBAR                -1             118 LP 6 LP 5/6 B2            2002
          BO DODI (Come, My Beloved)    -1 -2          119 LP 6 LP 5/6 B3
          SOVENUNI (Dance Around Me)       -2          119 LP 6 LP 5/6 B4
          HAVA NETZE B'MAHOL                                     LP 5/6 B5

          Le'or chi yu chech               -3                                 LP 7 A1
          MEHOL HANOAR                     -5                                 LP 7 A2
          BAT YIFTACH                      instr                              LP 7 A3
          MEZARAI YISRAEL                  -3 -5                              LP 7 B1
          VEHAYA K'ETZ SHATUL                -5                              LP 7 B2
          BAT HARIM                        -3 -5                              LP 7 B3
          MEHOL HAGAT                      instr                              LP 7 B4                                             

Note: Sung in Hebrew.


THE JEWISH post    Thursday, April 23, 1953
ISRAEL FOLK DANCES: featuring Elyakum, Martha
Schlamme and Mort Freeman. New York: Israel Music
Foundation. Album $4.45, LP $4.00.
The Israel Music Foundaion has done a superb
job of presenting t'he spirit of Israel in this issue
of Israel 'Folk Dances, including a Hora, a Sherelel
the Cherkassiya, and three other folk-song-dances
, .. Mayim Mayim, Hanoded, and 1m Hoopalnu.
A booklet of dance instructions accompanies the
record . . . but if the listener is an arm-chair
enthusiast (as this reviewer is) the pleasure will
be not one bit diminished by listening without
dancing.
In presenting the voice of Martha Schlamme,
Viennese soprano, ISRAEL FOLK DANCES
gives Winnipeg a fair sampling of what they
missed when Miss Schlamme failed to appear here
at the last ZCI concert.
Distinctive feature of the record 'is the musical
accompaniment to the dances. Here, instead of
stealing the show" the Chalil, harmonica, ac-.
cordion and other instrumentation is used suggestively . . . like the economy of pen or pencil
in a Rembrandt sketch. There is a conscious
oriental atmosphere ... complete to the Chinese
gO?g and wailing Hindu type flute notes ... that
brmgs to life the rich color of contemporary
Israel as very :(,ew other recordings do. ISRAELI \
FOLK" DANCES bring into the Canadian Jewish
home the utter informality of a spontaneous
Kibbutz Hora, or
one of those musicales that occur
whenever Israeli
soldiers gather in
the last seats of
a rickety Egged
bus. Sharing the
plaudits f01" this
musical delight
are Elyakum Shapira, conductor of
the Israeli ,Folk
Dance Orchestra; Mort Freeman, baritone; Moshe
Batmor-Buchholtz, chalil; and Eli Gamliel, 'caller:'



1952 AUGUST 8, NYC
MARTHA SCHLAMME, Accompanied by Tamara Bliss, piano
A People's Artists Production
107-A JOHNNY I HARDLY KNEW YOU (Irish Folk Song)      HOOTENANNY 107-A
107-B RABBI ELIMELECH (Yiddish Folk Song)             HOOTENANNY 107-B, YIVO CD


1954, NYC
Martha Schlamme, vocal; Tanya Gould, piano.
108-A MICHAEL                                        HOOTENANNY 108-A
108-B DODI LI                                        HOOTENANNY 108-A





1954 FOLKWAYS FP 843 GERMAN FOLK SONGS                      10"-LP
196x Folkways FW 6843 German Folk Songs
Pete Seeger accompanies on recorder & banjo
A1 Wenn Alle Bruennlein Fliessen
A2 Drobn Am Bergal, Da
A3 Rosestock, Holderbluet - Landler
A4 Es Geht Eine Dunkle Wolk Herein (Thirty-Years War)
A5 Dat Du Min Leevsten Bist
A6 Es Burebuebli
B1 Muss I Denn
B2 Ufm Berie, Da Geht der Wind
B3 Bei Mondenschein
B4 Yodel Song
B5 Der Schwere Traum
B6 Die Gedanken Sind Frei



1954 Vanguard VRS 7012 SONGS OF MANY LANDS                   10"-LP
Martha Schlamme
Tanya Gould, piano
A1 Gizratech   (Israeli)
A2 Die Vogelhochzeit (Austrian)
A3 Broiges (Yiddish)
A4 Yoshke furt awek (Yiddish)
A5 Paal Paa Haaugen (Norwegian)
A6 Harvest Dance (Russian)
B1 I'm Going to get Married (Nova Scotia)
B2 Get on board, little children (American)
B3 No More (American)
B4 A Soulcake (English)
B5 Buffalo Boy (American)
B6 Johnny, I Hardly Knew You (Irish)
[BILLBOARD SEPT 4 1954]


1956 Vanguard VRS-497                                          12"-LP
Chansons de Noël   Christmas carols of France
French texts with English translations on slipcase.

A2 Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle          Soprano and Harp
A4 Voyage à Bethléem                         Soprano and Harp
A6 Noël nouvelet                              Soprano and Harp
A8 Boutons nos habits les plus biaux          Soprano and Harp
B1 La marche des rois                         Soprano and Harp
B4 Noël provençal                            Soprano and Harp
B6 Noël de Strasbourg                         Soprano and Harp
B8 Noël poitevin                              Soprano and Harp
Martha Schlamme, soprano, Edward Vito, harp

[BILLBOARD: DEC 1958]

Columbia Special Products P3 11972               Stereo 3-LP box 1973
The Bells of Bethlehem
A Christmas Festival of Song from the Holy Land, Europe and America
P 11974 Christmas in Europe:
B2 Un flambeau, jeannette, Isabelle   Martha Schlamme, Soprano; Edward Vito, Harp
   



1957 Vanguard VRS-9011 Martha Schlamme SINGS JEWISH FOLK SONGS               12-LP
      VANGUARD(PYE,E) PPL 11014 JEWISH FOLK SONGS                                 LP
1998 Vanguard Classics (Omega) OVC 6029
                         The Legendary Martha Schlamme Sings Jewish Folk Songs    CD
A1. 1. Chanuke, O Chanuke!
A2. 2. Geh ich mir Spatzieren .. I'm Going for a Stroll
A3. 3. Mai Komashmo Lon .. What Does it Signify?
A4. 4. Shein bin ich shein .. Pretty Am I, Pretty
A5. 5. Tum-balalayka
A6. 6. Die Mesinke ..The Wedding
A7. 7. Sug mir du shein Meidele .. Tell Me, Pretty Maiden
A8. 8. Dire-gelt .. Rent Money
    9. Shlof mayn kind ..Sleep My Child PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
B1. 10. A pintele .. A Dot
B2. 11. Oy, Dortn, Dortn, Ibern Vaserl .. O, Far off, Far off, Over the Water
B3. 12. Freilach .. Be Happy
B4. 13. Partizaner Lid .. Partisan Song
B5. 14. Zog Nit Keynmol .. O Never Say
B6. 15. Zhankoye
B7. 16. Tif in Veldele .. Deep in the Forest
B8. 17. Die Machetunem gehen .. The Relatives Arrive

HIGH FIDELITY, October 1957 p.114
FOLK MUSIC by Edward L. Randal
Rounding out Vanguard's impressive crop
is JEWISH FOLK SONGS (VRS 9011), featuring
the talented soprano, Martha Schlamme. Miss
Schalmme's songs - by turns joyous, poignant,
humorous, and tragic, draw upon long centuries
of Jewish tradition: yet-both melodically and
emotionally, they seem as fresh as tomorrow's
sunrise. The Viennese-born vocalist is in
top form, and the engineers have favored her
with impeccable reproduction.
        

1958 Vanguard VRS-9019 FOLK SONGS OF MANY LANDS
      Fontana TFL 6006
       Matha Schlamme and Tanya Gould
Gizratech
Die Vogelhochzeit
Broiges
Yoshke fuhrt awek
Paal paa haugen
Harvest dance
Roe ve roa
La petite Jeanneton
I’m going to get married
A soulchake
Just like the swallow
Get on goard, little children
No more
Buffalo boy
Johnny, I hardly knew you.


             SOURCE ??????????????
1991 Smithsonian Collection/Sony Music Special Products R 046 LP/CD
      Folk song America. 2 a 20th century revival.
       2. Johnny I hardly knew you (Martha Schlamme)


1959
The Folk Dancer Record Service
[Michael Herman & Dave Rosenberg, Flushing NY, Sonart Records]

Martha Schlamme, Soprano -1
Mort Freeman, Baritone   -2
ELyakum and his Israeli Orchestra - supervised by Zafra

K7-0W-7595   SHIBBOLET BASADEH (A Sheaf in the Field) -1 -2 MH 1150 B    (45rpm) CD 57
K7-0W-7596   TZLIL ZOGIM (THe Sound of the Cowbell)   -1    MH 45-1152 B (45rpm) CD 26
K7-0W-7603   INBALIM (The Sheep's Bells)   -1               MH 45-1152 A (45rpm) CD 26
K7-0B-7604-1 RAV B'RACHOT (Many Blessings) -1               MH 1151 B    (78rpm)
K7-OW-7604   RAV B'RACHOT (Many Blessings) -1               MH 45-1151 B (45rpm) CD 26



. Includes liner notes by Martha Schlamme. Originally released on Vanguard (VSD 2032).

All tracks have been digitally remastered.

Personnel: Martha Schlamme (vocals).

Audio Remixer: David Baker .

Recording information: Vanguard's 23rd Street Studio (01/09/1959).

Editor: Marc Aubort.
   



Recorded on January 9, 1959, Vanguard 23rd Street Studio
Producer Seymour Solomon
Engineer Marc Aubort

1959 Vanguard VRS 9049/VRS 2032          JEWISH FOLK SONGS Vol.2                     
1967 Vanguard Everyman SRV 73004 STEREO RAISINS & ALMONDS & OTHER JEWISH FOLK SONGS   
1995 Vanguard Classics(Omega) OVC 6026   RAISINS & ALMONDS - Jewish Folk Songs   Digital remaster
      Martha Schlamme, vocals; orchestra, Robert DeCormier, conductor;
      Orchestral acc. based in part on piano acc. by Tamara Bliss.
      Program notes and English paraphrases of the texts by Martha Schlamme on container.
1. Lo mir alle fraylech zein
2. Der Rebbe Elimelech
3. Zog Maran
4. Der Fetter Nuss'n
5. Margaritkelech
6. Tumba Tumba
7. Chazkele
8. Rozhinkes mit Mandlen
9. Teire Malke
10. Dos Pastuchl
11. Vos villstu
12. S'dremlen Feygle oyf di Tsvaygn
13. Lo mir sich Iberbeten
14. S'loifn S'yugn Schwartze Wolkns
15. Dona, Dona
16. Unzer Rebbenu
17. Bie dem Stetl

NOTE: sung in Yiddish.

EXCERPTS FROM Jewish Folk Songs Vol.2:
1961 Vanguard SRV-125SD The sound of folk music
      FONTANA   TFL 6013
      xx Tumba tumba (Martha Schlamme) (2:50)

1971 Vanguard 715/716 THE YIDDISH DREAM - A Heritage of JewishSong          2x12"-LP
      VANGUARD (ARGENTINA) SE 60256 EL SUENO JUDEO vol.2 (Vanguard 716)             LP
1991 Vanguard Classics(Omega) OVC 6004                                              CD
199x BMG Direct Marketing D 135393 (1991, Omega Record Group) 76:51               CD
      Martha Schlamme, Orchestra conducted by Robert DeCormier
      1B5 10. Lomir Sich Iberbetenier
      2A3 14. Margaritkelech
      2A6 17. Tumba Tumba
      2B5    S'Loifn S'Yugn Schwartze Wolkis (not on CD)




1959 Vanguard VRS-9062/VSD 2053 Folk Festival At Newport—Volume 1
      Top Rank 35 070
1962 Fontana TFL 6000
Martha Schlamme Accompanied by Frank Hamilton, guitar
A3 Hey Daroma
A4 There's a Hole in the Bucket
A5 Que Bonita Bandeira


c.1959 WFMT, Chicago (syndicated for broadcast)
concert of folk-songs recorded at Thorne Hall, Chicago.



1960 Vanguard VRS-9070/VSD-2063 Martha Schlamme "At Town Hall"
      Fontana(UK) TFL 6018
Recorded in New York, February 14, 1960
       Tanya Gould, piano; Harold Seletsky, clarinet; Robert Mann, violin;
       Claus Adam, cello; and Victor Messer, guitar.
Side 1 :   
Llorona the Weeping One
Mi Varachev
The Wraggle Taggle Gypsies
Na Gare Ta
Seerauber Jennie (The Pirate)
Every Time I feel The Spirit
Woman! Go Home
Mommy I want a Drink Of Water
Ey Lu Lu
Doce Cascabeles .
Side 2
Three Russian Songs (by beethoven)[ ACH RECHENKI / KAK PASHLI / YICHAV KOZAK ]
Mrs. McGrath
Tarantella
Vie Azoy Trinkt Der Kaiser Tay
Una Gallina Con Pollos
Taxicab Story
Tumba Tumba
Everybody Loves saturday Night




1960 Vanguard VRS 9072 MARTHA SCHLAMME SINGS ISRAELI FOLK SONGS
Dodi li
Eretz zavat
Ma dodech
Ani ma'amin
Mi barechev
Ana halach dodech
Pri gani
Shnei shoshanim
Vedavid
Mayeem
Etz harimon
Hey daroma
Hineh ma tov
Gozu gez
Be'er basadeh
Mi yivneh
Hana'ava babanot
Shibolet basadeh
Haflei vafele.



RADIO: MMM DD 1960 WFMT (Chicago)
Studs Terkel with Frank Hamilton & Martha Schlamme
[appearing at the time at the Gate Of Horn in Chicago.]

Introduction - conversation http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_1.mp3
Shepherd Song (Israeli)      http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_2.mp3
conversation                http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_3.mp3
Yerakina (Greek)             http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_4.mp3
conversation                http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_5.mp3
Macaroni (Italian)          http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_6.mp3
conversation                http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_7.mp3
Nine Hundred Miles (FH with 5-string)                         http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_8.mp3
conversation                                                   http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_9.mp3
In the Evenin' When the Sun Goes Down (FH with guitar)         http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_10.mp3
conversation                                                   http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_11.mp3
Woman! Go Home! (Dyer-Bennet's translation of Austrian song)   http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_12.mp3
conversation                                                   http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_13.mp3
Que Bonita Bandera (Spanish)                                  http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_14.mp3
closing                                                       http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_15.mp3



1961 Vanguard    VRS 9091 MARTHA SCHLAMME AT THE GATE OF HORN
      Fontana(UK) TFL 6017
       Frank Hamilton, guitar
A1. Hafinjan
A2. Phyllis and Her Mother
A3. Wuzhe Willstu
A4. Die Gedanken Sind Frei
A5. A Soulcake
A6. Le Cycle du Vin
A7. There's a Hole in the Bucket
A8. Venga Jaleo
B1. Sano Duso and Kaszi Vasce
B2. An Old Man Came Courting Me
B3. Yerakina
B4. Mountains of Morn
B5. Ya Ba Bam
B6. Que Bonita Bandera
[BILLBOARD, OCT 16, 1961]




1961 MGM E/SE 3978. "MARTHA SCHLAMME IN CONCERT"
MARTHA SCHLAMME, VOCALS TANYA GOULD, PIANO LEONARD PORTNOY, OBOE FLUTE AND CLARINET MAURICE BIALKIN, CELLO JERRY SILVERMAN, GUITAR BALALAIKA
Side 1
THREE MEN IN CARAVAN
BLACK JACK GYPSY
TANI
THE PRAETIES THEY ARE SMALL
QUAND J'ETAIS CHEZ MON PERE
CRAZY BARBARA
SURABAY JOHNNY
TARANTELLA
Side 2
CRUEL WARS
L'HAUGARD DE LA GARDE
YOSSL BER
YOSHKE FUHRT AVEK
KATUSHA
JOHNNY
VIVA
OLIVER CROMWELL

   

unissued MGM E/SE-4031 - English Folk Songs - Martha Schlamme


1962 MGM E/SE 4052P    THE WORLD OF KURT WEILL IN SONG
      MGM(UK, EMI) C 917
                  Music arranged and conducted by Samuel Matlovsky
ALABAMA SONG         FROM RISE AND FALL OF CITY OF MAHAGONY 1928
MACK THE KNIFE       FROM THREEPENNY OPERA 1928
BARBARA'S SONG       FROM THREEPENNY OPERA 1928
SURABAYA JOHNNY      FORM HAPPY END 1929
BILBAO SONG          FROM HAPPY END 1929
J'ATTENDS UN NAVIRE FROM MARIE GLANTE 1934
LE ROI D'AQUITAINE   FROM MARIE GALANTE 1934
MY SHIP             FROM LADY IN THE DARK 1941
LONELY HOUSE         FROM STREET SCENE 1947
SUSAN'S DREAM       FROM LIVE LIFE 1948
LOST IN THE STARS    FROM LOST IN THE STARS 1949
THOUSANDS OF MILES   FROM LOST IN THE STARS 1949

SIDE 1
BILBAO SONG
J'ATTENDS UN NAVIRE
LONELY HOUSE
SUSAN'S DREAM
MACK THE KNIFE
THOUSANDS OF MILES
SIDE 2
SURABAYA JOHNNY
MY SHIP
BARBARA'S SONG
LE ROI D'AQUITAINE
LOST IN THE STARS
ALABAMA SONG


1963 MGM E/SE 4122    FAVORITE YIDDISH SONGS        
Martha Schlamme
Arranged and conducted by Samuel Matlovsky
Produced by HOWARD SOTT
Tumbalalaika
Mit A Nodl
Papir Is Doch Vais
An Alte Kashe
Oy Avrom
Yankele
Zog Nit Keinmol
Reisele
A Genayve
A Chussedl
Durch'n Dorf Geyt A Geshari
Schlaff Schlaff Schlaff
Die Mezinke
[Billboard Jun 1 1963]


Folkstage
February 3, 2007
MARTHA SCHLAMME with Jonathan Zach, piano
Recorded at the Mather High School Auditorium, Chicago, March 16, 1963
Hassidic chant (trad)
Yerakina
Don't Let Me Die and Old Maid, Take Me Out of Pity (trad)
Soulcake (trad)
several brief children's songs / Man With a Microphone (Sydney Carter)
Mrs. McGrath (trad)
Oyfin, Oyven Zitst a Meydl (trad)
unidentified song
Yankele (Mordecai Gebertig)
Die Gedanken Sind Frei (trad)
Bilbao Song (Weill/Brecht)
Crazy Barbara (Milt Schaefer)
Surabaya Johnny (fragment) (Weill/Brecht)



Martha Schlamme and Will Holt (1963 telecast). The threepenny opera. Tango ballet / Brecht/Weill.

1963 TV
VAI 4319, Lotte Lenya & Gisela May - Theater Songs of Brecht & Weill
VAI (DVD) (3/29/2005)
Lotte Lenya and Gisela May - Theater Songs of Brecht and Weill (1972) (80min)
1958 Camera Three (CBS) 25min
1963 Gisela May with Martha Schlamme and Will Holt
    Martha Schlamme - Bilbao Song (Happy End)
    Schlamme and Will Holt - Tango Ballad(Three Penny Opera)
Martha Schlamme (1970/1963)
* Bilbao Song
* Tango Ballad (with Will Holt)


Historic Films
ARTIST: MARTHA SCHLAMME
SONG TITLE: JOHNNY WE HARDLY KNEW YA
Reel#: V-1011
Year: 1963
Timecode: 01 38 00
Color/B&W: B&W


McDonald & Associates
Hootenanny IX: 30-minute version    6/1/63   A-10C From Penn State University
Martha Schlamme, her lyrics to “Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ya”



1963 MGM E/SE 4180 OC A KURT WEILL CABARET         Billboard Nov 23, 1963 Pop Special Merit
                  Martha Schlamme and Will Holt

The Ballad of the Easy Life - The Barbara Song - Mack the Knife - Tango Ballade - Pirate Jenny - Le Roi d'Aquitaine - Caesar's Death

The Saga of Jenny - September Song - Mandalay Song - Surabaya Johnny - Bilbao Song - Lost in the Stars




1964 RCA Victor LOC/LSO 1086
THREE PENNY OPERA Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht; English lyrics Marc Blitzstein.
soundtrack recording;
liner notes and synopsis by Miles Kreuger
starring Sammy Davis as the streetsinger
featuring the voices of George S. Irving, Martha Schlamme, and Jo Wilder,
orchestra conducted by Samuel Matlovsky.
Engineer – Paul Goodman
A1        Overture        
A2        The Ballad Of Mack The Knife        
A3        Morning Anthem; Instead-Of Song        
A4        Love Song        
A5        Barbara Song        
A6        Melodrama And Polly's Song        
A7        The World Is Mean        
B1        Solomon Song        
B2        Pirate Jenny        
B3        Tango Ballad        
B4        Ballad Of Dependency        
B5        Jealousy Duet        
B6        Useless Song        
B7        Call From The Grave; How To Survive; The Mounted Messenger; Reprieved        
B8        Happy Ending






1964 E/SE 4190    MARTHA SCHLAMME SAYS KISSIN'S NO SIN AND OTHER FOLK WISDOM.
      MGM(UK) MGM-C-977 (1964)
Arranged and Conducted by ROBERT DeCORMIER
Produced by JIM DAVIS
Recorded October 1953, A&R Studios, New York City
KISSIN'S NO SIN
I ONCE WAS A MAID
MOON ABOVE ME
THE CRUEL WAR
CROW ON THE CRADLE
BECAUSE I WERE SHY
PUT THE MOON IN THE DUST BIN
ALDERMASTON TO TRAFALGAR SQUARE
MAN WITH A MICROPHONE
THE DOVE
COME A LANDSMAN
PULL OFF YOUR OLD COAT
HIGHLAND LAD
TURN AROUND
JOHNNIE LAD





1964 Press Photo Martha Schlamme and Will Holt in "Look Up and Live" - lrx98181
This is an original press photo. Martha Schlamme and Will Holt in "Look Up and Live" - "The Images of Man" Part VII, on CBS-TV, Sunday, August 23, 10:30-11:00 AM, EDT.Photo measures 7 x 9inches. Photo is dated 8-7-1964.

1964 Press Photo Will Hold & Martha Schlamme sing duet in "The Coffee House"
This is an original press photo. Will Hole and Martha Schlamme sing the songs of Kurt Weill in "The Coffee House" on Look Up and Live at 10:30am tomorrow on Channel 10 Photo measures 7 x 9.25 inches. Photo is dated 08-22-1964.





1965 TV
    "Toast of the Town"... aka The Ed Sullivan Show
          - Episode #18.29 (1965) TV Episode .... Herself

1965-11-28 TV                16mm b&w film
ETERNAL LIGHT - NBC 30min
The World of Martha Schlamme
The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10128
212-423-3200
The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
National Jewish Archive of Broadcasting



1965 promo   Historic Films
ARTIST: MARTHA SCHLAMME
SONG TITLE: CBD                ??????????
Reel#: AS-418
Year: 1965
Timecode: 06 25 55
Color/B&W: B&W




1966
Pacifica Archive Record: BB4490.02,
Article: Martha Schlamme sings Yiddish songs / produced by Lila Hassid.
When & Where: Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1966.
Series: Jewish folklore ; no. 2.
Description: Singing of Yiddish folk songs in their original form.
Length: 1 reel (29 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono.




c,1967
RAINBOW QUEST Program 11 - Pete Seeger (TV)
11.Martha Schlamme
German-born Martha Schlamme, accompanied by Abraham Stockman on piano, sings several songs in German including the Brecht/Weill songs "Bilboa Moon" and "Pirate Jenny." She also sings several songs in Yiddish and Spanish and joins Pete in the World War II concentration camp song "Peat Bog Soldiers."



TV: ABC 1967-05-29 A LIFE IN SONG 30min
ABC/Jewish Theological Seminary



1968 [5/29/08 inquiry to Miles Kreuger ==?????]]]
Private RCA pressing (UR4M-1020) one-sided LP with eight songs without titles listed

MATA HARI (Martin Chamin, Edward Thomas)
full cast (unidentified) with rhythm section
???????????? - Possibly Pernell Roberts, Martha Schlamme and Vincente Minelli OR
               Vi Velasco et al.

NOTE: Mata Hari produced at
       the National Theater, Washington D.C. (Nov 18th 1967-Dec 9th, 1967).
       the Theatre Des Lys, NYC (Dec 11th 1967-Dec 15th 1967).
       planned opening at Alvin Theater, New York for January 1968   probably never happened.

NOTE:
MATA HARI (1967 – Pre-Broaday)
Pernell Roberts, Marisa Mell, Martha Schlamme, George Marcy, Sandy Ellen, Ellen Kravitz, Jake Holmes, Blythe Danner, Helen G. Ross, Paul Glasser, Ryan Harrison, Seymour Penzner, Dominic Chianese

NOTE:
from NATIONAL THEATER online database:
November 17 through December 9, 1967
MATA HARI -- musical: book by Jerome Coopersmith; lyrics by Martin Charnin; music by Edward Thomas. Starring Pernell Roberts and Marisa Mell. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Produced by David Merrick. The opening night, a grand benefit performance, was a great disaster, as scenery failed to operate properly, and Mata Hari, having been gunned down by a firing squad, rose to exit before the lights were down.



1970
Camera three. Martha Schlamme--Let there be love
Author: Ralph Curtis; Martha Schlamme;
CBS Television Network.; Creative Arts Television Archive Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: United States : CBS-TV, 1970-12-27.
Edition/Format: VHS video : English


Martha Schlamme (1970 telecast). Happy end. Bilbao-song / Brecht/Weill --
VAI 4319, Lotte Lenya & Gisela May - Theater Songs of Brecht & Weill
VAI (DVD) (3/29/2005)


1971
BBC SCOTTISH RADIO ORCHESTRA
11 Sep. 22:45       Usher Hall
    Farewell to the 25th Festival
Conductor       Ian Sutherland
Soloists   Helga Dernesch (sop.)
Martha Schlamme (folk sngr.), Ronald
Morrison (bar.), William McCue (bs.),
Alasdair Graham (pf)




2005 CD from unidentified sources
MSY Music (CD) Y-MS 3011 Yiddish Songs From My Father's Home (c)2005
[produced by Hatikvah Music, Simon Rutberg]
Martha Schlamme
(no information on jacket other than song titles)
1 Tumbalalaika
2 Mit A Nodle
3 Papir Is Doch Vain
4 An Alte kashe
5 Oy Avrom
6 Yankele
7 Zog Nit Keinmol
8 Reisele
9 A Genayve
10 Gisher Lid
11 A Chussedl
12 Durchn Drf Geyt A Geshrai
13 Shlof Shlof Shlof
14 Ei Mezinke
15 Yosl Ber
16 Yoshke Fuhrt Avek



ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL -
Archive Recordings, held at Pitkin County Library (Colorado)

AMF 1979-68   Compact disc.
Title on container: A Concert-Cabaret.
Contents "An evening of song and poetry" (39:28).
Performer Martha Schlamme, vocalist and speaker ; Steven Blier, piano.
Note Recorded August 16, 1979 at the Aspen Amphitheater, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado.


AMF 1980-21   Compact disc.
Contents A Kurt Weill cabaret (76:46).
Performer Martha Schlamme, soprano ; Alvin Epstein, baritone ; Steven Blier, piano.
Note Recorded July 13, 1980 at the Aspen Amphitheater, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado.



AMF 1981-62   Compact disc.
Contents Schlamme and Epstein sing Bernstein and Blitzstein.
Performer Martha Schlamme, soprano ; Alvin Epstein, baritone ; Steven Blier, piano.
Note Recorded August 6, 1981 at the Tent, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado.



AMF 1982-34   2 Compact discs.
Conceived by Martha Schlamme and Richard Bower ; directed by Martha Schlamme.
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; book by Hugh Wheeler suggested by a film by Ingmar Bergman.
Contents Songs and vignettes from a Little night music (87:07) / Sondheim.
Performer Kurt Steinhauer, Toni Sellers, Sarah Wendt, Everett McCorvey, Susan Stetson, Martha Schlamme, Francesca Pomerantz, Elizabeth Szczygielska, Ronald Hedlund, Lynn Torgove, james Wood, Sara Ziegler, Julia Davidson, Brian M. Kerns.
Richard Bower, piano ; Amy Lasswell, celesta ; Ben Peterson, cello ; John Jutsum, Jr., percussion.
Note Recorded July 18, 1982 at the Tent, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado.

Subject: RE: Martha Schlamme discography
From: Thomas Stern
Date: 20 Sep 23 - 10:16 PM

M.S.T.-6 Der Rebbe Eli Melech -Vuzhe villst du          1031-B T7 B6 B1
M.S.T.-7 Di Alte Kashe - Chatzkele - Eingemachts         1032-A T7 A3 A1 A2.1
M.S.T.-8 Ay Ay Der Rebbe Gate - Yomme Yomme             1032-B T7 A6 A4





1951
REENA RECORD CORPORATION
Album   U2 ISRAELIANA - Songs All Israel Sings                      3x10"-78rpm
      LP-2                                                                10"-LP
composed and accompanied by Nachum Nardi, piano.
sung by Martha Schlamme

IS 2006 A1 AVIGAYIL                           IS 2006 A1, LP-2 A1
         2 E'YAL                              IS 2006 A2, LP-2 A2
          (M.Avigal)
       B GINA LI (Tchenichowski)            IS 2006 B, LP-2 A3
IS 2007 A Y'AF AL PI CHEN (D .Shimani)       IS 2007 A, LP-2 A4
       B URU ACHIM (biblical)               IS 2007 B, LP-2 B1
IS 2008 A LAYLA BAGILBOA (A. Shlanski)       IS 2008 A, LP-2 B2
       B SHIR MACHOL (J. Fichmann)          IS 2008 B, LP-2 B3



Palestine Art Corporation Album 1       4x10"-78rpm [record 5, 6, 7, 8]
Favorite Songs of Israel [shire Yi´sra'el le-vet ha sefer vela-mishpahah]
Edgar Mills, Judith Knight, Lola Gilbert, Samuel Kligfeld, Martha Schlamme, singers;
Harry Coopersmith, musical director.
Hebrew words (Hebrew characters and romanized), partial English translation, program notes on container.

Oniyot = Oniyot / composed by V. Shlonsky ; words by E. Indelman
Shir ha-ma`pilim = Shir ha-mapilim / composed by M. Rappaport ; words by Y. Orland
Zemer lakh = Ze-mer lach : folk song
Adamah = Adama : folk song
U-she'avtem mayim = U-sh'avtem ma-yim / composed by M. Zaira
`Ad or ha-boker = Ad or haboker / composed by M. Zaira ; words by A. Ashman
Agadah = Agada / composed by Ch. Krochevsky ; words by Y. Fichman
Ki mi-Tsiyon = Ki mitsiyon / composed by M. Zaira ; arranged by Trude Rittmann
Eyal = Eyal / composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by M. Avigal
Yehudah ha-Makabi = Y'huda ha-Makabi ; Bar Kokhva = Bar Kochva /
    composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by E. Indelman
Rabi Yohanan ben Zakai = Ra-bi Yohanan ben Zakai ; David ha-ro`eh =
                      Da-vid haroeh / composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by E. Indelman
Panu derekh = Panu de-reh / composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by B. Biram
Avigayil = Aviga-yil; `Eran = Ayran / composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by M. Avigal.




Palestine Art   8
8A (not Schlamme)

8B Aviga-Yil/Ayran (108-2)
COMPOSED BY NAHUM NARDI, SUNG BY MARTHA SCHLAMME




?? early 1950s
ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION
[ 731 Broadway, New York City
   109 Cedarhurst Ave, Cedarhurst, N.Y. 11516 ]
Hans J Sachs, recording director
ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION album 5 (114-116)          3-10" 78rpm
                           LP 5                      10" LP
ISRAELI FOLK DANCES
[Billboard Jul 26 1952]

ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION album 6 (117-119)         3-10" 78rpm
                           LP 6                      10" LP      1953
ISRAELI FOLK DANCES Second Series
[Billboard, Mar 6 1954]

ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION    LP 7                      12"-LP      1957
Israeli folk dances : Third series.
Israel Music Foundation: LP 5/6                      12"-LP    [1963?]
Israeli folk dances - Combined First & Second Series
ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION 2001, 2002, 2003             7"-45rpm
Martha Schlamme, soprano-1 ; Mort Freeman, baritone-2 ;
Theodore Bikel -3; Elyakum Shapira -4; Rachel Hadass -5.
Israel Folk Dance Orchestra/Elyakum Shapira, conductor.


IMF-114A MAYIM MAYIM [ushavtem mayim] -1 -2          114A LP 5 LP 5/6 A1          2001A
IMF-114B HANODED(Sara Levi)            -1             114B LP 5 LP 5/6 A2          2003B1
IMF-115A HORA AGGADATI                -1             115A LP 5 LP 5/6 A3          2002
(Composer: Chavatzelet, Lyrics: Boskowitz)
IMF-115B SHERELE                      -4             115B LP 5             LP 7 A5 2003A
IMF-116A IM HOOPALNU                      -2          116A LP 5 LP 5/6 A4          2001B 2003b2
   (Composer: Klatzkin, Lyrics: Baharav)
IMF-116B CHERKASSIYA                   -4             116B LP 5             LP 7 B5
          MALU ASAMENU BAR             -1             117 LP 6 LP 5/6 A5
          HANA'AVA BABANOT             -1 -2          117 LP 6             LP 7 A4
          KEN YOVDU                        -2          118 LP 6 LP 5/6 B1
          LECH LAMIDBAR                -1             118 LP 6 LP 5/6 B2            2002
          BO DODI (Come, My Beloved)    -1 -2          119 LP 6 LP 5/6 B3
          SOVENUNI (Dance Around Me)       -2          119 LP 6 LP 5/6 B4
          HAVA NETZE B'MAHOL                                     LP 5/6 B5

          Le'or chi yu chech               -3                                 LP 7 A1
          MEHOL HANOAR                     -5                                 LP 7 A2
          BAT YIFTACH                      instr                              LP 7 A3
          MEZARAI YISRAEL                  -3 -5                              LP 7 B1
          VEHAYA K'ETZ SHATUL                -5                              LP 7 B2
          BAT HARIM                        -3 -5                              LP 7 B3
          MEHOL HAGAT                      instr                              LP 7 B4                                             

Note: Sung in Hebrew.


THE JEWISH post    Thursday, April 23, 1953
ISRAEL FOLK DANCES: featuring Elyakum, Martha
Schlamme and Mort Freeman. New York: Israel Music
Foundation. Album $4.45, LP $4.00.
The Israel Music Foundaion has done a superb
job of presenting t'he spirit of Israel in this issue
of Israel 'Folk Dances, including a Hora, a Sherelel
the Cherkassiya, and three other folk-song-dances
, .. Mayim Mayim, Hanoded, and 1m Hoopalnu.
A booklet of dance instructions accompanies the
record . . . but if the listener is an arm-chair
enthusiast (as this reviewer is) the pleasure will
be not one bit diminished by listening without
dancing.
In presenting the voice of Martha Schlamme,
Viennese soprano, ISRAEL FOLK DANCES
gives Winnipeg a fair sampling of what they
missed when Miss Schlamme failed to appear here
at the last ZCI concert.
Distinctive feature of the record 'is the musical
accompaniment to the dances. Here, instead of
stealing the show" the Chalil, harmonica, ac-.
cordion and other instrumentation is used suggestively . . . like the economy of pen or pencil
in a Rembrandt sketch. There is a conscious
oriental atmosphere ... complete to the Chinese
gO?g and wailing Hindu type flute notes ... that
brmgs to life the rich color of contemporary
Israel as very :(,ew other recordings do. ISRAELI \
FOLK" DANCES bring into the Canadian Jewish
home the utter informality of a spontaneous
Kibbutz Hora, or
one of those musicales that occur
whenever Israeli
soldiers gather in
the last seats of
a rickety Egged
bus. Sharing the
plaudits f01" this
musical delight
are Elyakum Shapira, conductor of
the Israeli ,Folk
Dance Orchestra; Mort Freeman, baritone; Moshe
Batmor-Buchholtz, chalil; and Eli Gamliel, 'caller:'



1952 AUGUST 8, NYC
MARTHA SCHLAMME, Accompanied by Tamara Bliss, piano
A People's Artists Production
107-A JOHNNY I HARDLY KNEW YOU (Irish Folk Song)      HOOTENANNY 107-A
107-B RABBI ELIMELECH (Yiddish Folk Song)             HOOTENANNY 107-B, YIVO CD


1954, NYC
Martha Schlamme, vocal; Tanya Gould, piano.
108-A MICHAEL                                        HOOTENANNY 108-A
108-B DODI LI                                        HOOTENANNY 108-A





1954 FOLKWAYS FP 843 GERMAN FOLK SONGS                      10"-LP
196x Folkways FW 6843 German Folk Songs
Pete Seeger accompanies on recorder & banjo
A1 Wenn Alle Bruennlein Fliessen
A2 Drobn Am Bergal, Da
A3 Rosestock, Holderbluet - Landler
A4 Es Geht Eine Dunkle Wolk Herein (Thirty-Years War)
A5 Dat Du Min Leevsten Bist
A6 Es Burebuebli
B1 Muss I Denn
B2 Ufm Berie, Da Geht der Wind
B3 Bei Mondenschein
B4 Yodel Song
B5 Der Schwere Traum
B6 Die Gedanken Sind Frei



1954 Vanguard VRS 7012 SONGS OF MANY LANDS                   10"-LP
Martha Schlamme
Tanya Gould, piano
A1 Gizratech   (Israeli)
A2 Die Vogelhochzeit (Austrian)
A3 Broiges (Yiddish)
A4 Yoshke furt awek (Yiddish)
A5 Paal Paa Haaugen (Norwegian)
A6 Harvest Dance (Russian)
B1 I'm Going to get Married (Nova Scotia)
B2 Get on board, little children (American)
B3 No More (American)
B4 A Soulcake (English)
B5 Buffalo Boy (American)
B6 Johnny, I Hardly Knew You (Irish)
[BILLBOARD SEPT 4 1954]


1956 Vanguard VRS-497                                          12"-LP
Chansons de Noël   Christmas carols of France
French texts with English translations on slipcase.

A2 Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle          Soprano and Harp
A4 Voyage à Bethléem                         Soprano and Harp
A6 Noël nouvelet                              Soprano and Harp
A8 Boutons nos habits les plus biaux          Soprano and Harp
B1 La marche des rois                         Soprano and Harp
B4 Noël provençal                            Soprano and Harp
B6 Noël de Strasbourg                         Soprano and Harp
B8 Noël poitevin                              Soprano and Harp
Martha Schlamme, soprano, Edward Vito, harp

[BILLBOARD: DEC 1958]

Columbia Special Products P3 11972               Stereo 3-LP box 1973
The Bells of Bethlehem
A Christmas Festival of Song from the Holy Land, Europe and America
P 11974 Christmas in Europe:
B2 Un flambeau, jeannette, Isabelle   Martha Schlamme, Soprano; Edward Vito, Harp
   



1957 Vanguard VRS-9011 Martha Schlamme SINGS JEWISH FOLK SONGS               12-LP
      VANGUARD(PYE,E) PPL 11014 JEWISH FOLK SONGS                                 LP
1998 Vanguard Classics (Omega) OVC 6029
                         The Legendary Martha Schlamme Sings Jewish Folk Songs    CD
A1. 1. Chanuke, O Chanuke!
A2. 2. Geh ich mir Spatzieren .. I'm Going for a Stroll
A3. 3. Mai Komashmo Lon .. What Does it Signify?
A4. 4. Shein bin ich shein .. Pretty Am I, Pretty
A5. 5. Tum-balalayka
A6. 6. Die Mesinke ..The Wedding
A7. 7. Sug mir du shein Meidele .. Tell Me, Pretty Maiden
A8. 8. Dire-gelt .. Rent Money
    9. Shlof mayn kind ..Sleep My Child PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
B1. 10. A pintele .. A Dot
B2. 11. Oy, Dortn, Dortn, Ibern Vaserl .. O, Far off, Far off, Over the Water
B3. 12. Freilach .. Be Happy
B4. 13. Partizaner Lid .. Partisan Song
B5. 14. Zog Nit Keynmol .. O Never Say
B6. 15. Zhankoye
B7. 16. Tif in Veldele .. Deep in the Forest
B8. 17. Die Machetunem gehen .. The Relatives Arrive

HIGH FIDELITY, October 1957 p.114
FOLK MUSIC by Edward L. Randal
Rounding out Vanguard's impressive crop
is JEWISH FOLK SONGS (VRS 9011), featuring
the talented soprano, Martha Schlamme. Miss
Schalmme's songs - by turns joyous, poignant,
humorous, and tragic, draw upon long centuries
of Jewish tradition: yet-both melodically and
emotionally, they seem as fresh as tomorrow's
sunrise. The Viennese-born vocalist is in
top form, and the engineers have favored her
with impeccable reproduction.
        

1958 Vanguard VRS-9019 FOLK SONGS OF MANY LANDS
      Fontana TFL 6006
       Matha Schlamme and Tanya Gould
Gizratech
Die Vogelhochzeit
Broiges
Yoshke fuhrt awek
Paal paa haugen
Harvest dance
Roe ve roa
La petite Jeanneton
I’m going to get married
A soulchake
Just like the swallow
Get on goard, little children
No more
Buffalo boy
Johnny, I hardly knew you.


             SOURCE ??????????????
1991 Smithsonian Collection/Sony Music Special Products R 046 LP/CD
      Folk song America. 2 a 20th century revival.
       2. Johnny I hardly knew you (Martha Schlamme)


1959
The Folk Dancer Record Service
[Michael Herman & Dave Rosenberg, Flushing NY, Sonart Records]

Martha Schlamme, Soprano -1
Mort Freeman, Baritone   -2
ELyakum and his Israeli Orchestra - supervised by Zafra

K7-0W-7595   SHIBBOLET BASADEH (A Sheaf in the Field) -1 -2 MH 1150 B    (45rpm) CD 57
K7-0W-7596   TZLIL ZOGIM (THe Sound of the Cowbell)   -1    MH 45-1152 B (45rpm) CD 26
K7-0W-7603   INBALIM (The Sheep's Bells)   -1               MH 45-1152 A (45rpm) CD 26
K7-0B-7604-1 RAV B'RACHOT (Many Blessings) -1               MH 1151 B    (78rpm)
K7-OW-7604   RAV B'RACHOT (Many Blessings) -1               MH 45-1151 B (45rpm) CD 26



. Includes liner notes by Martha Schlamme. Originally released on Vanguard (VSD 2032).

All tracks have been digitally remastered.

Personnel: Martha Schlamme (vocals).

Audio Remixer: David Baker .

Recording information: Vanguard's 23rd Street Studio (01/09/1959).

Editor: Marc Aubort.
   



Recorded on January 9, 1959, Vanguard 23rd Street Studio
Producer Seymour Solomon
Engineer Marc Aubort

1959 Vanguard VRS 9049/VRS 2032          JEWISH FOLK SONGS Vol.2                     
1967 Vanguard Everyman SRV 73004 STEREO RAISINS & ALMONDS & OTHER JEWISH FOLK SONGS   
1995 Vanguard Classics(Omega) OVC 6026   RAISINS & ALMONDS - Jewish Folk Songs   Digital remaster
      Martha Schlamme, vocals; orchestra, Robert DeCormier, conductor;
      Orchestral acc. based in part on piano acc. by Tamara Bliss.
      Program notes and English paraphrases of the texts by Martha Schlamme on container.
1. Lo mir alle fraylech zein
2. Der Rebbe Elimelech
3. Zog Maran
4. Der Fetter Nuss'n
5. Margaritkelech
6. Tumba Tumba
7. Chazkele
8. Rozhinkes mit Mandlen
9. Teire Malke
10. Dos Pastuchl
11. Vos villstu
12. S'dremlen Feygle oyf di Tsvaygn
13. Lo mir sich Iberbeten
14. S'loifn S'yugn Schwartze Wolkns
15. Dona, Dona
16. Unzer Rebbenu
17. Bie dem Stetl

NOTE: sung in Yiddish.

EXCERPTS FROM Jewish Folk Songs Vol.2:
1961 Vanguard SRV-125SD The sound of folk music
      FONTANA   TFL 6013
      xx Tumba tumba (Martha Schlamme) (2:50)

1971 Vanguard 715/716 THE YIDDISH DREAM - A Heritage of JewishSong          2x12"-LP
      VANGUARD (ARGENTINA) SE 60256 EL SUENO JUDEO vol.2 (Vanguard 716)             LP
1991 Vanguard Classics(Omega) OVC 6004                                              CD
199x BMG Direct Marketing D 135393 (1991, Omega Record Group) 76:51               CD
      Martha Schlamme, Orchestra conducted by Robert DeCormier
      1B5 10. Lomir Sich Iberbetenier
      2A3 14. Margaritkelech
      2A6 17. Tumba Tumba
      2B5    S'Loifn S'Yugn Schwartze Wolkis (not on CD)




1959 Vanguard VRS-9062/VSD 2053 Folk Festival At Newport—Volume 1
      Top Rank 35 070
1962 Fontana TFL 6000
Martha Schlamme Accompanied by Frank Hamilton, guitar
A3 Hey Daroma
A4 There's a Hole in the Bucket
A5 Que Bonita Bandeira


c.1959 WFMT, Chicago (syndicated for broadcast)
concert of folk-songs recorded at Thorne Hall, Chicago.



1960 Vanguard VRS-9070/VSD-2063 Martha Schlamme "At Town Hall"
      Fontana(UK) TFL 6018
Recorded in New York, February 14, 1960
       Tanya Gould, piano; Harold Seletsky, clarinet; Robert Mann, violin;
       Claus Adam, cello; and Victor Messer, guitar.
Side 1 :   
Llorona the Weeping One
Mi Varachev
The Wraggle Taggle Gypsies
Na Gare Ta
Seerauber Jennie (The Pirate)
Every Time I feel The Spirit
Woman! Go Home
Mommy I want a Drink Of Water
Ey Lu Lu
Doce Cascabeles .
Side 2
Three Russian Songs (by beethoven)[ ACH RECHENKI / KAK PASHLI / YICHAV KOZAK ]
Mrs. McGrath
Tarantella
Vie Azoy Trinkt Der Kaiser Tay
Una Gallina Con Pollos
Taxicab Story
Tumba Tumba
Everybody Loves saturday Night




1960 Vanguard VRS 9072 MARTHA SCHLAMME SINGS ISRAELI FOLK SONGS
Dodi li
Eretz zavat
Ma dodech
Ani ma'amin
Mi barechev
Ana halach dodech
Pri gani
Shnei shoshanim
Vedavid
Mayeem
Etz harimon
Hey daroma
Hineh ma tov
Gozu gez
Be'er basadeh
Mi yivneh
Hana'ava babanot
Shibolet basadeh
Haflei vafele.



RADIO: MMM DD 1960 WFMT (Chicago)
Studs Terkel with Frank Hamilton & Martha Schlamme
[appearing at the time at the Gate Of Horn in Chicago.]

Introduction - conversation http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_1.mp3
Shepherd Song (Israeli)      http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_2.mp3
conversation                http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_3.mp3
Yerakina (Greek)             http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_4.mp3
conversation                http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_5.mp3
Macaroni (Italian)          http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_6.mp3
conversation                http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_7.mp3
Nine Hundred Miles (FH with 5-string)                         http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_8.mp3
conversation                                                   http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_9.mp3
In the Evenin' When the Sun Goes Down (FH with guitar)         http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_10.mp3
conversation                                                   http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_11.mp3
Woman! Go Home! (Dyer-Bennet's translation of Austrian song)   http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_12.mp3
conversation                                                   http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_13.mp3
Que Bonita Bandera (Spanish)                                  http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_14.mp3
closing                                                       http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_15.mp3



1961 Vanguard    VRS 9091 MARTHA SCHLAMME AT THE GATE OF HORN
      Fontana(UK) TFL 6017
       Frank Hamilton, guitar
A1. Hafinjan
A2. Phyllis and Her Mother
A3. Wuzhe Willstu
A4. Die Gedanken Sind Frei
A5. A Soulcake
A6. Le Cycle du Vin
A7. There's a Hole in the Bucket
A8. Venga Jaleo
B1. Sano Duso and Kaszi Vasce
B2. An Old Man Came Courting Me
B3. Yerakina
B4. Mountains of Morn
B5. Ya Ba Bam
B6. Que Bonita Bandera
[BILLBOARD, OCT 16, 1961]




1961 MGM E/SE 3978. "MARTHA SCHLAMME IN CONCERT"
MARTHA SCHLAMME, VOCALS TANYA GOULD, PIANO LEONARD PORTNOY, OBOE FLUTE AND CLARINET MAURICE BIALKIN, CELLO JERRY SILVERMAN, GUITAR BALALAIKA
Side 1
THREE MEN IN CARAVAN
BLACK JACK GYPSY
TANI
THE PRAETIES THEY ARE SMALL
QUAND J'ETAIS CHEZ MON PERE
CRAZY BARBARA
SURABAY JOHNNY
TARANTELLA
Side 2
CRUEL WARS
L'HAUGARD DE LA GARDE
YOSSL BER
YOSHKE FUHRT AVEK
KATUSHA
JOHNNY
VIVA
OLIVER CROMWELL

   

unissued MGM E/SE-4031 - English Folk Songs - Martha Schlamme


1962 MGM E/SE 4052P    THE WORLD OF KURT WEILL IN SONG
      MGM(UK, EMI) C 917
                  Music arranged and conducted by Samuel Matlovsky
ALABAMA SONG         FROM RISE AND FALL OF CITY OF MAHAGONY 1928
MACK THE KNIFE       FROM THREEPENNY OPERA 1928
BARBARA'S SONG       FROM THREEPENNY OPERA 1928
SURABAYA JOHNNY      FORM HAPPY END 1929
BILBAO SONG          FROM HAPPY END 1929
J'ATTENDS UN NAVIRE FROM MARIE GLANTE 1934
LE ROI D'AQUITAINE   FROM MARIE GALANTE 1934
MY SHIP             FROM LADY IN THE DARK 1941
LONELY HOUSE         FROM STREET SCENE 1947
SUSAN'S DREAM       FROM LIVE LIFE 1948
LOST IN THE STARS    FROM LOST IN THE STARS 1949
THOUSANDS OF MILES   FROM LOST IN THE STARS 1949

SIDE 1
BILBAO SONG
J'ATTENDS UN NAVIRE
LONELY HOUSE
SUSAN'S DREAM
MACK THE KNIFE
THOUSANDS OF MILES
SIDE 2
SURABAYA JOHNNY
MY SHIP
BARBARA'S SONG
LE ROI D'AQUITAINE
LOST IN THE STARS
ALABAMA SONG


1963 MGM E/SE 4122    FAVORITE YIDDISH SONGS        
Martha Schlamme
Arranged and conducted by Samuel Matlovsky
Produced by HOWARD SOTT
Tumbalalaika
Mit A Nodl
Papir Is Doch Vais
An Alte Kashe
Oy Avrom
Yankele
Zog Nit Keinmol
Reisele
A Genayve
A Chussedl
Durch'n Dorf Geyt A Geshari
Schlaff Schlaff Schlaff
Die Mezinke
[Billboard Jun 1 1963]


Folkstage
February 3, 2007
MARTHA SCHLAMME with Jonathan Zach, piano
Recorded at the Mather High School Auditorium, Chicago, March 16, 1963
Hassidic chant (trad)
Yerakina
Don't Let Me Die and Old Maid, Take Me Out of Pity (trad)
Soulcake (trad)
several brief children's songs / Man With a Microphone (Sydney Carter)
Mrs. McGrath (trad)
Oyfin, Oyven Zitst a Meydl (trad)
unidentified song
Yankele (Mordecai Gebertig)
Die Gedanken Sind Frei (trad)
Bilbao Song (Weill/Brecht)
Crazy Barbara (Milt Schaefer)
Surabaya Johnny (fragment) (Weill/Brecht)



Martha Schlamme and Will Holt (1963 telecast). The threepenny opera. Tango ballet / Brecht/Weill.

1963 TV
VAI 4319, Lotte Lenya & Gisela May - Theater Songs of Brecht & Weill
VAI (DVD) (3/29/2005)
Lotte Lenya and Gisela May - Theater Songs of Brecht and Weill (1972) (80min)
1958 Camera Three (CBS) 25min
1963 Gisela May with Martha Schlamme and Will Holt
    Martha Schlamme - Bilbao Song (Happy End)
    Schlamme and Will Holt - Tango Ballad(Three Penny Opera)
Martha Schlamme (1970/1963)
* Bilbao Song
* Tango Ballad (with Will Holt)


Historic Films
ARTIST: MARTHA SCHLAMME
SONG TITLE: JOHNNY WE HARDLY KNEW YA
Reel#: V-1011
Year: 1963
Timecode: 01 38 00
Color/B&W: B&W


McDonald & Associates
Hootenanny IX: 30-minute version    6/1/63   A-10C From Penn State University
Martha Schlamme, her lyrics to “Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ya”



1963 MGM E/SE 4180 OC A KURT WEILL CABARET         Billboard Nov 23, 1963 Pop Special Merit
                  Martha Schlamme and Will Holt

The Ballad of the Easy Life - The Barbara Song - Mack the Knife - Tango Ballade - Pirate Jenny - Le Roi d'Aquitaine - Caesar's Death

The Saga of Jenny - September Song - Mandalay Song - Surabaya Johnny - Bilbao Song - Lost in the Stars




1964 RCA Victor LOC/LSO 1086
THREE PENNY OPERA Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht; English lyrics Marc Blitzstein.
soundtrack recording;
liner notes and synopsis by Miles Kreuger
starring Sammy Davis as the streetsinger
featuring the voices of George S. Irving, Martha Schlamme, and Jo Wilder,
orchestra conducted by Samuel Matlovsky.
Engineer – Paul Goodman
A1        Overture        
A2        The Ballad Of Mack The Knife        
A3        Morning Anthem; Instead-Of Song        
A4        Love Song        
A5        Barbara Song        
A6        Melodrama And Polly's Song        
A7        The World Is Mean        
B1        Solomon Song        
B2        Pirate Jenny        
B3        Tango Ballad        
B4        Ballad Of Dependency        
B5        Jealousy Duet        
B6        Useless Song        
B7        Call From The Grave; How To Survive; The Mounted Messenger; Reprieved        
B8        Happy Ending






1964 E/SE 4190    MARTHA SCHLAMME SAYS KISSIN'S NO SIN AND OTHER FOLK WISDOM.
      MGM(UK) MGM-C-977 (1964)
Arranged and Conducted by ROBERT DeCORMIER
Produced by JIM DAVIS
Recorded October 1953, A&R Studios, New York City
KISSIN'S NO SIN
I ONCE WAS A MAID
MOON ABOVE ME
THE CRUEL WAR
CROW ON THE CRADLE
BECAUSE I WERE SHY
PUT THE MOON IN THE DUST BIN
ALDERMASTON TO TRAFALGAR SQUARE
MAN WITH A MICROPHONE
THE DOVE
COME A LANDSMAN
PULL OFF YOUR OLD COAT
HIGHLAND LAD
TURN AROUND
JOHNNIE LAD





1964 Press Photo Martha Schlamme and Will Holt in "Look Up and Live" - lrx98181
This is an original press photo. Martha Schlamme and Will Holt in "Look Up and Live" - "The Images of Man" Part VII, on CBS-TV, Sunday, August 23, 10:30-11:00 AM, EDT.Photo measures 7 x 9inches. Photo is dated 8-7-1964.

1964 Press Photo Will Hold & Martha Schlamme sing duet in "The Coffee House"
This is an original press photo. Will Hole and Martha Schlamme sing the songs of Kurt Weill in "The Coffee House" on Look Up and Live at 10:30am tomorrow on Channel 10 Photo measures 7 x 9.25 inches. Photo is dated 08-22-1964.





1965 TV
    "Toast of the Town"... aka The Ed Sullivan Show
          - Episode #18.29 (1965) TV Episode .... Herself

1965-11-28 TV                16mm b&w film
ETERNAL LIGHT - NBC 30min
The World of Martha Schlamme
The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10128
212-423-3200
The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
National Jewish Archive of Broadcasting



1965 promo   Historic Films
ARTIST: MARTHA SCHLAMME
SONG TITLE: CBD                ??????????
Reel#: AS-418
Year: 1965
Timecode: 06 25 55
Color/B&W: B&W




1966
Pacifica Archive Record: BB4490.02,
Article: Martha Schlamme sings Yiddish songs / produced by Lila Hassid.
When & Where: Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1966.
Series: Jewish folklore ; no. 2.
Description: Singing of Yiddish folk songs in their original form.
Length: 1 reel (29 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono.




c,1967
RAINBOW QUEST Program 11 - Pete Seeger (TV)
11.Martha Schlamme
German-born Martha Schlamme, accompanied by Abraham Stockman on piano, sings several songs in German including the Brecht/Weill songs "Bilboa Moon" and "Pirate Jenny." She also sings several songs in Yiddish and Spanish and joins Pete in the World War II concentration camp song "Peat Bog Soldiers."



TV: ABC 1967-05-29 A LIFE IN SONG 30min
ABC/Jewish Theological Seminary



1968 [5/29/08 inquiry to Miles Kreuger ==?????]]]
Private RCA pressing (UR4M-1020) one-sided LP with eight songs without titles listed

MATA HARI (Martin Chamin, Edward Thomas)
full cast (unidentified) with rhythm section
???????????? - Possibly Pernell Roberts, Martha Schlamme and Vincente Minelli OR
               Vi Velasco et al.

NOTE: Mata Hari produced at
       the National Theater, Washington D.C. (Nov 18th 1967-Dec 9th, 1967).
       the Theatre Des Lys, NYC (Dec 11th 1967-Dec 15th 1967).
       planned opening at Alvin Theater, New York for January 1968   probably never happened.

NOTE:
MATA HARI (1967 – Pre-Broaday)
Pernell Roberts, Marisa Mell, Martha Schlamme, George Marcy, Sandy Ellen, Ellen Kravitz, Jake Holmes, Blythe Danner, Helen G. Ross, Paul Glasser, Ryan Harrison, Seymour Penzner, Dominic Chianese

NOTE:
from NATIONAL THEATER online database:
November 17 through December 9, 1967
MATA HARI -- musical: book by Jerome Coopersmith; lyrics by Martin Charnin; music by Edward Thomas. Starring Pernell Roberts and Marisa Mell. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Produced by David Merrick. The opening night, a grand benefit performance, was a great disaster, as scenery failed to operate properly, and Mata Hari, having been gunned down by a firing squad, rose to exit before the lights were down.



1970
Camera three. Martha Schlamme--Let there be love
Author: Ralph Curtis; Martha Schlamme;
CBS Television Network.; Creative Arts Television Archive Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: United States : CBS-TV, 1970-12-27.
Edition/Format: VHS video : English


Martha Schlamme (1970 telecast). Happy end. Bilbao-song / Brecht/Weill --
VAI 4319, Lotte Lenya & Gisela May - Theater Songs of Brecht & Weill
VAI (DVD) (3/29/2005)


1971
BBC SCOTTISH RADIO ORCHESTRA
11 Sep. 22:45       Usher Hall
    Farewell to the 25th Festival
Conductor       Ian Sutherland
Soloists   Helga Dernesch (sop.)
Martha Schlamme (folk sngr.), Ronald
Morrison (bar.), William McCue (bs.),
Alasdair Graham (pf)




2005 CD from unidentified sources
MSY Music (CD) Y-MS 3011 Yiddish Songs From My Father's Home (c)2005
[produced by Hatikvah Music, Simon Rutberg]
Martha Schlamme
(no information on jacket other than song titles)
1 Tumbalalaika
2 Mit A Nodle
3 Papir Is Doch Vain
4 An Alte kashe
5 Oy Avrom
6 Yankele
7 Zog Nit Keinmol
8 Reisele
9 A Genayve
10 Gisher Lid
11 A Chussedl
12 Durchn Drf Geyt A Geshrai
13 Shlof Shlof Shlof
14 Ei Mezinke
15 Yosl Ber
16 Yoshke Fuhrt Avek



ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL -
Archive Recordings, held at Pitkin County Library (Colorado)

AMF 1979-68   Compact disc.
Title on container: A Concert-Cabaret.
Contents "An evening of song and poetry" (39:28).
Performer Martha Schlamme, vocalist and speaker ; Steven Blier, piano.
Note Recorded August 16, 1979 at the Aspen Amphitheater, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado.


AMF 1980-21   Compact disc.
Contents A Kurt Weill cabaret (76:46).
Performer Martha Schlamme, soprano ; Alvin Epstein, baritone ; Steven Blier, piano.
Note Recorded July 13, 1980 at the Aspen Amphitheater, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado.



AMF 1981-62   Compact disc.
Contents Schlamme and Epstein sing Bernstein and Blitzstein.
Performer Martha Schlamme, soprano ; Alvin Epstein, baritone ; Steven Blier, piano.
Note Recorded August 6, 1981 at the Tent, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado.



AMF 1982-34   2 Compact discs.
Conceived by Martha Schlamme and Richard Bower ; directed by Martha Schlamme.
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; book by Hugh Wheeler suggested by a film by Ingmar Bergman.
Contents Songs and vignettes from a Little night music (87:07) / Sondheim.
Performer Kurt Steinhauer, Toni Sellers, Sarah Wendt, Everett McCorvey, Susan Stetson, Martha Schlamme, Francesca Pomerantz, Elizabeth Szczygielska, Ronald Hedlund, Lynn Torgove, james Wood, Sara Ziegler, Julia Davidson, Brian M. Kerns.
Richard Bower, piano ; Amy Lasswell, celesta ; Ben Peterson, cello ; John Jutsum, Jr., percussion.
Note Recorded July 18, 1982 at the Tent, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado.

Subject: RE: Martha Schlamme discography
From: Thomas Stern
Date: 21 Sep 23 - 09:12 PM

MARTHA SCHLAMME DISCOGRAPHY

born: Martha Haftel   Vienna, 25 September 1923
Married: c.1948(UK) Hans Schlamme, anulled; ??
          1960's Mark Lane - divorced.
Died: October 6, 1983, Jamestown, NY

Memorial: November 26, 1985 Circle in the Square Theater
Included Will Holt, Alvin Epstein, Eric Bentley, Elie Siegmeister, others.
A Martha Schlamme Scholarship was established at Circle in the Square.

Tribute broadcast: 1987, WBAI (3 hours, produced by Sue Renee Bernstein and Belle Linda Halpern)

Martha Schlamme Centennial Celebration
Helene Williams, Belle Linda Halpern, Leonard Lehrman and Ron Roy, with The Solidarity Singers of the New Jersey Industrial Union Council, present songs commemorating the life and work of singer/actress Martha Schlamme (Sept. 25, 1923-Oct. 6, 1985),
People's Voice Cafe (NYC), Sept. 23, 2023.

1938 escape from Vienna through France to England.
1948 came to the United States from England.


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an interview of Martha Schlamme (p.265-276) published in:
KATZ, Jane: ARTISTS IN EXILE American Odyssey
STEIN & DAY, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.
1983 xxiii, 304pp.
reviews or notices listed in brackets below album


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VISTAS OF ISRAEL       16" transcriptions          DATE uncertain
========================================================================

??? 1949 FAU statement
??? 1951 - 1957 date uncertain, from J David Goldin collection.
??? mentioned in Billboard Dec 22, 1951
??? October 3, 1954 The Pittsburgh Press
Duquesne University's FM Radio Station WDUQ will present, as a public service, a series of weekly transcriptions entitled "Vistas of Israel." The year-long series will consist of programs of original music by Israel's outstanding artists and folk singers; narrative travelogues; and story themes ranging from Eiblical days to the present. WDUQ will carry "Vistas of Israel" every Tuesday evening at 6:45 according to B. Kendall Crane, Station Director. Typical programs to be presented are "The Song of Songs," "Haifa; Gateway to Israel," "Jerusalem," "Theatre in Israel," "Music of Israel," "Folk Dance Festival," and "Visiting with Israel's Pioneers." The series has been produced by the Radio Station of the Voice of Zion.



VISTAS OF ISRAEL #174
Folk Songs Of Israel/Damari & Shlammo

Martha Shlammo is one of the most popular entertainers in the U.S. She is a native of Vienna and speaks more than a dozen languages. Shoshana Damari is a Yemenite and is considered to be the most popular Israeli singer. There are 4 selections on this Vistas of Israel program:

1) Shnai Shoshanim, Two Roses, sung by Ms. Shalmmo, is an allegory about two roses growing side by side on the same vine. One gets plucked. It is said the one that remained had its heart broken on the loss of a friend. 1:45 - 4:21
2) Hanahava Babanaut , Fairest Among Maidens, is sung by Ms. Shlammo, is a poetic love song. 4:40 - 7:00
3) Aitz Se'ker, Where Is Your Justice?, is sung by Ms. Damari and is an appeal by a lover to his beloved. 7:30 - 9:57
4) Mi'pi Ail, From The Mouth Of G'd, is a Yemenite song sung by Ms. Damari and is an exultation of the Bible and Israel. 10:27 - 12:47


VISTAS OF ISRAEL #175
Folk Songs Of Israel/Shlamme & Damari

Martha Shlamme and Shoshana Damari return to today's Vistas of Israel program. There are 5 selections; 2 by Ms Damari and 3 by Ms Shlamme:

1) Odala Ae'li, Glory To G'd, is sung by Ms. Damari. 1:14 - 3:31
2) Yizmar Har'tzion, Mount Zion Willl Rejoice, is from the Book of Jeremiah and is sung by Ms. Damari. 3:50 - 5:59
3) Mi Ba'rechev, Some By Carriage, is a song about going to Jerusalem by various methods of travel, as long as you get there one way or another and is sung by Ms. Shlamme. 6:37 - 8:59
4) Shi'bolet Ba'sadeh, is a lively harvest song and is sung by Ms. Shlamme. 9:11 - 11:05
5) Ha'fle Ha'fi'le, Wonder Upon Wonder, is a song about the heroic feats of Moses in the Bible and is sung by Ms. Shlamme. 11:20 - 13:40


#176
Folk Songs Of Israel

Today's Vistas of Israel's artists are Martha Shlamme and Natana Davrat. Ms Shlamme is a native of Vienna, has sung internationally and has made a specialty of the folk music of Israel. Ms Davrat is one of Israel's most popular singers of folk music. There are 4 selections on this Vistas of Israel program:

1) Mah Do'de'ach, What Is Thy Beloved?, is from The Song Of Songs and is sung by Ms. Shlamme. 1:25 - 3:35
2) Mi Yivneh, Who Will Build?, is a dedication to the pioneers of Israel and is sung by Ms. Shlamme. 3:57 - 5:56
3) Hi'nof Yafar, Behold Thou Art Fair, is from The Song Of Solomon and is sung by Ms. Davrat. 6:11 - 9:53
4) Mi'chol Ha'kerem, Dance Of The Vineyards, is a lively song sung by Ms. Davrat. 10:12 - 12:33


#177
Folk Songs Of Israel

Today's Vistas of Israel program has as its stars, Martha Shlamme and Natana Davrat. Ms. Shlamme has a world-wide reputation and has most recently sung at an Israeli nightclub. Ms. Davrat was born on the Russian/Polish border and settled in Israel in 1948. She was a leading singer of Israel's National Opera Company and since then she became well-known on the international scene. There are 4 selections on this recording:

1) B'eir Ba'sader, A Well In The Field, is sung by Ms. Shlamme. This is an allegorical tale about the return of the people of Israel to their homeland. 1:17 - 3:03
2) Shir Ha'kad, Song Of The Jar, is a love song and is sung by Ms. Davrat. 3:50 - 5:43
3) Shir Ha'no'dade, The Song Of The Wanderer, is sung by Ms. Davrat. 6:05 - 9:15
4) Shir Ha'shomair, The Song Of The Guard, is sung by Ms. Davrat. 9:45 - 12:34


VISTAS OF ISRAEL #193
Folk Songs Of Israel

Marta Shlamme, today's Vistas of Israel highlight, was born in Vienna and began her concert career in England via the BBC and later performed in an Israeli nightclub. Ms. Shlamme, a soprano, considers the sing of folk music as her specialty. There are 4 selections on today's program:

1) U'shavtem Ma'yim Ba'sason, With Joy Shall You Withdraw Water Out Of The Wells Of Salvation, is from the Book Of Isaiah. 1:55 - 3:45
2) Aitz Ha'remon, The Pomegranate Tree, is a love song. 4:14 - 6:49
3) He'nai Ma'tov, How Good It Is For Brothers To Dwell Together As One, is sung often as a campfire song in the round. 7:00 - 9:52
4) Gar'zu Ge'des, Shear The Sheep is a shepherd's song. 10:15 - 12:54

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Billboard, March 26 1949: Nachum Nardi and Martha Schlamme signed by George Avakian/Columbia Records

1949
COLUMBIA    8251-F, 8253-F, 8273-F                                              3x10"-78rpm
HEBRAICA LP1 Music of Nachum Nardi side 2 (XTV 25547/P4RM-2538-1)       c.1958    12"-LP
GALTON(Is) 5794 NACHUM NARDI IN ISRAEL SONGS                                     10"-LP 1960's???

Martha Schlamme, acc. Nachum Nardi, piano
   40422 Ali B'ee (Song of the Well)/Gad Gdi(My Little Goat) Nachum Nardi-Bialik Col 8251-F LP 1 B4
CO 40423 Hagalila(To Galilee)                   Levin Kipnis-Nachum Nardi Columbia 8253-F LP 1 B6
CO 40424 Shir Eres Al Hayam (Lullaby on the High Seas)    Y.Karni-N.Nardi   Columbia 8253-F LP 1 B3
   40425 Sisi Admat Hasharon(Lad of Sharon Rejoice)          Nardi-Fishman Columbia 8251-F LP 1 B5 5794 xx
CO 40499 Hitragut(Tranquility (Based on an Old Sephardic Tune) Nardi-Karni Columbia 8273-F LP 1 B1
CO 40500 Beersheba(Words based on The Bible)                Nardi-Fishman Columbia 8273-F LP 1 B2



c.1950 TIKVA
produced by Allen B Jacobs      
Tikva 1030, 1031, 1032                                             10"-78rpm
Tikva MST 7 MARTHA SCHLAMME sings JEWISH FOLK SONGS               10"-LP
[cover variations: catalog number rubber stamped(black), printed (black,large) (white,small)]
TIKVA T-7                                                          12"-LP
TIKVA T-7 (TIQVA/Studio Recordings, Tel-Aviv, Israel)             12"-LP [stamper 1-12-64]
SIMCHA (Melodisc, E) JLP-4                                        12"-LP

Tanya Gould, pianist; Moshe Bucholz, flutist.

???       Schluf Mein Kind                                        T7 B2
???       Broitele                                                T7 B3
M.S.T.-3 Mottel                                          1030-A T7 B4
M.S.T.-4 Margaritkalech                                  1030-B T7 A2.2
M.S.T.-5 Viegendick a Fremd Kind - Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen 1031-A T7 B5 A5
M.S.T.-6 Der Rebbe Eli Melech -Vuzhe villst du          1031-B T7 B6 B1
M.S.T.-7 Di Alte Kashe - Chatzkele - Eingemachts         1032-A T7 A3 A1 A2.1
M.S.T.-8 Ay Ay Der Rebbe Gate - Yomme Yomme             1032-B T7 A6 A4





1951
REENA RECORD CORPORATION
Album   U2 ISRAELIANA - Songs All Israel Sings                      3x10"-78rpm
      LP-2                                                                10"-LP
composed and accompanied by Nachum Nardi, piano.
sung by Martha Schlamme

IS 2006 A1 AVIGAYIL                           IS 2006 A1, LP-2 A1
         2 E'YAL                              IS 2006 A2, LP-2 A2
          (M.Avigal)
       B GINA LI (Tchenichowski)            IS 2006 B, LP-2 A3
IS 2007 A Y'AF AL PI CHEN (D .Shimani)       IS 2007 A, LP-2 A4
       B URU ACHIM (biblical)               IS 2007 B, LP-2 B1
IS 2008 A LAYLA BAGILBOA (A. Shlanski)       IS 2008 A, LP-2 B2
       B SHIR MACHOL (J. Fichmann)          IS 2008 B, LP-2 B3



Palestine Art Corporation Album 1       4x10"-78rpm [record 5, 6, 7, 8]
Favorite Songs of Israel [shire Yi´sra'el le-vet ha sefer vela-mishpahah]
Edgar Mills, Judith Knight, Lola Gilbert, Samuel Kligfeld, Martha Schlamme, singers;
Harry Coopersmith, musical director.
Hebrew words (Hebrew characters and romanized), partial English translation, program notes on container.

Oniyot = Oniyot / composed by V. Shlonsky ; words by E. Indelman
Shir ha-ma`pilim = Shir ha-mapilim / composed by M. Rappaport ; words by Y. Orland
Zemer lakh = Ze-mer lach : folk song
Adamah = Adama : folk song
U-she'avtem mayim = U-sh'avtem ma-yim / composed by M. Zaira
`Ad or ha-boker = Ad or haboker / composed by M. Zaira ; words by A. Ashman
Agadah = Agada / composed by Ch. Krochevsky ; words by Y. Fichman
Ki mi-Tsiyon = Ki mitsiyon / composed by M. Zaira ; arranged by Trude Rittmann
Eyal = Eyal / composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by M. Avigal
Yehudah ha-Makabi = Y'huda ha-Makabi ; Bar Kokhva = Bar Kochva /
    composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by E. Indelman
Rabi Yohanan ben Zakai = Ra-bi Yohanan ben Zakai ; David ha-ro`eh =
                      Da-vid haroeh / composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by E. Indelman
Panu derekh = Panu de-reh / composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by B. Biram
Avigayil = Aviga-yil; `Eran = Ayran / composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by M. Avigal.




Palestine Art   8
8A (not Schlamme)

8B Aviga-Yil/Ayran (108-2)
COMPOSED BY NAHUM NARDI, SUNG BY MARTHA SCHLAMME




?? early 1950s
ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION
[ 731 Broadway, New York City
   109 Cedarhurst Ave, Cedarhurst, N.Y. 11516 ]
Hans J Sachs, recording director
ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION album 5 (114-116)          3-10" 78rpm
                           LP 5                      10" LP
ISRAELI FOLK DANCES
[Billboard Jul 26 1952]

ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION album 6 (117-119)         3-10" 78rpm
                           LP 6                      10" LP      1953
ISRAELI FOLK DANCES Second Series
[Billboard, Mar 6 1954]

ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION    LP 7                      12"-LP      1957
Israeli folk dances : Third series.
Israel Music Foundation: LP 5/6                      12"-LP    [1963?]
Israeli folk dances - Combined First & Second Series
ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION 2001, 2002, 2003             7"-45rpm
Martha Schlamme, soprano-1 ; Mort Freeman, baritone-2 ;
Theodore Bikel -3; Elyakum Shapira -4; Rachel Hadass -5.
Israel Folk Dance Orchestra/Elyakum Shapira, conductor.


IMF-114A MAYIM MAYIM [ushavtem mayim] -1 -2          114A LP 5 LP 5/6 A1          2001A
IMF-114B HANODED(Sara Levi)            -1             114B LP 5 LP 5/6 A2          2003B1
IMF-115A HORA AGGADATI                -1             115A LP 5 LP 5/6 A3          2002
(Composer: Chavatzelet, Lyrics: Boskowitz)
IMF-115B SHERELE                      -4             115B LP 5             LP 7 A5 2003A
IMF-116A IM HOOPALNU                      -2          116A LP 5 LP 5/6 A4          2001B 2003b2
   (Composer: Klatzkin, Lyrics: Baharav)
IMF-116B CHERKASSIYA                   -4             116B LP 5             LP 7 B5
          MALU ASAMENU BAR             -1             117 LP 6 LP 5/6 A5
          HANA'AVA BABANOT             -1 -2          117 LP 6             LP 7 A4
          KEN YOVDU                        -2          118 LP 6 LP 5/6 B1
          LECH LAMIDBAR                -1             118 LP 6 LP 5/6 B2            2002
          BO DODI (Come, My Beloved)    -1 -2          119 LP 6 LP 5/6 B3
          SOVENUNI (Dance Around Me)       -2          119 LP 6 LP 5/6 B4
          HAVA NETZE B'MAHOL                                     LP 5/6 B5

          Le'or chi yu chech               -3                                 LP 7 A1
          MEHOL HANOAR                     -5                                 LP 7 A2
          BAT YIFTACH                      instr                              LP 7 A3
          MEZARAI YISRAEL                  -3 -5                              LP 7 B1
          VEHAYA K'ETZ SHATUL                -5                              LP 7 B2
          BAT HARIM                        -3 -5                              LP 7 B3
          MEHOL HAGAT                      instr                              LP 7 B4                                             

Note: Sung in Hebrew.


THE JEWISH post    Thursday, April 23, 1953
ISRAEL FOLK DANCES: featuring Elyakum, Martha
Schlamme and Mort Freeman. New York: Israel Music
Foundation. Album $4.45, LP $4.00.
The Israel Music Foundaion has done a superb
job of presenting t'he spirit of Israel in this issue
of Israel 'Folk Dances, including a Hora, a Sherelel
the Cherkassiya, and three other folk-song-dances
, .. Mayim Mayim, Hanoded, and 1m Hoopalnu.
A booklet of dance instructions accompanies the
record . . . but if the listener is an arm-chair
enthusiast (as this reviewer is) the pleasure will
be not one bit diminished by listening without
dancing.
In presenting the voice of Martha Schlamme,
Viennese soprano, ISRAEL FOLK DANCES
gives Winnipeg a fair sampling of what they
missed when Miss Schlamme failed to appear here
at the last ZCI concert.
Distinctive feature of the record 'is the musical
accompaniment to the dances. Here, instead of
stealing the show" the Chalil, harmonica, ac-.
cordion and other instrumentation is used suggestively . . . like the economy of pen or pencil
in a Rembrandt sketch. There is a conscious
oriental atmosphere ... complete to the Chinese
gO?g and wailing Hindu type flute notes ... that
brmgs to life the rich color of contemporary
Israel as very :(,ew other recordings do. ISRAELI \
FOLK" DANCES bring into the Canadian Jewish
home the utter informality of a spontaneous
Kibbutz Hora, or
one of those musicales that occur
whenever Israeli
soldiers gather in
the last seats of
a rickety Egged
bus. Sharing the
plaudits f01" this
musical delight
are Elyakum Shapira, conductor of
the Israeli ,Folk
Dance Orchestra; Mort Freeman, baritone; Moshe
Batmor-Buchholtz, chalil; and Eli Gamliel, 'caller:'



1952 AUGUST 8, NYC
MARTHA SCHLAMME, Accompanied by Tamara Bliss, piano
A People's Artists Production
107-A JOHNNY I HARDLY KNEW YOU (Irish Folk Song)      HOOTENANNY 107-A
107-B RABBI ELIMELECH (Yiddish Folk Song)             HOOTENANNY 107-B, YIVO CD


1954, NYC
Martha Schlamme, vocal; Tanya Gould, piano.
108-A MICHAEL                                        HOOTENANNY 108-A
108-B DODI LI                                        HOOTENANNY 108-A





1954 FOLKWAYS FP 843 GERMAN FOLK SONGS                      10"-LP
196x Folkways FW 6843 German Folk Songs
Pete Seeger accompanies on recorder & banjo
A1 Wenn Alle Bruennlein Fliessen
A2 Drobn Am Bergal, Da
A3 Rosestock, Holderbluet - Landler
A4 Es Geht Eine Dunkle Wolk Herein (Thirty-Years War)
A5 Dat Du Min Leevsten Bist
A6 Es Burebuebli
B1 Muss I Denn
B2 Ufm Berie, Da Geht der Wind
B3 Bei Mondenschein
B4 Yodel Song
B5 Der Schwere Traum
B6 Die Gedanken Sind Frei



1954 Vanguard VRS 7012 SONGS OF MANY LANDS                   10"-LP
Martha Schlamme
Tanya Gould, piano
A1 Gizratech   (Israeli)
A2 Die Vogelhochzeit (Austrian)
A3 Broiges (Yiddish)
A4 Yoshke furt awek (Yiddish)
A5 Paal Paa Haaugen (Norwegian)
A6 Harvest Dance (Russian)
B1 I'm Going to get Married (Nova Scotia)
B2 Get on board, little children (American)
B3 No More (American)
B4 A Soulcake (English)
B5 Buffalo Boy (American)
B6 Johnny, I Hardly Knew You (Irish)
[BILLBOARD SEPT 4 1954]


1956 Vanguard VRS-497                                          12"-LP
Chansons de Noël   Christmas carols of France
French texts with English translations on slipcase.

A2 Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle          Soprano and Harp
A4 Voyage à Bethléem                         Soprano and Harp
A6 Noël nouvelet                              Soprano and Harp
A8 Boutons nos habits les plus biaux          Soprano and Harp
B1 La marche des rois                         Soprano and Harp
B4 Noël provençal                            Soprano and Harp
B6 Noël de Strasbourg                         Soprano and Harp
B8 Noël poitevin                              Soprano and Harp
Martha Schlamme, soprano, Edward Vito, harp

[BILLBOARD: DEC 1958]

Columbia Special Products P3 11972               Stereo 3-LP box 1973
The Bells of Bethlehem
A Christmas Festival of Song from the Holy Land, Europe and America
P 11974 Christmas in Europe:
B2 Un flambeau, jeannette, Isabelle   Martha Schlamme, Soprano; Edward Vito, Harp
   



1957 Vanguard VRS-9011 Martha Schlamme SINGS JEWISH FOLK SONGS               12-LP
      VANGUARD(PYE,E) PPL 11014 JEWISH FOLK SONGS                                 LP
1998 Vanguard Classics (Omega) OVC 6029
                         The Legendary Martha Schlamme Sings Jewish Folk Songs    CD
A1. 1. Chanuke, O Chanuke!
A2. 2. Geh ich mir Spatzieren .. I'm Going for a Stroll
A3. 3. Mai Komashmo Lon .. What Does it Signify?
A4. 4. Shein bin ich shein .. Pretty Am I, Pretty
A5. 5. Tum-balalayka
A6. 6. Die Mesinke ..The Wedding
A7. 7. Sug mir du shein Meidele .. Tell Me, Pretty Maiden
A8. 8. Dire-gelt .. Rent Money
    9. Shlof mayn kind ..Sleep My Child PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
B1. 10. A pintele .. A Dot
B2. 11. Oy, Dortn, Dortn, Ibern Vaserl .. O, Far off, Far off, Over the Water
B3. 12. Freilach .. Be Happy
B4. 13. Partizaner Lid .. Partisan Song
B5. 14. Zog Nit Keynmol .. O Never Say
B6. 15. Zhankoye
B7. 16. Tif in Veldele .. Deep in the Forest
B8. 17. Die Machetunem gehen .. The Relatives Arrive

HIGH FIDELITY, October 1957 p.114
FOLK MUSIC by Edward L. Randal
Rounding out Vanguard's impressive crop
is JEWISH FOLK SONGS (VRS 9011), featuring
the talented soprano, Martha Schlamme. Miss
Schalmme's songs - by turns joyous, poignant,
humorous, and tragic, draw upon long centuries
of Jewish tradition: yet-both melodically and
emotionally, they seem as fresh as tomorrow's
sunrise. The Viennese-born vocalist is in
top form, and the engineers have favored her
with impeccable reproduction.
        

1958 Vanguard VRS-9019 FOLK SONGS OF MANY LANDS
      Fontana TFL 6006
       Matha Schlamme and Tanya Gould
Gizratech
Die Vogelhochzeit
Broiges
Yoshke fuhrt awek
Paal paa haugen
Harvest dance
Roe ve roa
La petite Jeanneton
I’m going to get married
A soulchake
Just like the swallow
Get on goard, little children
No more
Buffalo boy
Johnny, I hardly knew you.


             SOURCE ??????????????
1991 Smithsonian Collection/Sony Music Special Products R 046 LP/CD
      Folk song America. 2 a 20th century revival.
       2. Johnny I hardly knew you (Martha Schlamme)


1959
The Folk Dancer Record Service
[Michael Herman & Dave Rosenberg, Flushing NY, Sonart Records]

Martha Schlamme, Soprano -1
Mort Freeman, Baritone   -2
ELyakum and his Israeli Orchestra - supervised by Zafra

K7-0W-7595   SHIBBOLET BASADEH (A Sheaf in the Field) -1 -2 MH 1150 B    (45rpm) CD 57
K7-0W-7596   TZLIL ZOGIM (THe Sound of the Cowbell)   -1    MH 45-1152 B (45rpm) CD 26
K7-0W-7603   INBALIM (The Sheep's Bells)   -1               MH 45-1152 A (45rpm) CD 26
K7-0B-7604-1 RAV B'RACHOT (Many Blessings) -1               MH 1151 B    (78rpm)
K7-OW-7604   RAV B'RACHOT (Many Blessings) -1               MH 45-1151 B (45rpm) CD 26



. Includes liner notes by Martha Schlamme. Originally released on Vanguard (VSD 2032).

All tracks have been digitally remastered.

Personnel: Martha Schlamme (vocals).

Audio Remixer: David Baker .

Recording information: Vanguard's 23rd Street Studio (01/09/1959).

Editor: Marc Aubort.
   



Recorded on January 9, 1959, Vanguard 23rd Street Studio
Producer Seymour Solomon
Engineer Marc Aubort

1959 Vanguard VRS 9049/VRS 2032          JEWISH FOLK SONGS Vol.2                     
1967 Vanguard Everyman SRV 73004 STEREO RAISINS & ALMONDS & OTHER JEWISH FOLK SONGS   
1995 Vanguard Classics(Omega) OVC 6026   RAISINS & ALMONDS - Jewish Folk Songs   Digital remaster
      Martha Schlamme, vocals; orchestra, Robert DeCormier, conductor;
      Orchestral acc. based in part on piano acc. by Tamara Bliss.
      Program notes and English paraphrases of the texts by Martha Schlamme on container.
1. Lo mir alle fraylech zein
2. Der Rebbe Elimelech
3. Zog Maran
4. Der Fetter Nuss'n
5. Margaritkelech
6. Tumba Tumba
7. Chazkele
8. Rozhinkes mit Mandlen
9. Teire Malke
10. Dos Pastuchl
11. Vos villstu
12. S'dremlen Feygle oyf di Tsvaygn
13. Lo mir sich Iberbeten
14. S'loifn S'yugn Schwartze Wolkns
15. Dona, Dona
16. Unzer Rebbenu
17. Bie dem Stetl

NOTE: sung in Yiddish.

EXCERPTS FROM Jewish Folk Songs Vol.2:
1961 Vanguard SRV-125SD The sound of folk music
      FONTANA   TFL 6013
      xx Tumba tumba (Martha Schlamme) (2:50)

1971 Vanguard 715/716 THE YIDDISH DREAM - A Heritage of JewishSong          2x12"-LP
      VANGUARD (ARGENTINA) SE 60256 EL SUENO JUDEO vol.2 (Vanguard 716)             LP
1991 Vanguard Classics(Omega) OVC 6004                                              CD
199x BMG Direct Marketing D 135393 (1991, Omega Record Group) 76:51               CD
      Martha Schlamme, Orchestra conducted by Robert DeCormier
      1B5 10. Lomir Sich Iberbetenier
      2A3 14. Margaritkelech
      2A6 17. Tumba Tumba
      2B5    S'Loifn S'Yugn Schwartze Wolkis (not on CD)




1959 Vanguard VRS-9062/VSD 2053 Folk Festival At Newport—Volume 1
      Top Rank 35 070
1962 Fontana TFL 6000
Martha Schlamme Accompanied by Frank Hamilton, guitar
A3 Hey Daroma
A4 There's a Hole in the Bucket
A5 Que Bonita Bandeira


c.1959 WFMT, Chicago (syndicated for broadcast)
concert of folk-songs recorded at Thorne Hall, Chicago.



1960 Vanguard VRS-9070/VSD-2063 Martha Schlamme "At Town Hall"
      Fontana(UK) TFL 6018
Recorded in New York, February 14, 1960
       Tanya Gould, piano; Harold Seletsky, clarinet; Robert Mann, violin;
       Claus Adam, cello; and Victor Messer, guitar.
Side 1 :   
Llorona the Weeping One
Mi Varachev
The Wraggle Taggle Gypsies
Na Gare Ta
Seerauber Jennie (The Pirate)
Every Time I feel The Spirit
Woman! Go Home
Mommy I want a Drink Of Water
Ey Lu Lu
Doce Cascabeles .
Side 2
Three Russian Songs (by beethoven)[ ACH RECHENKI / KAK PASHLI / YICHAV KOZAK ]
Mrs. McGrath
Tarantella
Vie Azoy Trinkt Der Kaiser Tay
Una Gallina Con Pollos
Taxicab Story
Tumba Tumba
Everybody Loves saturday Night




1960 Vanguard VRS 9072 MARTHA SCHLAMME SINGS ISRAELI FOLK SONGS
Dodi li
Eretz zavat
Ma dodech
Ani ma'amin
Mi barechev
Ana halach dodech
Pri gani
Shnei shoshanim
Vedavid
Mayeem
Etz harimon
Hey daroma
Hineh ma tov
Gozu gez
Be'er basadeh
Mi yivneh
Hana'ava babanot
Shibolet basadeh
Haflei vafele.



RADIO: MMM DD 1960 WFMT (Chicago)
Studs Terkel with Frank Hamilton & Martha Schlamme
[appearing at the time at the Gate Of Horn in Chicago.]

Introduction - conversation http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_1.mp3
Shepherd Song (Israeli)      http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_2.mp3
conversation                http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_3.mp3
Yerakina (Greek)             http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_4.mp3
conversation                http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_5.mp3
Macaroni (Italian)          http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_6.mp3
conversation                http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_7.mp3
Nine Hundred Miles (FH with 5-string)                         http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_8.mp3
conversation                                                   http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_9.mp3
In the Evenin' When the Sun Goes Down (FH with guitar)         http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_10.mp3
conversation                                                   http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_11.mp3
Woman! Go Home! (Dyer-Bennet's translation of Austrian song)   http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_12.mp3
conversation                                                   http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_13.mp3
Que Bonita Bandera (Spanish)                                  http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_14.mp3
closing                                                       http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_15.mp3



1961 Vanguard    VRS 9091 MARTHA SCHLAMME AT THE GATE OF HORN
      Fontana(UK) TFL 6017
       Frank Hamilton, guitar
A1. Hafinjan
A2. Phyllis and Her Mother
A3. Wuzhe Willstu
A4. Die Gedanken Sind Frei
A5. A Soulcake
A6. Le Cycle du Vin
A7. There's a Hole in the Bucket
A8. Venga Jaleo
B1. Sano Duso and Kaszi Vasce
B2. An Old Man Came Courting Me
B3. Yerakina
B4. Mountains of Morn
B5. Ya Ba Bam
B6. Que Bonita Bandera
[BILLBOARD, OCT 16, 1961]




1961 MGM E/SE 3978. "MARTHA SCHLAMME IN CONCERT"
MARTHA SCHLAMME, VOCALS TANYA GOULD, PIANO LEONARD PORTNOY, OBOE FLUTE AND CLARINET MAURICE BIALKIN, CELLO JERRY SILVERMAN, GUITAR BALALAIKA
Side 1
THREE MEN IN CARAVAN
BLACK JACK GYPSY
TANI
THE PRAETIES THEY ARE SMALL
QUAND J'ETAIS CHEZ MON PERE
CRAZY BARBARA
SURABAY JOHNNY
TARANTELLA
Side 2
CRUEL WARS
L'HAUGARD DE LA GARDE
YOSSL BER
YOSHKE FUHRT AVEK
KATUSHA
JOHNNY
VIVA
OLIVER CROMWELL

   

unissued MGM E/SE-4031 - English Folk Songs - Martha Schlamme


1962 MGM E/SE 4052P    THE WORLD OF KURT WEILL IN SONG
      MGM(UK, EMI) C 917
                  Music arranged and conducted by Samuel Matlovsky
ALABAMA SONG         FROM RISE AND FALL OF CITY OF MAHAGONY 1928
MACK THE KNIFE       FROM THREEPENNY OPERA 1928
BARBARA'S SONG       FROM THREEPENNY OPERA 1928
SURABAYA JOHNNY      FORM HAPPY END 1929
BILBAO SONG          FROM HAPPY END 1929
J'ATTENDS UN NAVIRE FROM MARIE GLANTE 1934
LE ROI D'AQUITAINE   FROM MARIE GALANTE 1934
MY SHIP             FROM LADY IN THE DARK 1941
LONELY HOUSE         FROM STREET SCENE 1947
SUSAN'S DREAM       FROM LIVE LIFE 1948
LOST IN THE STARS    FROM LOST IN THE STARS 1949
THOUSANDS OF MILES   FROM LOST IN THE STARS 1949

SIDE 1
BILBAO SONG
J'ATTENDS UN NAVIRE
LONELY HOUSE
SUSAN'S DREAM
MACK THE KNIFE
THOUSANDS OF MILES
SIDE 2
SURABAYA JOHNNY
MY SHIP
BARBARA'S SONG
LE ROI D'AQUITAINE
LOST IN THE STARS
ALABAMA SONG


1963 MGM E/SE 4122    FAVORITE YIDDISH SONGS        
Martha Schlamme
Arranged and conducted by Samuel Matlovsky
Produced by HOWARD SOTT
Tumbalalaika
Mit A Nodl
Papir Is Doch Vais
An Alte Kashe
Oy Avrom
Yankele
Zog Nit Keinmol
Reisele
A Genayve
A Chussedl
Durch'n Dorf Geyt A Geshari
Schlaff Schlaff Schlaff
Die Mezinke
[Billboard Jun 1 1963]


Folkstage
February 3, 2007
MARTHA SCHLAMME with Jonathan Zach, piano
Recorded at the Mather High School Auditorium, Chicago, March 16, 1963
Hassidic chant (trad)
Yerakina
Don't Let Me Die and Old Maid, Take Me Out of Pity (trad)
Soulcake (trad)
several brief children's songs / Man With a Microphone (Sydney Carter)
Mrs. McGrath (trad)
Oyfin, Oyven Zitst a Meydl (trad)
unidentified song
Yankele (Mordecai Gebertig)
Die Gedanken Sind Frei (trad)
Bilbao Song (Weill/Brecht)
Crazy Barbara (Milt Schaefer)
Surabaya Johnny (fragment) (Weill/Brecht)



Martha Schlamme and Will Holt (1963 telecast). The threepenny opera. Tango ballet / Brecht/Weill.

1963 TV
VAI 4319, Lotte Lenya & Gisela May - Theater Songs of Brecht & Weill
VAI (DVD) (3/29/2005)
Lotte Lenya and Gisela May - Theater Songs of Brecht and Weill (1972) (80min)
1958 Camera Three (CBS) 25min
1963 Gisela May with Martha Schlamme and Will Holt
    Martha Schlamme - Bilbao Song (Happy End)
    Schlamme and Will Holt - Tango Ballad(Three Penny Opera)
Martha Schlamme (1970/1963)
* Bilbao Song
* Tango Ballad (with Will Holt)


Historic Films
ARTIST: MARTHA SCHLAMME
SONG TITLE: JOHNNY WE HARDLY KNEW YA
Reel#: V-1011
Year: 1963
Timecode: 01 38 00
Color/B&W: B&W


McDonald & Associates
Hootenanny IX: 30-minute version    6/1/63   A-10C From Penn State University
Martha Schlamme, her lyrics to “Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ya”



1963 MGM E/SE 4180 OC A KURT WEILL CABARET         Billboard Nov 23, 1963 Pop Special Merit
                  Martha Schlamme and Will Holt

The Ballad of the Easy Life - The Barbara Song - Mack the Knife - Tango Ballade - Pirate Jenny - Le Roi d'Aquitaine - Caesar's Death

The Saga of Jenny - September Song - Mandalay Song - Surabaya Johnny - Bilbao Song - Lost in the Stars




1964 RCA Victor LOC/LSO 1086
THREE PENNY OPERA Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht; English lyrics Marc Blitzstein.
soundtrack recording;
liner notes and synopsis by Miles Kreuger
starring Sammy Davis as the streetsinger
featuring the voices of George S. Irving, Martha Schlamme, and Jo Wilder,
orchestra conducted by Samuel Matlovsky.
Engineer – Paul Goodman
A1        Overture        
A2        The Ballad Of Mack The Knife        
A3        Morning Anthem; Instead-Of Song        
A4        Love Song        
A5        Barbara Song        
A6        Melodrama And Polly's Song        
A7        The World Is Mean        
B1        Solomon Song        
B2        Pirate Jenny        
B3        Tango Ballad        
B4        Ballad Of Dependency        
B5        Jealousy Duet        
B6        Useless Song        
B7        Call From The Grave; How To Survive; The Mounted Messenger; Reprieved        
B8        Happy Ending






1964 E/SE 4190    MARTHA SCHLAMME SAYS KISSIN'S NO SIN AND OTHER FOLK WISDOM.
      MGM(UK) MGM-C-977 (1964)
Arranged and Conducted by ROBERT DeCORMIER
Produced by JIM DAVIS
Recorded October 1953, A&R Studios, New York City
KISSIN'S NO SIN
I ONCE WAS A MAID
MOON ABOVE ME
THE CRUEL WAR
CROW ON THE CRADLE
BECAUSE I WERE SHY
PUT THE MOON IN THE DUST BIN
ALDERMASTON TO TRAFALGAR SQUARE
MAN WITH A MICROPHONE
THE DOVE
COME A LANDSMAN
PULL OFF YOUR OLD COAT
HIGHLAND LAD
TURN AROUND
JOHNNIE LAD





1964 Press Photo Martha Schlamme and Will Holt in "Look Up and Live" - lrx98181
This is an original press photo. Martha Schlamme and Will Holt in "Look Up and Live" - "The Images of Man" Part VII, on CBS-TV, Sunday, August 23, 10:30-11:00 AM, EDT.Photo measures 7 x 9inches. Photo is dated 8-7-1964.

1964 Press Photo Will Hold & Martha Schlamme sing duet in "The Coffee House"
This is an original press photo. Will Hole and Martha Schlamme sing the songs of Kurt Weill in "The Coffee House" on Look Up and Live at 10:30am tomorrow on Channel 10 Photo measures 7 x 9.25 inches. Photo is dated 08-22-1964.





1965 TV
    "Toast of the Town"... aka The Ed Sullivan Show
          - Episode #18.29 (1965) TV Episode .... Herself

1965-11-28 TV                16mm b&w film
ETERNAL LIGHT - NBC 30min
The World of Martha Schlamme
The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10128
212-423-3200
The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
National Jewish Archive of Broadcasting



1965 promo   Historic Films
ARTIST: MARTHA SCHLAMME
SONG TITLE: CBD                ??????????
Reel#: AS-418
Year: 1965
Timecode: 06 25 55
Color/B&W: B&W




1966
Pacifica Archive Record: BB4490.02,
Article: Martha Schlamme sings Yiddish songs / produced by Lila Hassid.
When & Where: Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1966.
Series: Jewish folklore ; no. 2.
Description: Singing of Yiddish folk songs in their original form.
Length: 1 reel (29 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono.




c,1967
RAINBOW QUEST Program 11 - Pete Seeger (TV)
11.Martha Schlamme
German-born Martha Schlamme, accompanied by Abraham Stockman on piano, sings several songs in German including the Brecht/Weill songs "Bilboa Moon" and "Pirate Jenny." She also sings several songs in Yiddish and Spanish and joins Pete in the World War II concentration camp song "Peat Bog Soldiers."



TV: ABC 1967-05-29 A LIFE IN SONG 30min
ABC/Jewish Theological Seminary



1968 [5/29/08 inquiry to Miles Kreuger ==?????]]]
Private RCA pressing (UR4M-1020) one-sided LP with eight songs without titles listed

MATA HARI (Martin Chamin, Edward Thomas)
full cast (unidentified) with rhythm section
???????????? - Possibly Pernell Roberts, Martha Schlamme and Vincente Minelli OR
               Vi Velasco et al.

NOTE: Mata Hari produced at
       the National Theater, Washington D.C. (Nov 18th 1967-Dec 9th, 1967).
       the Theatre Des Lys, NYC (Dec 11th 1967-Dec 15th 1967).
       planned opening at Alvin Theater, New York for January 1968   probably never happened.

NOTE:
MATA HARI (1967 – Pre-Broaday)
Pernell Roberts, Marisa Mell, Martha Schlamme, George Marcy, Sandy Ellen, Ellen Kravitz, Jake Holmes, Blythe Danner, Helen G. Ross, Paul Glasser, Ryan Harrison, Seymour Penzner, Dominic Chianese

NOTE:
from NATIONAL THEATER online database:
November 17 through December 9, 1967
MATA HARI -- musical: book by Jerome Coopersmith; lyrics by Martin Charnin; music by Edward Thomas. Starring Pernell Roberts and Marisa Mell. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Produced by David Merrick. The opening night, a grand benefit performance, was a great disaster, as scenery failed to operate properly, and Mata Hari, having been gunned down by a firing squad, rose to exit before the lights were down.



1970
Camera three. Martha Schlamme--Let there be love
Author: Ralph Curtis; Martha Schlamme;
CBS Television Network.; Creative Arts Television Archive Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: United States : CBS-TV, 1970-12-27.
Edition/Format: VHS video : English


Martha Schlamme (1970 telecast). Happy end. Bilbao-song / Brecht/Weill --
VAI 4319, Lotte Lenya & Gisela May - Theater Songs of Brecht & Weill
VAI (DVD) (3/29/2005)


1971
BBC SCOTTISH RADIO ORCHESTRA
11 Sep. 22:45       Usher Hall
    Farewell to the 25th Festival
Conductor       Ian Sutherland
Soloists   Helga Dernesch (sop.)
Martha Schlamme (folk sngr.), Ronald
Morrison (bar.), William McCue (bs.),
Alasdair Graham (pf)




2005 CD from unidentified sources
MSY Music (CD) Y-MS 3011 Yiddish Songs From My Father's Home (c)2005
[produced by Hatikvah Music, Simon Rutberg]
Martha Schlamme
(no information on jacket other than song titles)
1 Tumbalalaika
2 Mit A Nodle
3 Papir Is Doch Vain
4 An Alte kashe
5 Oy Avrom
6 Yankele
7 Zog Nit Keinmol
8 Reisele
9 A Genayve
10 Gisher Lid
11 A Chussedl
12 Durchn Drf Geyt A Geshrai
13 Shlof Shlof Shlof
14 Ei Mezinke
15 Yosl Ber
16 Yoshke Fuhrt Avek



ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL -
Archive Recordings, held at Pitkin County Library (Colorado)

AMF 1979-68   Compact disc.
Title on container: A Concert-Cabaret.
Contents "An evening of song and poetry" (39:28).
Performer Martha Schlamme, vocalist and speaker ; Steven Blier, piano.
Note Recorded August 16, 1979 at the Aspen Amphitheater, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado.


AMF 1980-21   Compact disc.
Contents A Kurt Weill cabaret (76:46).
Performer Martha Schlamme, soprano ; Alvin Epstein, baritone ; Steven Blier, piano.
Note Recorded July 13, 1980 at the Aspen Amphitheater, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado.



AMF 1981-62   Compact disc.
Contents Schlamme and Epstein sing Bernstein and Blitzstein.
Performer Martha Schlamme, soprano ; Alvin Epstein, baritone ; Steven Blier, piano.
Note Recorded August 6, 1981 at the Tent, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado.



AMF 1982-34   2 Compact discs.
Conceived by Martha Schlamme and Richard Bower ; directed by Martha Schlamme.
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; book by Hugh Wheeler suggested by a film by Ingmar Bergman.
Contents Songs and vignettes from a Little night music (87:07) / Sondheim.
Performer Kurt Steinhauer, Toni Sellers, Sarah Wendt, Everett McCorvey, Susan Stetson, Martha Schlamme, Francesca Pomerantz, Elizabeth Szczygielska, Ronald Hedlund, Lynn Torgove, james Wood, Sara Ziegler, Julia Davidson, Brian M. Kerns.
Richard Bower, piano ; Amy Lasswell, celesta ; Ben Peterson, cello ; John Jutsum, Jr., percussion.
Note Recorded July 18, 1982 at the Tent, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado.

Subject: RE: Martha Schlamme discography
From: Thomas Stern
Date: 20 Sep 23 - 10:16 PM

M.S.T.-6 Der Rebbe Eli Melech -Vuzhe villst du          1031-B T7 B6 B1
M.S.T.-7 Di Alte Kashe - Chatzkele - Eingemachts         1032-A T7 A3 A1 A2.1
M.S.T.-8 Ay Ay Der Rebbe Gate - Yomme Yomme             1032-B T7 A6 A4





1951
REENA RECORD CORPORATION
Album   U2 ISRAELIANA - Songs All Israel Sings                      3x10"-78rpm
      LP-2                                                                10"-LP
composed and accompanied by Nachum Nardi, piano.
sung by Martha Schlamme

IS 2006 A1 AVIGAYIL                           IS 2006 A1, LP-2 A1
         2 E'YAL                              IS 2006 A2, LP-2 A2
          (M.Avigal)
       B GINA LI (Tchenichowski)            IS 2006 B, LP-2 A3
IS 2007 A Y'AF AL PI CHEN (D .Shimani)       IS 2007 A, LP-2 A4
       B URU ACHIM (biblical)               IS 2007 B, LP-2 B1
IS 2008 A LAYLA BAGILBOA (A. Shlanski)       IS 2008 A, LP-2 B2
       B SHIR MACHOL (J. Fichmann)          IS 2008 B, LP-2 B3



Palestine Art Corporation Album 1       4x10"-78rpm [record 5, 6, 7, 8]
Favorite Songs of Israel [shire Yi´sra'el le-vet ha sefer vela-mishpahah]
Edgar Mills, Judith Knight, Lola Gilbert, Samuel Kligfeld, Martha Schlamme, singers;
Harry Coopersmith, musical director.
Hebrew words (Hebrew characters and romanized), partial English translation, program notes on container.

Oniyot = Oniyot / composed by V. Shlonsky ; words by E. Indelman
Shir ha-ma`pilim = Shir ha-mapilim / composed by M. Rappaport ; words by Y. Orland
Zemer lakh = Ze-mer lach : folk song
Adamah = Adama : folk song
U-she'avtem mayim = U-sh'avtem ma-yim / composed by M. Zaira
`Ad or ha-boker = Ad or haboker / composed by M. Zaira ; words by A. Ashman
Agadah = Agada / composed by Ch. Krochevsky ; words by Y. Fichman
Ki mi-Tsiyon = Ki mitsiyon / composed by M. Zaira ; arranged by Trude Rittmann
Eyal = Eyal / composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by M. Avigal
Yehudah ha-Makabi = Y'huda ha-Makabi ; Bar Kokhva = Bar Kochva /
    composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by E. Indelman
Rabi Yohanan ben Zakai = Ra-bi Yohanan ben Zakai ; David ha-ro`eh =
                      Da-vid haroeh / composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by E. Indelman
Panu derekh = Panu de-reh / composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by B. Biram
Avigayil = Aviga-yil; `Eran = Ayran / composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by M. Avigal.




Palestine Art   8
8A (not Schlamme)

8B Aviga-Yil/Ayran (108-2)
COMPOSED BY NAHUM NARDI, SUNG BY MARTHA SCHLAMME




?? early 1950s
ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION
[ 731 Broadway, New York City
   109 Cedarhurst Ave, Cedarhurst, N.Y. 11516 ]
Hans J Sachs, recording director
ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION album 5 (114-116)          3-10" 78rpm
                           LP 5                      10" LP
ISRAELI FOLK DANCES
[Billboard Jul 26 1952]

ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION album 6 (117-119)         3-10" 78rpm
                           LP 6                      10" LP      1953
ISRAELI FOLK DANCES Second Series
[Billboard, Mar 6 1954]

ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION    LP 7                      12"-LP      1957
Israeli folk dances : Third series.
Israel Music Foundation: LP 5/6                      12"-LP    [1963?]
Israeli folk dances - Combined First & Second Series
ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION 2001, 2002, 2003             7"-45rpm
Martha Schlamme, soprano-1 ; Mort Freeman, baritone-2 ;
Theodore Bikel -3; Elyakum Shapira -4; Rachel Hadass -5.
Israel Folk Dance Orchestra/Elyakum Shapira, conductor.


IMF-114A MAYIM MAYIM [ushavtem mayim] -1 -2          114A LP 5 LP 5/6 A1          2001A
IMF-114B HANODED(Sara Levi)            -1             114B LP 5 LP 5/6 A2          2003B1
IMF-115A HORA AGGADATI                -1             115A LP 5 LP 5/6 A3          2002
(Composer: Chavatzelet, Lyrics: Boskowitz)
IMF-115B SHERELE                      -4             115B LP 5             LP 7 A5 2003A
IMF-116A IM HOOPALNU                      -2          116A LP 5 LP 5/6 A4          2001B 2003b2
   (Composer: Klatzkin, Lyrics: Baharav)
IMF-116B CHERKASSIYA                   -4             116B LP 5             LP 7 B5
          MALU ASAMENU BAR             -1             117 LP 6 LP 5/6 A5
          HANA'AVA BABANOT             -1 -2          117 LP 6             LP 7 A4
          KEN YOVDU                        -2          118 LP 6 LP 5/6 B1
          LECH LAMIDBAR                -1             118 LP 6 LP 5/6 B2            2002
          BO DODI (Come, My Beloved)    -1 -2          119 LP 6 LP 5/6 B3
          SOVENUNI (Dance Around Me)       -2          119 LP 6 LP 5/6 B4
          HAVA NETZE B'MAHOL                                     LP 5/6 B5

          Le'or chi yu chech               -3                                 LP 7 A1
          MEHOL HANOAR                     -5                                 LP 7 A2
          BAT YIFTACH                      instr                              LP 7 A3
          MEZARAI YISRAEL                  -3 -5                              LP 7 B1
          VEHAYA K'ETZ SHATUL                -5                              LP 7 B2
          BAT HARIM                        -3 -5                              LP 7 B3
          MEHOL HAGAT                      instr                              LP 7 B4                                             

Note: Sung in Hebrew.


THE JEWISH post    Thursday, April 23, 1953
ISRAEL FOLK DANCES: featuring Elyakum, Martha
Schlamme and Mort Freeman. New York: Israel Music
Foundation. Album $4.45, LP $4.00.
The Israel Music Foundaion has done a superb
job of presenting t'he spirit of Israel in this issue
of Israel 'Folk Dances, including a Hora, a Sherelel
the Cherkassiya, and three other folk-song-dances
, .. Mayim Mayim, Hanoded, and 1m Hoopalnu.
A booklet of dance instructions accompanies the
record . . . but if the listener is an arm-chair
enthusiast (as this reviewer is) the pleasure will
be not one bit diminished by listening without
dancing.
In presenting the voice of Martha Schlamme,
Viennese soprano, ISRAEL FOLK DANCES
gives Winnipeg a fair sampling of what they
missed when Miss Schlamme failed to appear here
at the last ZCI concert.
Distinctive feature of the record 'is the musical
accompaniment to the dances. Here, instead of
stealing the show" the Chalil, harmonica, ac-.
cordion and other instrumentation is used suggestively . . . like the economy of pen or pencil
in a Rembrandt sketch. There is a conscious
oriental atmosphere ... complete to the Chinese
gO?g and wailing Hindu type flute notes ... that
brmgs to life the rich color of contemporary
Israel as very :(,ew other recordings do. ISRAELI \
FOLK" DANCES bring into the Canadian Jewish
home the utter informality of a spontaneous
Kibbutz Hora, or
one of those musicales that occur
whenever Israeli
soldiers gather in
the last seats of
a rickety Egged
bus. Sharing the
plaudits f01" this
musical delight
are Elyakum Shapira, conductor of
the Israeli ,Folk
Dance Orchestra; Mort Freeman, baritone; Moshe
Batmor-Buchholtz, chalil; and Eli Gamliel, 'caller:'



1952 AUGUST 8, NYC
MARTHA SCHLAMME, Accompanied by Tamara Bliss, piano
A People's Artists Production
107-A JOHNNY I HARDLY KNEW YOU (Irish Folk Song)      HOOTENANNY 107-A
107-B RABBI ELIMELECH (Yiddish Folk Song)             HOOTENANNY 107-B, YIVO CD


1954, NYC
Martha Schlamme, vocal; Tanya Gould, piano.
108-A MICHAEL                                        HOOTENANNY 108-A
108-B DODI LI                                        HOOTENANNY 108-A





1954 FOLKWAYS FP 843 GERMAN FOLK SONGS                      10"-LP
196x Folkways FW 6843 German Folk Songs
Pete Seeger accompanies on recorder & banjo
A1 Wenn Alle Bruennlein Fliessen
A2 Drobn Am Bergal, Da
A3 Rosestock, Holderbluet - Landler
A4 Es Geht Eine Dunkle Wolk Herein (Thirty-Years War)
A5 Dat Du Min Leevsten Bist
A6 Es Burebuebli
B1 Muss I Denn
B2 Ufm Berie, Da Geht der Wind
B3 Bei Mondenschein
B4 Yodel Song
B5 Der Schwere Traum
B6 Die Gedanken Sind Frei



1954 Vanguard VRS 7012 SONGS OF MANY LANDS                   10"-LP
Martha Schlamme
Tanya Gould, piano
A1 Gizratech   (Israeli)
A2 Die Vogelhochzeit (Austrian)
A3 Broiges (Yiddish)
A4 Yoshke furt awek (Yiddish)
A5 Paal Paa Haaugen (Norwegian)
A6 Harvest Dance (Russian)
B1 I'm Going to get Married (Nova Scotia)
B2 Get on board, little children (American)
B3 No More (American)
B4 A Soulcake (English)
B5 Buffalo Boy (American)
B6 Johnny, I Hardly Knew You (Irish)
[BILLBOARD SEPT 4 1954]


1956 Vanguard VRS-497                                          12"-LP
Chansons de Noël   Christmas carols of France
French texts with English translations on slipcase.

A2 Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle          Soprano and Harp
A4 Voyage à Bethléem                         Soprano and Harp
A6 Noël nouvelet                              Soprano and Harp
A8 Boutons nos habits les plus biaux          Soprano and Harp
B1 La marche des rois                         Soprano and Harp
B4 Noël provençal                            Soprano and Harp
B6 Noël de Strasbourg                         Soprano and Harp
B8 Noël poitevin                              Soprano and Harp
Martha Schlamme, soprano, Edward Vito, harp

[BILLBOARD: DEC 1958]

Columbia Special Products P3 11972               Stereo 3-LP box 1973
The Bells of Bethlehem
A Christmas Festival of Song from the Holy Land, Europe and America
P 11974 Christmas in Europe:
B2 Un flambeau, jeannette, Isabelle   Martha Schlamme, Soprano; Edward Vito, Harp
   



1957 Vanguard VRS-9011 Martha Schlamme SINGS JEWISH FOLK SONGS               12-LP
      VANGUARD(PYE,E) PPL 11014 JEWISH FOLK SONGS                                 LP
1998 Vanguard Classics (Omega) OVC 6029
                         The Legendary Martha Schlamme Sings Jewish Folk Songs    CD
A1. 1. Chanuke, O Chanuke!
A2. 2. Geh ich mir Spatzieren .. I'm Going for a Stroll
A3. 3. Mai Komashmo Lon .. What Does it Signify?
A4. 4. Shein bin ich shein .. Pretty Am I, Pretty
A5. 5. Tum-balalayka
A6. 6. Die Mesinke ..The Wedding
A7. 7. Sug mir du shein Meidele .. Tell Me, Pretty Maiden
A8. 8. Dire-gelt .. Rent Money
    9. Shlof mayn kind ..Sleep My Child PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
B1. 10. A pintele .. A Dot
B2. 11. Oy, Dortn, Dortn, Ibern Vaserl .. O, Far off, Far off, Over the Water
B3. 12. Freilach .. Be Happy
B4. 13. Partizaner Lid .. Partisan Song
B5. 14. Zog Nit Keynmol .. O Never Say
B6. 15. Zhankoye
B7. 16. Tif in Veldele .. Deep in the Forest
B8. 17. Die Machetunem gehen .. The Relatives Arrive

HIGH FIDELITY, October 1957 p.114
FOLK MUSIC by Edward L. Randal
Rounding out Vanguard's impressive crop
is JEWISH FOLK SONGS (VRS 9011), featuring
the talented soprano, Martha Schlamme. Miss
Schalmme's songs - by turns joyous, poignant,
humorous, and tragic, draw upon long centuries
of Jewish tradition: yet-both melodically and
emotionally, they seem as fresh as tomorrow's
sunrise. The Viennese-born vocalist is in
top form, and the engineers have favored her
with impeccable reproduction.
        

1958 Vanguard VRS-9019 FOLK SONGS OF MANY LANDS
      Fontana TFL 6006
       Matha Schlamme and Tanya Gould
Gizratech
Die Vogelhochzeit
Broiges
Yoshke fuhrt awek
Paal paa haugen
Harvest dance
Roe ve roa
La petite Jeanneton
I’m going to get married
A soulchake
Just like the swallow
Get on goard, little children
No more
Buffalo boy
Johnny, I hardly knew you.


             SOURCE ??????????????
1991 Smithsonian Collection/Sony Music Special Products R 046 LP/CD
      Folk song America. 2 a 20th century revival.
       2. Johnny I hardly knew you (Martha Schlamme)


1959
The Folk Dancer Record Service
[Michael Herman & Dave Rosenberg, Flushing NY, Sonart Records]

Martha Schlamme, Soprano -1
Mort Freeman, Baritone   -2
ELyakum and his Israeli Orchestra - supervised by Zafra

K7-0W-7595   SHIBBOLET BASADEH (A Sheaf in the Field) -1 -2 MH 1150 B    (45rpm) CD 57
K7-0W-7596   TZLIL ZOGIM (THe Sound of the Cowbell)   -1    MH 45-1152 B (45rpm) CD 26
K7-0W-7603   INBALIM (The Sheep's Bells)   -1               MH 45-1152 A (45rpm) CD 26
K7-0B-7604-1 RAV B'RACHOT (Many Blessings) -1               MH 1151 B    (78rpm)
K7-OW-7604   RAV B'RACHOT (Many Blessings) -1               MH 45-1151 B (45rpm) CD 26



. Includes liner notes by Martha Schlamme. Originally released on Vanguard (VSD 2032).

All tracks have been digitally remastered.

Personnel: Martha Schlamme (vocals).

Audio Remixer: David Baker .

Recording information: Vanguard's 23rd Street Studio (01/09/1959).

Editor: Marc Aubort.
   



Recorded on January 9, 1959, Vanguard 23rd Street Studio
Producer Seymour Solomon
Engineer Marc Aubort

1959 Vanguard VRS 9049/VRS 2032          JEWISH FOLK SONGS Vol.2                     
1967 Vanguard Everyman SRV 73004 STEREO RAISINS & ALMONDS & OTHER JEWISH FOLK SONGS   
1995 Vanguard Classics(Omega) OVC 6026   RAISINS & ALMONDS - Jewish Folk Songs   Digital remaster
      Martha Schlamme, vocals; orchestra, Robert DeCormier, conductor;
      Orchestral acc. based in part on piano acc. by Tamara Bliss.
      Program notes and English paraphrases of the texts by Martha Schlamme on container.
1. Lo mir alle fraylech zein
2. Der Rebbe Elimelech
3. Zog Maran
4. Der Fetter Nuss'n
5. Margaritkelech
6. Tumba Tumba
7. Chazkele
8. Rozhinkes mit Mandlen
9. Teire Malke
10. Dos Pastuchl
11. Vos villstu
12. S'dremlen Feygle oyf di Tsvaygn
13. Lo mir sich Iberbeten
14. S'loifn S'yugn Schwartze Wolkns
15. Dona, Dona
16. Unzer Rebbenu
17. Bie dem Stetl

NOTE: sung in Yiddish.

EXCERPTS FROM Jewish Folk Songs Vol.2:
1961 Vanguard SRV-125SD The sound of folk music
      FONTANA   TFL 6013
      xx Tumba tumba (Martha Schlamme) (2:50)

1971 Vanguard 715/716 THE YIDDISH DREAM - A Heritage of JewishSong          2x12"-LP
      VANGUARD (ARGENTINA) SE 60256 EL SUENO JUDEO vol.2 (Vanguard 716)             LP
1991 Vanguard Classics(Omega) OVC 6004                                              CD
199x BMG Direct Marketing D 135393 (1991, Omega Record Group) 76:51               CD
      Martha Schlamme, Orchestra conducted by Robert DeCormier
      1B5 10. Lomir Sich Iberbetenier
      2A3 14. Margaritkelech
      2A6 17. Tumba Tumba
      2B5    S'Loifn S'Yugn Schwartze Wolkis (not on CD)




1959 Vanguard VRS-9062/VSD 2053 Folk Festival At Newport—Volume 1
      Top Rank 35 070
1962 Fontana TFL 6000
Martha Schlamme Accompanied by Frank Hamilton, guitar
A3 Hey Daroma
A4 There's a Hole in the Bucket
A5 Que Bonita Bandeira


c.1959 WFMT, Chicago (syndicated for broadcast)
concert of folk-songs recorded at Thorne Hall, Chicago.



1960 Vanguard VRS-9070/VSD-2063 Martha Schlamme "At Town Hall"
      Fontana(UK) TFL 6018
Recorded in New York, February 14, 1960
       Tanya Gould, piano; Harold Seletsky, clarinet; Robert Mann, violin;
       Claus Adam, cello; and Victor Messer, guitar.
Side 1 :   
Llorona the Weeping One
Mi Varachev
The Wraggle Taggle Gypsies
Na Gare Ta
Seerauber Jennie (The Pirate)
Every Time I feel The Spirit
Woman! Go Home
Mommy I want a Drink Of Water
Ey Lu Lu
Doce Cascabeles .
Side 2
Three Russian Songs (by beethoven)[ ACH RECHENKI / KAK PASHLI / YICHAV KOZAK ]
Mrs. McGrath
Tarantella
Vie Azoy Trinkt Der Kaiser Tay
Una Gallina Con Pollos
Taxicab Story
Tumba Tumba
Everybody Loves saturday Night




1960 Vanguard VRS 9072 MARTHA SCHLAMME SINGS ISRAELI FOLK SONGS
Dodi li
Eretz zavat
Ma dodech
Ani ma'amin
Mi barechev
Ana halach dodech
Pri gani
Shnei shoshanim
Vedavid
Mayeem
Etz harimon
Hey daroma
Hineh ma tov
Gozu gez
Be'er basadeh
Mi yivneh
Hana'ava babanot
Shibolet basadeh
Haflei vafele.



RADIO: MMM DD 1960 WFMT (Chicago)
Studs Terkel with Frank Hamilton & Martha Schlamme
[appearing at the time at the Gate Of Horn in Chicago.]

Introduction - conversation http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_1.mp3
Shepherd Song (Israeli)      http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_2.mp3
conversation                http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_3.mp3
Yerakina (Greek)             http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_4.mp3
conversation                http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_5.mp3
Macaroni (Italian)          http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_6.mp3
conversation                http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_7.mp3
Nine Hundred Miles (FH with 5-string)                         http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_8.mp3
conversation                                                   http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_9.mp3
In the Evenin' When the Sun Goes Down (FH with guitar)         http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_10.mp3
conversation                                                   http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_11.mp3
Woman! Go Home! (Dyer-Bennet's translation of Austrian song)   http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_12.mp3
conversation                                                   http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_13.mp3
Que Bonita Bandera (Spanish)                                  http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_14.mp3
closing                                                       http://rudegnu.com/stmsfh_15.mp3



1961 Vanguard    VRS 9091 MARTHA SCHLAMME AT THE GATE OF HORN
      Fontana(UK) TFL 6017
       Frank Hamilton, guitar
A1. Hafinjan
A2. Phyllis and Her Mother
A3. Wuzhe Willstu
A4. Die Gedanken Sind Frei
A5. A Soulcake
A6. Le Cycle du Vin
A7. There's a Hole in the Bucket
A8. Venga Jaleo
B1. Sano Duso and Kaszi Vasce
B2. An Old Man Came Courting Me
B3. Yerakina
B4. Mountains of Morn
B5. Ya Ba Bam
B6. Que Bonita Bandera
[BILLBOARD, OCT 16, 1961]




1961 MGM E/SE 3978. "MARTHA SCHLAMME IN CONCERT"
MARTHA SCHLAMME, VOCALS TANYA GOULD, PIANO LEONARD PORTNOY, OBOE FLUTE AND CLARINET MAURICE BIALKIN, CELLO JERRY SILVERMAN, GUITAR BALALAIKA
Side 1
THREE MEN IN CARAVAN
BLACK JACK GYPSY
TANI
THE PRAETIES THEY ARE SMALL
QUAND J'ETAIS CHEZ MON PERE
CRAZY BARBARA
SURABAY JOHNNY
TARANTELLA
Side 2
CRUEL WARS
L'HAUGARD DE LA GARDE
YOSSL BER
YOSHKE FUHRT AVEK
KATUSHA
JOHNNY
VIVA
OLIVER CROMWELL

   

unissued MGM E/SE-4031 - English Folk Songs - Martha Schlamme


1962 MGM E/SE 4052P    THE WORLD OF KURT WEILL IN SONG
      MGM(UK, EMI) C 917
                  Music arranged and conducted by Samuel Matlovsky
ALABAMA SONG         FROM RISE AND FALL OF CITY OF MAHAGONY 1928
MACK THE KNIFE       FROM THREEPENNY OPERA 1928
BARBARA'S SONG       FROM THREEPENNY OPERA 1928
SURABAYA JOHNNY      FORM HAPPY END 1929
BILBAO SONG          FROM HAPPY END 1929
J'ATTENDS UN NAVIRE FROM MARIE GLANTE 1934
LE ROI D'AQUITAINE   FROM MARIE GALANTE 1934
MY SHIP             FROM LADY IN THE DARK 1941
LONELY HOUSE         FROM STREET SCENE 1947
SUSAN'S DREAM       FROM LIVE LIFE 1948
LOST IN THE STARS    FROM LOST IN THE STARS 1949
THOUSANDS OF MILES   FROM LOST IN THE STARS 1949

SIDE 1
BILBAO SONG
J'ATTENDS UN NAVIRE
LONELY HOUSE
SUSAN'S DREAM
MACK THE KNIFE
THOUSANDS OF MILES
SIDE 2
SURABAYA JOHNNY
MY SHIP
BARBARA'S SONG
LE ROI D'AQUITAINE
LOST IN THE STARS
ALABAMA SONG


1963 MGM E/SE 4122    FAVORITE YIDDISH SONGS        
Martha Schlamme
Arranged and conducted by Samuel Matlovsky
Produced by HOWARD SOTT
Tumbalalaika
Mit A Nodl
Papir Is Doch Vais
An Alte Kashe
Oy Avrom
Yankele
Zog Nit Keinmol
Reisele
A Genayve
A Chussedl
Durch'n Dorf Geyt A Geshari
Schlaff Schlaff Schlaff
Die Mezinke
[Billboard Jun 1 1963]


Folkstage
February 3, 2007
MARTHA SCHLAMME with Jonathan Zach, piano
Recorded at the Mather High School Auditorium, Chicago, March 16, 1963
Hassidic chant (trad)
Yerakina
Don't Let Me Die and Old Maid, Take Me Out of Pity (trad)
Soulcake (trad)
several brief children's songs / Man With a Microphone (Sydney Carter)
Mrs. McGrath (trad)
Oyfin, Oyven Zitst a Meydl (trad)
unidentified song
Yankele (Mordecai Gebertig)
Die Gedanken Sind Frei (trad)
Bilbao Song (Weill/Brecht)
Crazy Barbara (Milt Schaefer)
Surabaya Johnny (fragment) (Weill/Brecht)



Martha Schlamme and Will Holt (1963 telecast). The threepenny opera. Tango ballet / Brecht/Weill.

1963 TV
VAI 4319, Lotte Lenya & Gisela May - Theater Songs of Brecht & Weill
VAI (DVD) (3/29/2005)
Lotte Lenya and Gisela May - Theater Songs of Brecht and Weill (1972) (80min)
1958 Camera Three (CBS) 25min
1963 Gisela May with Martha Schlamme and Will Holt
    Martha Schlamme - Bilbao Song (Happy End)
    Schlamme and Will Holt - Tango Ballad(Three Penny Opera)
Martha Schlamme (1970/1963)
* Bilbao Song
* Tango Ballad (with Will Holt)


Historic Films
ARTIST: MARTHA SCHLAMME
SONG TITLE: JOHNNY WE HARDLY KNEW YA
Reel#: V-1011
Year: 1963
Timecode: 01 38 00
Color/B&W: B&W


McDonald & Associates
Hootenanny IX: 30-minute version    6/1/63   A-10C From Penn State University
Martha Schlamme, her lyrics to “Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ya”



1963 MGM E/SE 4180 OC A KURT WEILL CABARET         Billboard Nov 23, 1963 Pop Special Merit
                  Martha Schlamme and Will Holt

The Ballad of the Easy Life - The Barbara Song - Mack the Knife - Tango Ballade - Pirate Jenny - Le Roi d'Aquitaine - Caesar's Death

The Saga of Jenny - September Song - Mandalay Song - Surabaya Johnny - Bilbao Song - Lost in the Stars




1964 RCA Victor LOC/LSO 1086
THREE PENNY OPERA Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht; English lyrics Marc Blitzstein.
soundtrack recording;
liner notes and synopsis by Miles Kreuger
starring Sammy Davis as the streetsinger
featuring the voices of George S. Irving, Martha Schlamme, and Jo Wilder,
orchestra conducted by Samuel Matlovsky.
Engineer – Paul Goodman
A1        Overture        
A2        The Ballad Of Mack The Knife        
A3        Morning Anthem; Instead-Of Song        
A4        Love Song        
A5        Barbara Song        
A6        Melodrama And Polly's Song        
A7        The World Is Mean        
B1        Solomon Song        
B2        Pirate Jenny        
B3        Tango Ballad        
B4        Ballad Of Dependency        
B5        Jealousy Duet        
B6        Useless Song        
B7        Call From The Grave; How To Survive; The Mounted Messenger; Reprieved        
B8        Happy Ending






1964 E/SE 4190    MARTHA SCHLAMME SAYS KISSIN'S NO SIN AND OTHER FOLK WISDOM.
      MGM(UK) MGM-C-977 (1964)
Arranged and Conducted by ROBERT DeCORMIER
Produced by JIM DAVIS
Recorded October 1953, A&R Studios, New York City
KISSIN'S NO SIN
I ONCE WAS A MAID
MOON ABOVE ME
THE CRUEL WAR
CROW ON THE CRADLE
BECAUSE I WERE SHY
PUT THE MOON IN THE DUST BIN
ALDERMASTON TO TRAFALGAR SQUARE
MAN WITH A MICROPHONE
THE DOVE
COME A LANDSMAN
PULL OFF YOUR OLD COAT
HIGHLAND LAD
TURN AROUND
JOHNNIE LAD





1964 Press Photo Martha Schlamme and Will Holt in "Look Up and Live" - lrx98181
This is an original press photo. Martha Schlamme and Will Holt in "Look Up and Live" - "The Images of Man" Part VII, on CBS-TV, Sunday, August 23, 10:30-11:00 AM, EDT.Photo measures 7 x 9inches. Photo is dated 8-7-1964.

1964 Press Photo Will Hold & Martha Schlamme sing duet in "The Coffee House"
This is an original press photo. Will Hole and Martha Schlamme sing the songs of Kurt Weill in "The Coffee House" on Look Up and Live at 10:30am tomorrow on Channel 10 Photo measures 7 x 9.25 inches. Photo is dated 08-22-1964.





1965 TV
    "Toast of the Town"... aka The Ed Sullivan Show
          - Episode #18.29 (1965) TV Episode .... Herself

1965-11-28 TV                16mm b&w film
ETERNAL LIGHT - NBC 30min
The World of Martha Schlamme
The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10128
212-423-3200
The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
National Jewish Archive of Broadcasting



1965 promo   Historic Films
ARTIST: MARTHA SCHLAMME
SONG TITLE: CBD                ??????????
Reel#: AS-418
Year: 1965
Timecode: 06 25 55
Color/B&W: B&W




1966
Pacifica Archive Record: BB4490.02,
Article: Martha Schlamme sings Yiddish songs / produced by Lila Hassid.
When & Where: Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1966.
Series: Jewish folklore ; no. 2.
Description: Singing of Yiddish folk songs in their original form.
Length: 1 reel (29 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono.




c,1967
RAINBOW QUEST Program 11 - Pete Seeger (TV)
11.Martha Schlamme
German-born Martha Schlamme, accompanied by Abraham Stockman on piano, sings several songs in German including the Brecht/Weill songs "Bilboa Moon" and "Pirate Jenny." She also sings several songs in Yiddish and Spanish and joins Pete in the World War II concentration camp song "Peat Bog Soldiers."



TV: ABC 1967-05-29 A LIFE IN SONG 30min
ABC/Jewish Theological Seminary



1968 [5/29/08 inquiry to Miles Kreuger ==?????]]]
Private RCA pressing (UR4M-1020) one-sided LP with eight songs without titles listed

MATA HARI (Martin Chamin, Edward Thomas)
full cast (unidentified) with rhythm section
???????????? - Possibly Pernell Roberts, Martha Schlamme and Vincente Minelli OR
               Vi Velasco et al.

NOTE: Mata Hari produced at
       the National Theater, Washington D.C. (Nov 18th 1967-Dec 9th, 1967).
       the Theatre Des Lys, NYC (Dec 11th 1967-Dec 15th 1967).
       planned opening at Alvin Theater, New York for January 1968   probably never happened.

NOTE:
MATA HARI (1967 – Pre-Broaday)
Pernell Roberts, Marisa Mell, Martha Schlamme, George Marcy, Sandy Ellen, Ellen Kravitz, Jake Holmes, Blythe Danner, Helen G. Ross, Paul Glasser, Ryan Harrison, Seymour Penzner, Dominic Chianese

NOTE:
from NATIONAL THEATER online database:
November 17 through December 9, 1967
MATA HARI -- musical: book by Jerome Coopersmith; lyrics by Martin Charnin; music by Edward Thomas. Starring Pernell Roberts and Marisa Mell. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Produced by David Merrick. The opening night, a grand benefit performance, was a great disaster, as scenery failed to operate properly, and Mata Hari, having been gunned down by a firing squad, rose to exit before the lights were down.



1970
Camera three. Martha Schlamme--Let there be love
Author: Ralph Curtis; Martha Schlamme;
CBS Television Network.; Creative Arts Television Archive Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: United States : CBS-TV, 1970-12-27.
Edition/Format: VHS video : English


Martha Schlamme (1970 telecast). Happy end. Bilbao-song / Brecht/Weill --
VAI 4319, Lotte Lenya & Gisela May - Theater Songs of Brecht & Weill
VAI (DVD) (3/29/2005)


1971
BBC SCOTTISH RADIO ORCHESTRA
11 Sep. 22:45       Usher Hall
    Farewell to the 25th Festival
Conductor       Ian Sutherland
Soloists   Helga Dernesch (sop.)
Martha Schlamme (folk sngr.), Ronald
Morrison (bar.), William McCue (bs.),
Alasdair Graham (pf)




2005 CD from unidentified sources
MSY Music (CD) Y-MS 3011 Yiddish Songs From My Father's Home (c)2005
[produced by Hatikvah Music, Simon Rutberg]
Martha Schlamme
(no information on jacket other than song titles)
1 Tumbalalaika
2 Mit A Nodle
3 Papir Is Doch Vain
4 An Alte kashe
5 Oy Avrom
6 Yankele
7 Zog Nit Keinmol
8 Reisele
9 A Genayve
10 Gisher Lid
11 A Chussedl
12 Durchn Drf Geyt A Geshrai
13 Shlof Shlof Shlof
14 Ei Mezinke
15 Yosl Ber
16 Yoshke Fuhrt Avek



ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL -
Archive Recordings, held at Pitkin County Library (Colorado)

AMF 1979-68   Compact disc.
Title on container: A Concert-Cabaret.
Contents "An evening of song and poetry" (39:28).
Performer Martha Schlamme, vocalist and speaker ; Steven Blier, piano.
Note Recorded August 16, 1979 at the Aspen Amphitheater, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado.


AMF 1980-21   Compact disc.
Contents A Kurt Weill cabaret (76:46).
Performer Martha Schlamme, soprano ; Alvin Epstein, baritone ; Steven Blier, piano.
Note Recorded July 13, 1980 at the Aspen Amphitheater, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado.



AMF 1981-62   Compact disc.
Contents Schlamme and Epstein sing Bernstein and Blitzstein.
Performer Martha Schlamme, soprano ; Alvin Epstein, baritone ; Steven Blier, piano.
Note Recorded August 6, 1981 at the Tent, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado.



AMF 1982-34   2 Compact discs.
Conceived by Martha Schlamme and Richard Bower ; directed by Martha Schlamme.
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; book by Hugh Wheeler suggested by a film by Ingmar Bergman.
Contents Songs and vignettes from a Little night music (87:07) / Sondheim.
Performer Kurt Steinhauer, Toni Sellers, Sarah Wendt, Everett McCorvey, Susan Stetson, Martha Schlamme, Francesca Pomerantz, Elizabeth Szczygielska, Ronald Hedlund, Lynn Torgove, james Wood, Sara Ziegler, Julia Davidson, Brian M. Kerns.
Richard Bower, piano ; Amy Lasswell, celesta ; Ben Peterson, cello ; John Jutsum, Jr., percussion.
Note Recorded July 18, 1982 at the Tent, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado.

Subject: RE: Martha Schlamme discography
From: GUEST,Dawn
Date: 27 Dec 17 - 10:45 PM

Amazon just released another compilation from Bach Guild that has some tracks by Martha Schlamme.
Big Christmas Box tracks 052-063 appear to be from
"1956 Vanguard VRS-497 - Chansons de No?l - Christmas carols of France" noted in Thomas Stern post above.

Subject: RE: Martha Schlamme discography
From: Joe Offer
Date: 09 Aug 15 - 04:39 AM

Amazon has a Big Jewish Music Box on the Bach Guild label as an MP3 download for 99 cents. It has 204 tracks, and 56 are by Martha Schlamme.

-Joe-

Subject: RE: Martha Schlamme discography
From: GUEST,Libby Bryant
Date: 08 Aug 15 - 05:17 PM

If you still need the info, I have a 10 inch record that reads: Tikv Records, Martha Schlamme, Jewish Popular Folk Songs, MST-7-A side 1, Chatzkele, Eingemachts Margaritkalech,
Di Alte Kashe, Yomme Yomme, Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen, Ay Ay Der Rebbe Gate
MST-7-B, side 2, Vuzhe Villst Du, Schluf Mein Kind, Broitele, Mottel, Viegendick A Fremd Kind, Der Rebbe Eli Melech
T-7 Long Playing 33 1.3 Unbreakable
printing is silver on black
Hope this helps you

Subject: RE: Martha Schlamme discography
From: GUEST,Walter Kaplen
Date: 24 Apr 11 - 03:00 PM

I have several records containing songs sung by Martha Schlamma--specifically the ones you listed. If you are still interested I will
be glad to get them to you.
Her singing meant much to my family 2 young children,wife and me those long yeqrs ago.
.

Subject: RE: Martha Schlamme discography
From: Thomas Stern
Date: 27 Sep 09 - 10:12 AM

unfortunately, the line breaks font and spacing make some of this
hard to view properly. Anyone know how to change the
line length or font for proper formatting?

please send ADDITIONS & CORRECTIONS!
Thanks, Thomas.




MARTHA SCHLAMME DISCOGRAPHY

born: Martha Haftel   Vienna, 25 September 1923
Married: c.1948 Hans Schlamme, anulled; ??
          1960's Mark Lane - divorced.
Died: October 6, 1983, Jamestown, NY

Memorial: November 26, 1985 Circle in the Square Theater
Included Will Holt, Alvin Epstein, Eric Bentley, Elie Siegmeister, others.
A Martha Schlamme Scholarship was established at Circle in the Square.

Tribute broadcast: 1987, WBAI (3 hours, produced by Sue Renee Bernstein and Belle Linda Halpern)

1938 escape from Vienna through France to England.
1948 came to the United States from England.


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reviews or notices listed in brackets below album


Billboard, March 26 1949: Nachum Nardi and Martha Schlamme signed by George Avakian/Columbia Records

1949
Columbia    8251-F, 8253-F, 8273-F                               3x10"-78rpm
Hebraica LP1 Music of Nachum Nardi side 2 (XTV 25547)       c.1958    12"-LP

Martha Schlamme, acc. Nachum Nardi, piano
   40422 Ali B'ee (Song of the Well)/Gad Gdi(My Little Goat) Nachum Nardi-Bialik Col 8251-F LP 1 B4
CO 40423 Hagalila(To Galilee)                   Levin Kipnis-Nachum Nardi Columbia 8253-F LP 1 B6
CO 40424 Shir Eres Al Hayam (Lullaby on the High Seas)    Y.Karni-N.Nardi   Columbia 8253-F LP 1 B3
   40425 Sisi Admat Hasharon(Lad of Sharon Rejoice)          Nardi-Fishman Columbia 8251-F LP 1 B5
CO 40499 Hitragut(Tranquility (Based on an Old Sephardic Tune) Nardi-Karni Columbia 8273-F LP 1 B1
CO 40500 Beersheba(Words based on The Bible)                Nardi-Fishman Columbia 8273-F LP 1 B2



c.1950 TIKVA
produced by Allen B Jacobs      
Tikva 1030, 1031, 1032                                             10"-78rpm
Tikva MST 7 MARTHA SCHLAMME sings JEWISH FOLK SONGS               10"-LP
[cover variations: catalog number rubber stamped(black), printed (black,large) (white,small)]
TIKVA T-7                                                          12"-LP
TIKVA T-7 (TIQVA/Studio Recordings, Tel-Aviv, Israel)             12"-LP [stamper 1-12-64]
SIMCHA (Melodisc, E) JLP-4                                        12"-LP

Tanya Gould, pianist; Moshe Bucholz, flutist.

???       Schluf Mein Kind                                        T7 B2
???       Broitele                                                T7 B3
M.S.T.-3 Mottel                                          1030-A T7 B4
M.S.T.-4 Margaritkalech                                  1030-B T7 A2.2
M.S.T.-5 Viegendick a Fremd Kind - Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen 1031-A T7 B5 A5
M.S.T.-6 Der Rebbe Eli Melech -Vuzhe villst du          1031-B T7 B6 B1
M.S.T.-7 Di Alte Kashe - Chatzkele - Eingemachts         1032-A T7 A3 A1 A2.1
M.S.T.-8 Ay Ay Der Rebbe Gate - Yomme Yomme             1032-B T7 A6 A4





1951
REENA RECORD CORPORATION
Album   U2 ISRAELIANA - Songs All Israel Sings                      3x10"-78rpm
      LP-2                                                                10"-LP
composed and accompanied by Nachum Nardi, piano.
sung by Martha Schlamme

IS 2006 A1 AVIGAYIL                           IS 2006 A1, LP-2 A1
         2 E'YAL                              IS 2006 A2, LP-2 A2
          (M.Avigal)
       B GINA LI (Tchenichowski)            IS 2006 B, LP-2 A3
IS 2007 A Y'AF AL PI CHEN (D .Shimani)       IS 2007 A, LP-2 A4
       B URU ACHIM (biblical)               IS 2007 B, LP-2 B1
IS 2008 A LAYLA BAGILBOA (A. Shlanski)       IS 2008 A, LP-2 B2
       B SHIR MACHOL (J. Fichmann)          IS 2008 B, LP-2 B3



Palestine Art Corporation Album 1       4x10"-78rpm [record 5, 6, 7, 8]
Favorite Songs of Israel [shire Yi´sra'el le-vet ha sefer vela-mishpahah]
Edgar Mills, Judith Knight, Lola Gilbert, Samuel Kligfeld, Martha Schlamme, singers;
Harry Coopersmith, musical director.
Hebrew words (Hebrew characters and romanized), partial English translation, program notes on container.

Oniyot = Oniyot / composed by V. Shlonsky ; words by E. Indelman
Shir ha-ma`pilim = Shir ha-mapilim / composed by M. Rappaport ; words by Y. Orland
Zemer lakh = Ze-mer lach : folk song
Adamah = Adama : folk song
U-she'avtem mayim = U-sh'avtem ma-yim / composed by M. Zaira
`Ad or ha-boker = Ad or haboker / composed by M. Zaira ; words by A. Ashman
Agadah = Agada / composed by Ch. Krochevsky ; words by Y. Fichman
Ki mi-Tsiyon = Ki mitsiyon / composed by M. Zaira ; arranged by Trude Rittmann
Eyal = Eyal / composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by M. Avigal
Yehudah ha-Makabi = Y'huda ha-Makabi ; Bar Kokhva = Bar Kochva /
    composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by E. Indelman
Rabi Yohanan ben Zakai = Ra-bi Yohanan ben Zakai ; David ha-ro`eh =
                      Da-vid haroeh / composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by E. Indelman
Panu derekh = Panu de-reh / composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by B. Biram
Avigayil = Aviga-yil; `Eran = Ayran / composed by Nahum Nardi ; words by M. Avigal.




Palestine Art   8
8A ?????
8B Aviga-Yil/Ayran (108-2)



?? early 1950s
ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION
[ 731 Broadway, New York City
   109 Cedarhurst Ave, Cedarhrst, N.Y. 11516 ]
Hans J Sachs, recording director
ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION album 5 (114-116)          3-10" 78rpm
                           LP 5                      10" LP
ISRAELI FOLK DANCES
[Billboard Jul 26 1952]

ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION album 6 (117-119)         3-10" 78rpm
                           LP 6                      10" LP      1953
ISRAELI FOLK DANCES Second Series
[Billboard, Mar 6 1954]

ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION    LP 7                      12"-LP      1957
Israeli folk dances : Third series.
Israel Music Foundation: LP 5/6                      12"-LP    [1963?]
Israeli folk dances - Combined First& Second Series
ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION 2002, 2003                   7"-45rpm
Martha Schlamme, soprano-1 ; Mort Freeman, baritone-2 ;
Theodore Bikel -3; Elyakum Shapira -4; Rachel Hadass -5.
Israel Folk Dance Orchestra/Elyakum Shapira, conductor.


IMF-114A MAYIM MAYIM [ushavtem mayim] -1 -2          114A LP 5 LP 5/6 A1
IMF-114B HANODED(Sara Levi)            -1             114B LP 5 LP 5/6 A2          2003b1
IMF-115A HORA AGGADATI                -1             115A LP 5 LP 5/6 A3          2002
(Composer: Chavatzelet, Lyrics: Boskowitz)
IMF-115B SHERELE                      -4             115B LP 5             LP 7 A5 2003a
IMF-116A IM HOOPALNU                      -2          116A LP 5 LP 5/6 A4          2003b2
   (Composer: Klatzkin, Lyrics: Baharav)
IMF-116B CHERKASSIYA                   -4             116B LP 5             LP 7 B5
          MALU ASAMENU BAR             -1             117 LP 6 LP 5/6 A5
          HANA'AVA BABANOT             -1 -2          117 LP 6             LP 7 A4
          KEN YOVDU                        -2          118 LP 6 LP 5/6 B1
          LECH LAMIDBAR                -1             118 LP 6 LP 5/6 B2            2002
          BO DODI (Come, My Beloved)    -1 -2          119 LP 6 LP 5/6 B3
          SOVENUNI (Dance Around Me)       -2          119 LP 6 LP 5/6 B4
          HAVA NETZE B'MAHOL                                     LP 5/6 B5

          Le'or chi yu chech               -3                                 LP 7 A1
          MEHOL HANOAR                     -5                                 LP 7 A2
          BAT YIFTACH                      instr                              LP 7 A3
          MEZARAI YISRAEL                  -3 -5                              LP 7 B1
          VEHAYA K'ETZ SHATUL                -5                              LP 7 B2
          BAT HARIM                        -3 -5                              LP 7 B3
          MEHOL HAGAT                      instr                              LP 7 B4                                                             LP 7 ?????????????????/
          Mezarai Yisrael                                  LP 7
          Vehaya k'etz shatul                               LP 7
          Bat harim                                        LP 7
          Mehol hagat

Note Sung in Hebrew.



1952 AUGUST 8, NYC
MARTHA SCHLAMME, Accompanied by Tamara Bliss, piano
A People's Artists Production
107-A JOHNNY I HARDLY KNEW YOU (Irish Folk Song)      HOOTENANNY 107-A
107-B RABBI ELIMELECH (Yiddish Folk Song)             HOOTENANNY 107-B, YIVO CD


1954, NYC
Martha Schlamme, vocal; Tanya Gould, piano.
108-A MICHAEL                                        HOOTENANNY 108-A
108-B DODI LI                                        HOOTENANNY 108-A





1954 FOLKWAYS FP 843 GERMAN FOLK SONGS                     10"-LP
196x Folkways FW 6843 German Folk Songs
Pete Seeger accompanies on recorder & banjo
A1 Wenn Alle Bruennlein Fliessen
A2 Drobn Am Bergal, Da
A3 Rosestock, Holderbluet - Landler
A4 Es Geht Eine Dunkle Wolk Herein (Thirty-Years War)
A5 Dat Du Min Leevsten Bist
A6 Es Burebuebli
B1 Muss I Denn
B2 Ufm Berie, Da Geht der Wind
B3 Bei Mondenschein
B4 Yodel Song
B5 Der Schwere Traum
B6 Die Gedanken Sind Frei



1954 Vanguard VRS 7012 SONGS OF MANY LANDS                   10"-LP
Martha Schlamme
Tanya Gould, piano
A1 Gizratech   (Israeli)
A2 Die Vogelhochzeit (Austrian)
A3 Broiges (Yiddish)
A4 Yoshke furt awek (Yiddish)
A5 Paal Paa Haaugen (Norwegian)
A6 Harvest Dance (Russian)
B1 I'm Going to get Married (Nova Scotia)
B2 Get on board, little children (American)
B3 No More (American)
B4 A Soulcake (English)
B5 Buffalo Boy (American)
B6 Johnny, I Hardly Knew You (Irish)
[BILLBOARD SEPT 4 1954]


1956 Vanguard VRS-497                                          12"-LP
Chansons de Noël   Christmas carols of France
French texts with English translations on slipcase.

A2 Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle          Soprano and Harp
A4 Voyage à Bethléem                         Soprano and Harp
A6 Noël nouvelet                              Soprano and Harp
A8 Boutons nos habits les plus biaux          Soprano and Harp
B1 La marche des rois                         Soprano and Harp
B4 Noël provençal                            Soprano and Harp
B6 Noël de Strasbourg                         Soprano and Harp
B8 Noël poitevin                              Soprano and Harp
Martha Schlamme, soprano, Edward Vito, harp

[BILLBOARD: DEC 1958]

Columbia Special Products P3 11972               Stereo 3-LP box 1973
The Bells of Bethlehem
A Christmas Festival of Song from the Holy Land, Europe and America
P 11974 Christmas in Europe:
B2 Un flambeau, jeannette, Isabelle   Martha Schlamme, Soprano; Edward Vito, Harp
   



1957 Vanguard VRS-9011 Martha Schlamme SINGS JEWISH FOLK SONGS               12-LP
1998 Vanguard Classics (Omega) OVC 6029
                         The Legendary Martha Schlamme Sings Jewish Folk Songs    CD
A1. 1. Chanuke, O Chanuke!
A2. 2. Geh ich mir Spatzieren .. I'm Going for a Stroll
A3. 3. Mai Komashmo Lon .. What Does it Signify?
A4. 4. Shein bin ich shein .. Pretty Am I, Pretty
A5. 5. Tum-balalayka
A6. 6. Die Mesinke ..The Wedding
A7. 7. Sug mir du shein Meidele .. Tell Me, Pretty Maiden
A8. 8. Dire-gelt .. Rent Money
    9. Shlof mayn kind ..Sleep My Child
B1. 10. A pintele .. A Dot
B2. 11. Oy, Dortn, Dortn, Ibern Vaserl .. O, Far off, Far off, Over the Water
B3. 12. Freilach .. Be Happy
B4. 13. Partizaner Lid .. Partisan Song
B5. 14. Zog Nit Keynmol .. O Never Say
B6. 15. Zhankoye
B7. 16. Tif in Veldele .. Deep in the Forest
B8. 17. Die Machetunem gehen .. The Relatives Arrive
        
        

1958 Vanguard VRS-9019 FOLK SONGS OF MANY LANDS
      Fontana TFL 6006
       Matha Schlamme and Tanya Gould
Gizratech
Die Vogelhochzeit
Broiges
Yoshke fuhrt awek
Paal paa haugen
Harvest dance
Roe ve roa
La petite Jeanneton
I'm going to get married
A soulchake
Just like the swallow
Get on goard, little children
No more
Buffalo boy
Johnny, I hardly knew you.


             SOURCE ??????????????
1991 Smithsonian Collection/Sony Music Special Products R 046 LP/CD
      Folk song America. 2 a 20th century revival.
       Johnny I hardly knew you (Martha Schlamme)



1959
The Folk Dancer Record Service
[Michael Herman & Dave Rosenberg, Flushing NY, Sonart Records]

Martha Schlamme, Soprano -1
Mort Freeman, Baritone   -2
ELyakum and his Israeli Orchestra

K7-0W-7595   SHIBBOLET BASADEH (A Sheaf in the Field) -1 -2 MH 1150 B    (45rpm) CD 57
K7-0W-7596   TZLIL ZOGIM (THe Sound of the Cowbell)   -1    MH 45-1152 B (45rpm) CD 26
K7-0W-7603   INBALIM (The Sheep's Bells)   -1               MH 45-1152 A (45rpm) CD 26
K7-0B-7604-1 RAV B'RACHOT (Many Blessings) -1               MH 1151 B    (78rpm)
K7-OW-7604   RAV B'RACHOT (Many Blessings) -1               MH 45-1151 B (45rpm) CD 26



1959 Vanguard VRS 9049/VRS 2032          JEWISH FOLK SONGS Vol.2                     
1967 Vanguard Everyman SRV 73004 STEREO RAISINS & ALMONDS & OTHER JEWISH FOLK SONGS   
1995 Vanguard Classics(Omega) OVC 6026   RAISINS & ALMONDS - Jewish Folk Songs
      Martha Schlamme, vocals; orchestra, Robert DeCormier, conductor;
      Orchestral acc. based in part on piano acc. by Tamara Bliss.
      Program notes and English paraphrases of the texts by Martha Schlamme on container.
1. Lo mir alle fraylech zein
2. Der Rebbe Elimelech
3. Zog Maran
4. Der Fetter Nuss'n
5. Margaritkelech
6. Tumba Tumba
7. Chazkele
8. Rozhinkes mit Mandlen
9. Teire Malke
10. Dos Pastuchl
11. Vos villstu
12. S'dremlen Feygle oyf di Tsvaygn
13. Lo mir sich Iberbeten
14. S'loifn S'yugn Schwartze Wolkns
15. Dona, Dona
16. Unzer Rebbenu
17. Bie dem Stetl

NOTE: sung in Yiddish.

EXCERPTS FROM Jewish Folk Songs Vol.2:
1961 Vanguard SRV-125SD The sound of folk music
      FONTANA   TFL 6013
      xx Tumba tumba (Martha Schlamme) (2:50)

1971 Vanguard 715/716 THE YIDDISH DREAM - A Heritage of JewishSong          2x12"-LP
      VANGUARD (ARGENTINA) SE 60256 EL SUENO JUDEO vol.2 (Vanguard 716)             LP
1991 Vanguard Classics(Omega) OVC 6004                                              CD
199x BMG Direct Marketing D 135393 (1991, Omega Record Group) 76:51               CD
      Martha Schlamme, Orchestra conducted by Robert DeCormier
      1B5 10. Lomir Sich Iberbetenier
      2A3 14. Margaritkelech
      2A6 17. Tumba Tumba
      2B5    S'Loifn S'Yugn Schwartze Wolkis (not on CD)




1959 Vanguard VRS-9062/VSD 2053 Folk Festival At Newport—Volume 1
      Top Rank 35 070
      Fontana TFL 6000 ???TFL 6007
Martha Schlamme Accompanied by Frank Hamilton, guitar
A3 Hey Daroma
A4 There's a Hole in the Bucket
A5 Que Bonita Bandeira


c.1959 WFMT, Chicago (syndicated for broadcast)
concert of folk-songs recorded at Thorne Hall, Chicago.



1960 Vanguard VRS-9070/VSD-2063 Martha Schlamme "At Town Hall"
      Fontana(UK) TFL 6018
Recorded in New York, February 14, 1960
       Tanya Gould, piano; Harold Seletsky, clarinet; Robert Mann, violin;
       Claus Adam, cello; and Victor Messer, guitar.
Side 1 :   
Llorona the Weeping One
Mi Varachev
The Wraggle Taggle Gypsies
Na Gare Ta
Seerauber Jennie (The Pirate)
Every Time I feel The Spirit
Woman! Go Home
Mommy I want a Drink Of Water
Ey Lu Lu
Doce Cascabeles .
Side 2
Three Russian Songs (by beethoven)[ ACH RECHENKI / KAK PASHLI / YICHAV KOZAK ]
Mrs. McGrath
Tarantella
Vie Azoy Trinkt Der Kaiser Tay
Una Gallina Con Pollos
Taxicab Story
Tumba Tumba
Everybody Loves saturday Night




1960 Vanguard VRS 9072 MARTHA SCHLAMME SINGS ISRAELI FOLK SONGS
Dodi li
Eretz zavat
Ma dodech
Ani ma'amin
Mi barechev
Ana halach dodech
Pri gani
Shnei shoshanim
Vedavid
Mayeem
Etz harimon
Hey daroma
Hineh ma tov
Gozu gez
Be'er basadeh
Mi yivneh
Hana'ava babanot
Shibolet basadeh
Haflei vafele.



1961 Vanguard VRS 9091 MARTHA SCHLAMME AT THE GATE OF HORN
      Fontana TFL 6017
       Frank Hamilton, guitar
A1. Hafinjan
A2. Phyllis and Her Mother
A3. Wuzhe Willstu
A4. Die Gedanken Sind Frei
A5. A Soulcake
A6. Le Cycle du Vin
A7. There's a Hole in the Bucket
A8. Venga Jaleo
B1. Sano Duso and Kaszi Vasce
B2. An Old Man Came Courting Me
B3. Yerakina
B4. Mountains of Morn
B5. Ya Ba Bam
B6. Que Bonita Bandera





1961 MGM E/SE 3978. "MARTHA SCHLAMME IN CONCERT"
MARTHA SCHLAMME, VOCALS TANYA GOULD, PIANO LEONARD PORTNOY, OBOE FLUTE AND CLARINET MAURICE BIALKIN, CELLO JERRY SILVERMAN, GUITAR BALALAIKA
Side 1
THREE MEN IN CARAVAN
BLACK JACK GYPSY
TANI
THE PRAETIES THEY ARE SMALL
QUAND J'ETAIS CHEZ MON PERE
CRAZY BARBARA
SURABAY JOHNNY
TARANTELLA
Side 2
CRUEL WARS
L'HAUGARD DE LA GARDE
YOSSL BER
YOSHKE FUHRT AVEK
KATUSHA
JOHNNY
VIVA
OLIVER CROMWELL

   

unissued MGM E/SE-4031 - English Folk Songs - Martha Schlamme


1962 MGM E/SE 4052P    THE WORLD OF KURT WEILL IN SONG
                  MUusic arranged and conducted by Samuel Matlovsky
ALABAMA SONG         FROM RISE AND FALL OF CITY OF MAHAGONY 1928
MACK THE KNIFE       FROM THREEPENNY OPERA 1928
BARBARA'S SONG       FROM THREEPENNY OPERA 1928
SURABAYA JOHNNY      FORM HAPPY END 1929
BILBAO SONG          FROM HAPPY END 1929
J'ATTENDS UN NAVIRE FROM MARIE GLANTE 1934
LE ROI D'AQUITAINE   FROM MARIE GALANTE 1934
MY SHIP             FROM LADY IN THE DARK 1941
LONELY HOUSE         FROM STREET SCENE 1947
SUSAN'S DREAM       FROM LIVE LIFE 1948
LOST IN THE STARS    FROM LOST IN THE STARS 1949
THOUSANDS OF MILES   FROM LOST IN THE STARS 1949

SIDE 1
BILBAO SONG
J'ATTENDS UN NAVIRE
LONELY HOUSE
SUSAN'S DREAM
MACK THE KNIFE
THOUSANDS OF MILES
SIDE 2
SURABAYA JOHNNY
MY SHIP
BARBARA'S SONG
LE ROI D'AQUITAINE
LOST IN THE STARS
ALABAMA SONG


1963 MGM E/SE 4122    FAVORITE YIDDISH SONGS        
Martha Schlamme
Arranged and conducted by Samuel Matlovsky
Produced by HOWARD SOTT
Tumbalalaika
Mit A Nodl
Papir Is Doch Vais
An Alte Kashe
Oy Avrom
Yankele
Zog Nit Keinmol
Reisele
A Genayve
A Chussedl
Durch'n Dorf Geyt A Geshari
Schlaff Schlaff Schlaff
Die Mezinke
[Billboard Jun 1 1963]


Folkstage
February 3, 2007
MARTHA SCHLAMME with Jonathan Zach, piano
Recorded at the Mather High School Auditorium, Chicago, March 16, 1963
Hassidic chant (trad)
Yerakina
Don't Let Me Die and Old Maid, Take Me Out of Pity (trad)
Soulcake (trad)
several brief children's songs / Man With a Microphone (Sydney Carter)
Mrs. McGrath (trad)
Oyfin, Oyven Zitst a Meydl (trad)
unidentified song
Yankele (Mordecai Gebertig)
Die Gedanken Sind Frei (trad)
Bilbao Song (Weill/Brecht)
Crazy Barbara (Milt Schaefer)
Surabaya Johnny (fragment) (Weill/Brecht)



Martha Schlamme and Will Holt (1963 telecast). The threepenny opera. Tango ballet / Brecht/Weill.

1963 TV
VAI 4319, Lotte Lenya & Gisela May - Theater Songs of Brecht & Weill
VAI (DVD) (3/29/2005)
Lotte Lenya and Gisela May - Theater Songs of Brecht and Weill (1972) (80min)
1958 Camera Three (CBS) 25min
1963 Gisela May with Martha Schlamme and Will Holt
    Martha Schlamme - Bilbao Song (Happy End)
    Schlamme and Will Holt - Tango Ballad(Three Penny Opera)
Martha Schlamme (1970/1963)
* Bilbao Song
* Tango Ballad (with Will Holt)


Historic Films
ARTIST: MARTHA SCHLAMME
SONG TITLE: JOHNNY WE HARDLY KNEW YA
Reel#: V-1011
Year: 1963
Timecode: 01 38 00
Color/B&W: B&W


McDOnald & Associates
Hootenanny IX: 30-minute version    6/1/63   A-10C From Penn State University
Martha Schlamme, her lyrics to "Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ya"



1964 MGM E/SE 4180 OC A KURT WEILL CABARET
                  Martha Schlamme and Will Holt




1964 RCA Victor LOC/LSO 1086
THREE PENNY OPERA Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht; English lyrics Marc Blitzstein.
soundtrack recording; liner notes and synopsis by Miles Kreuger
starring Sammy Davis as the streetsinger
featuring the voices of George S. Irving, Martha Schlamme, and Jo Wilder,
orchestra conducted by Samuel Matlovsky.

Overture
The ballad of Mack the Knife
Morning anthem ; Instead of song
Love song
Barbara song
Melodrama ; Polly's song
The world is mean
Solomon song
Pirate Jenny
Tango ballad
Ballad of dependency
Jealousy duet
Call from the grave ; How to survive ; The mounted messenger ; Reprieved
Happy ending.



1964 E/SE 4190    MARTHA SCHLAMME SAYS KISSIN'S NO SIN AND OTHER FOLK WISDOM.
Arranged and Conducted by ROBERT DeCORMIER
Produced by JIM DAVIS
Recorded October 1953, A&R Studios, New York City
KISSIN'S NO SIN
I ONCE WAS A MAID
MOON ABOVE ME
THE CRUEL WAR
CROW ON THE CRADLE
BECAUSE I WERE SHY
PUT THE MOON IN THE DUST BIN
ALDERMASTON TO TRAFALGAR SQUARE
MAN WITH A MICROPHONE
THE DOVE
COME A LANDSMAN
PULL OFF YOUR OLD COAT
HIGHLAND LAD
TURN AROUND
JOHNNIE LAD




1965 TV
    "Toast of the Town"... aka The Ed Sullivan Show
          - Episode #18.29 (1965) TV Episode .... Herself



1965 promo   Historic Films
ARTIST: MARTHA SCHLAMME
SONG TITLE: CBD                ??????????
Reel#: AS-418
Year: 1965
Timecode: 06 25 55
Color/B&W: B&W




1966
Pacifica Archive Record: BB4490.02,
Article: Martha Schlamme sings Yiddish songs / produced by Lila Hassid.
When & Where: Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1966.
Series: Jewish folklore ; no. 2.
Description: Singing of Yiddish folk songs in their original form.
Length: 1 reel (29 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono.




c,1967
RAINBOW QUEST Program 11 - Pete Seeger (TV)
11.Martha Schlamme
German-born Martha Schlamme, accompanied by Abraham Stockman on piano, sings several songs in German including the Brecht/Weill songs "Bilboa Moon" and "Pirate Jenny." She also sings several songs in Yiddish and Spanish and joins Pete in the World War II concentration camp song "Peat Bog Soldiers."


1968
Private RCA pressing (UR4M-1020) one-sided LP with eight songs without titles listed

MATA HARI (Martin Chamin, Edward Thomas)
full cast (unidentified) with rhythm section
???????????? - Possibly Pernell Roberts, Martha Schlamme and Vincente Minelli OR
               Vi Velasco et al.

NOTE: Mata Hari produced at
       the National Theater, Washington D.C. (Nov 18th 1967-Dec 9th, 1967).
       the Theatre Des Lys, NYC (Dec 11th 1967-Dec 15th 1967).
       planned opening at Alvin Theater, New York for January 1968   probably never happened.

NOTE:
MATA HARI (1967 – Pre-Broaday)
Pernell Roberts, Marisa Mell, Martha Schlamme, George Marcy, Sandy Ellen, Ellen Kravitz, Jake Holmes, Blythe Danner, Helen G. Ross, Paul Glasser, Ryan Harrison, Seymour Penzner, Dominic Chianese

NOTE:
from NATIONAL THEATER online database:
November 17 through December 9, 1967
MATA HARI -- musical: book by Jerome Coopersmith; lyrics by Martin Charnin; music by Edward Thomas. Starring Pernell Roberts and Marisa Mell. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Produced by David Merrick. The opening night, a grand benefit performance, was a great disaster, as scenery failed to operate properly, and Mata Hari, having been gunned down by a firing squad, rose to exit before the lights were down.



1970
Camera three. Martha Schlamme--Let there be love
Author: Ralph Curtis; Martha Schlamme;
CBS Television Network.; Creative Arts Television Archive Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: United States : CBS-TV, 1970-12-27.
Edition/Format: VHS video : English


Martha Schlamme (1970 telecast). Happy end. Bilbao-song / Brecht/Weill --
VAI 4319, Lotte Lenya & Gisela May - Theater Songs of Brecht & Weill
VAI (DVD) (3/29/2005)


1971
BBC SCOTTISH RADIO ORCHESTRA
11 Sep. 22:45       Usher Hall
    Farewell to the 25th Festival
Conductor       Ian Sutherland
Soloists   Helga Dernesch (sop.)
Martha Schlamme (folk sngr.), Ronald
Morrison (bar.), William McCue (bs.),
Alasdair Graham (pf)




2005 CD from unidentified sources
MSY Music (CD) Y-MS 3011 Yiddish Songs From My Father's Home (c)2005
[produced by Hatikvah Music, Simon Rutberg]
Martha Schlamme
(no information on jacket other than song titles)
1 Tumbalalaika
2 Mit A Nodle
3 Papir Is Doch Vain
4 An Alte kashe
5 Oy Avrom
6 Yankele
7 Zog Nit Keinmol
8 Reisele
9 A Genayve
10 Gisher Lid
11 A Chussedl
12 Durchn Drf Geyt A Geshrai
13 Shlof Shlof Shlof
14 Ei Mezinke
15 Yosl Ber
16 Yoshke Fuhrt Avek



ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL -
Archive Recordings, held at Pitkin County Library (Colorado)

AMF 1979-68   Compact disc.
Title on container: A Concert-Cabaret.
Contents "An evening of song and poetry" (39:28).
Performer Martha Schlamme, vocalist and speaker ; Steven Blier, piano.
Note Recorded August 16, 1979 at the Aspen Amphitheater, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado.


AMF 1980-21   Compact disc.
Contents A Kurt Weill cabaret (76:46).
Performer Martha Schlamme, soprano ; Alvin Epstein, baritone ; Steven Blier, piano.
Note Recorded July 13, 1980 at the Aspen Amphitheater, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado.



AMF 1981-62   Compact disc.
Contents Schlamme and Epstein sing Bernstein and Blitzstein.
Performer Martha Schlamme, soprano ; Alvin Epstein, baritone ; Steven Blier, piano.
Note Recorded August 6, 1981 at the Tent, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado.



AMF 1982-34   2 Compact discs.
Conceived by Martha Schlamme and Richard Bower ; directed by Martha Schlamme.
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; book by Hugh Wheeler suggested by a film by Ingmar Bergman.
Contents Songs and vignettes from a Little night music (87:07) / Sondheim.
Performer Kurt Steinhauer, Toni Sellers, Sarah Wendt, Everett McCorvey, Susan Stetson, Martha Schlamme, Francesca Pomerantz, Elizabeth Szczygielska, Ronald Hedlund, Lynn Torgove, james Wood, Sara Ziegler, Julia Davidson, Brian M. Kerns.
Richard Bower, piano ; Amy Lasswell, celesta ; Ben Peterson, cello ; John Jutsum, Jr., percussion.
Note Recorded July 18, 1982 at the Tent, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado.

Subject: RE: Martha Schlamme discography
From: Thomas Stern
Date: 27 Sep 09 - 09:55 AM

Hi David,
A HUGE THANK YOU for the scans!

I will post my current list (in the next post) - there
are numerous details which have not been completed (particularly
side/track info for many LP, either because I don't have them
or haven't found my copies).
Palestine Art releases are a mystery - if anyone has good
information it would be very much appreciated.
Accurate dates, particularly for the 78's, are needed.
TIKVA 78's - there are 2 titles which appear on the LP for which
I haven't found a 78 source. Could be unissued masters used to
fill out the LP, but I suspect not-just haven't found the 78.
If anyone has a tape of the BAI tribute broadcast, I would
like a copy.....
Thanks to all for your additions and corrections.
Best wishes, Thomas.

Subject: RE: Martha Schlamme discography
From: GUEST,David
Date: 26 Sep 09 - 06:23 PM

Sorry about the re-postings.
Jacket Back

Subject: RE: Martha Schlamme discography
From: GUEST,David
Date: 26 Sep 09 - 06:20 PM

Side 1 Label
Side 2 Label

Subject: RE: Martha Schlamme discography
From: GUEST,David
Date: 26 Sep 09 - 06:13 PM

Gina Li is on the LP; I was mistaken, there are 4 tracks on Side 1. I have scans of both sides of the LP jacket. Jacket Front Jacket Back Kindest Regards, David

Subject: RE: Martha Schlamme discography
From: M.Ted
Date: 25 Sep 09 - 07:35 PM

You can listen to twenty tracks here: Jewish Songs Performed by Martha Schlamme

Subject: RE: Martha Schlamme discography
From: Thomas Stern
Date: 25 Sep 09 - 01:54 AM

David,
Thanks for that information.
The 78rpm release has Avigayil and E'yal on one side of the
first disk, GINA LI on the B side - don't see that title on
your list.
Can you verify it is not on the LP?
The four other titles agree with the 78's. (3-A3,4-B1,5-B2,6-B3)
Are you able to provide a scan of the album and/or labels?
Thanks!
Best wishes, Thomas.

Subject: RE: MARTHA SCHLAMME discography
From: Joe Offer
Date: 20 Sep 09 - 09:24 PM

There are several Martha Schlamme videos on YouTube, particularly this one of her singing "Moorsoldaten" on Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest.
Click here to search YouTube for Martha Schlamme.

What a wonderful singer!

http://ljlehrman.artists-in-residence.com/articles/aufbau8.html has an interesting piece on Martha Schlamme:

Articles written for AUFBAU by Leonard J. Lehrman

CULTURE & THE ARTS: Martha Schlamme revisited
AUFBAU 62:1 Jan. 5, 1996 p13
[original title: Martha Schlamme on CD at Last] Copyright by Leonard Lehrman & AUFBAU (1300 words) Dec. 27, 1995

Ten years after her collapse on stage at Chatauqua and death following a coma from which she never regained consciousness, the great Viennese-American Jewish singer-actress Martha Schlamme has at last made a solo appearance on compact disc: the last studio LP album she made for Vanguard, entitled "'Raisins and Almonds': Jewish Folk Songs," has been remastered and issued by the Omega Record Group (#OVC 6026) on W. 72 St. in Manhattan.

Since the demise of LP records (of which she made at least 18) until now, the only recordings of her singing still in print were a) a Smithsonian 1992 audiocassette reissue of her 1954 Folkways LP collection of German (and Austrian and Swiss German) folksongs that she recorded with Pete Seeger; and b) four songs from the original "Raisins and Almonds" LP, included in the 25-song multi-singer Vanguard 1987 CD or tape collection, "The Yiddish Dream."

Born Martha Haftel in Wien in 1923 (though she knocked two years off her age officially), she escaped from Hitler's Austria in 1938 via Strasbourg to England, only to be interned in 1939 on the Isle of Man, where German and Austrian citizens, both Jews and Nazis, were lumped together as "enemy aliens." Inspired by the Icelandic singer Engel Lund, she began performing international repertoire early, and never stopped. Keeping the last name of her first husband, Hans Schlamme, she later married attorney Mark Lane (Lee Harvey Oswald's posthumous defender), but lived most of her life amicably divorced. One of her several one-woman shows which com-bined laughter and tears inextricably woven together was called "A Woman Without a Man Is..."

Her first recordings, where she sang only in Hebrew, were made in the late '40s and early '50s, first on 78 RPM, then on LP, with the great Israeli composer/songwriter/pianist Nachum Nardi and his wife, the Yemenite singer Bracha Zfira, on the Hebraica, Reena, and Columbia labels. Then came Israeli folk dances recorded with baritone Mort Freeman and conductor Elyakum issued by Folkraft, the Israel Music Foundation, and finally Vanguard. In 1950 Tikva issued an LP with her accompanied by flute and piano in 13 "Jewish popular folk songs" - all in Yiddish.

Vanguard first recorded her in 1954, singing 17 French Christmas songs, with the chorale "Les Chardonnerets de Nancy" along with a vocal ensemble, harp, and harpsichord. The same year she made that famous German folksong recording with the best folk expert she could find, Pete Seeger. Though she not infrequently ran into difficulties with post-war audiences who identified those songs with the Hitlerjugend, which had also sung them, she would usually win listeners over by saying that she refused to allow the Nazis sole domain over a part of her culture she remembered from her childhood with fondness.

In the late 1950s she made an MGM recording of "Favorite Yiddish Songs" with orchestra conducted by Samuel Matlovsky (the music director of the famous Theatre de Lys Threepenny Opera production) and three Vanguard LPs of Jewish (i.e. Yiddish) folk songs with orchestra conducted by Robert DeCormier in his own arrangements, in part based on piano arrangements by Martha's composer/pianist friend Tamara Bliss. "Raisins and Almonds" was the last of the three; all deserve to be reissued. Her enthusiasm and nostalgia without sentimentality were a model for three generations of students, fans and followers, and a new generation deserves to experience her art. Noone I know can hear her "Mesinke" without a smile or her "Oy, Dortn, Dortn" without a tear. On the present recording, the way her "Rebbe Elimelech" chants Havdalah, and the swift, confident tempo she takes in "Dona Dona" are particularly memorable.

But there is much more to the Martha Schlamme legacy. Featured at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival (on Vanguard, vol. 1), she later made several live appearances which were recorded - at Town Hall (where I first saw her in 1961, at a Jewish Currents concert she shared with Morris Carnovsky displaying an energy and verve I'll never forget as long as I live), at the Gate of Horn, and elsewhere, including a few Negro spirituals and works in 12 languages among her "Songs of Many Lands." She worked with and inspired composer/pianist William Bolcom and his wife, the singer Joan Morris, and marvelous accompanists like Harry Huff and Steven Blier. Helene Williams and I have dedicated portions of our show "The Jewish Woman in Song" to her memory.

I had the privilege of meeting her in 1981 after Jewish Currents printed an article on my feminist anti-war Chanukah opera, Hannah, and its premiere at a U.S. military theater in Heidelberg. She called me up and wanted to know all about it. (It relates to a little-known aspect of the Chanukah story not touched on in the otherwise fascinating and commendable articles on the holiday by Frederick R. Lachman in the last two issues of Aufbau.) We ended up travelling together to the world premiere of the musical I wrote with Barbara Tumarkin Dunham, Growing Up Woman, at Glassboro State College, where she managed to be both immensely (and justifiably) critical and supportive. (The work has since been revised, presented in Berlin, and is in preparation for a New York production.)

She is perhaps best of all remembered for her Kurt Weill Cabaret which she began off-Broadway as "The World of Kurt Weill" with Will Holt, and continued for close to two decades with Alvin Epstein, singing Weill's settings of American English, French, and German, often in translation by Marc Blitzstein or Michael Feingold. (MGM issued two recordings of her with Holt, but her work with Epstein was recorded only privately.) Her other shows with Epstein included "Whores, Wars and Tin Pan Alley" and "Schlamme & Epstein sing Bernstein and Blitzstein" - for which I had the honor of acting as one of their advisors and providing some material. She also staged numbers from my translation of the Brecht-Eisler Die Rundkoepfe und die Spitzkoepfe with her students at Aspen in 1981.

Her voice was heard on the 1964 soundtrack for the movie of Threepenny Opera which starred Sammy Davis, Jr. Her Broadway debut came as Golde in Fiddler on the Roof in 1968; she also appeared in straight plays of Gorky and others off-Broadway and at Long Wharf Theater.

Her obituary announcement - "There are no survivors" - was disputed by her many friends and colleagues, especially Sue Renee Bernstein and Belle Linda Halpern, who produced a beautiful threehour tribute to her, aired on WBAI in 1987, and well worth repeated listenings. Speakers at her November 26, 1985 memorial at Circle in the Square included Holt, Epstein, Brecht translator Eric Bentley, composer Elie Siegmeister, and others. A Martha Schlamme Scholarship was established at Circle in the Square, where she had taught, "so that such dedication to excellence as that which Ms. Schlamme inspired may continue for generations of artists to come."

It is fitting that Omega should be the company to begin re-releasing her work now. This is the same company that two years ago released "The Odyssey of Paul Robeson," an artist Martha admired intensely, and with whom she was proud to have appeared. So proud, in fact, that she refused to denounce him even when an immigration officer hinted that that might be the price she would have to pay in order to obtain the U.S. citizenship for which she had applied. During apartheid, she also refused to sing in South Africa. And she refused to believe in anything but triumph over adversity. Her own life was, in many ways, just that. And though she regretted having had no children of her own, she realized that we who learned from her, we were, and are, her children and her survivors.

Apparently, Vanguard Classics reissued two Martha Schlamme recordings in the 1990's:

Raisins and Almonds: Jewish Folk Songs
1. Lo Mir Alle Fraylech Zein
2. Der Rebbe Elimelech
3. Zog Maran
4. Der Fetter Nuss'n
5. Margaritkelech
6. Tumba Tumba
7. Chazkele
8. Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen
9. Teire Malke
10. Dos Pastuchi
11. Vos Villstu
12. S'dremlen Feygl Oyf Di Tsvaygn
13. Lo Mir Sich Iberbeten
14. S'loifn S'Yugn Schwartze Wolkns
15. Dona, Dona
16. Unzer Rebbenu
17. Bie Dem Stetl

Sings Jewish Folk Songs
1. Chanuke, O Chanuke!
2. Geh Ich Mir Spatzieren (I'm Going for a Stroll)
3. Mai Komashmo Lon (What Does It Signify?)
4. Shein Bin Ich Shein (Pretty Am I, Pretty)
5. Tum Balalaika
6. Die Mesinke (The Wedding)
7. Sug Mir du Shein Meidele (Tell Me, Pretty Maiden)
8. Dire-Gelt (Rent Money)
9. Shlof Mayn Kind (Sleep My Child) [#]
10. Pintele (A Dot)
11. Oy, Dortn, Dortn, Ibern Vaserl (O, Far off, Far off, over the Water)
12. Freilach (Be Happy)
13. Partisaner Lid (Partisan Song)
14. Zog Nit Keynmol (Never Say)
15. Zhankoye
16. Tif in Veldele (Deep in the Forest)
17. Di Machetunem Gehen (The Relatives Arrive)

The prices of these two CDs are now sky-high. Wish I had known about them when they were readily available.
-Joe-

Subject: RE: MARTHA SCHLAMME discography
From: GUEST,David
Date: 20 Sep 09 - 08:56 PM

Hello, I don't know if you are still requiring this information, but I have the Schlamme 10'' Reena Record LP Israeliana, and am taking this from the record. Six tracks, 3 per side:

1) Avigayil
2) Eyal
3) V'af Al Pi Chen
4) Uru Achim
5) Layla Bagilboa
6) Shir Machol

Kindest Regards,

David

Subject: RE: MARTHA SCHLAMME discography
From: GUEST,Ken Brock
Date: 05 Jun 09 - 10:09 AM

iirc Mudcat's own Frank Hamilton recorded with her a time or two

Subject: RE: MARTHA SCHLAMME discography
From: Thomas Stern
Date: 05 Jun 09 - 12:59 AM

Thanks for checking - I have data for the Folkways, and many Vanguard and MGM LP's. Hope someone can provide data for those early records listed.
Best wishes, Thomas.

Subject: RE: MARTHA SCHLAMME discography
From: Stewart
Date: 04 Jun 09 - 04:20 PM

I have "Martha Schlamme sings Israeli Folk Songs"
LP Vanguard VRS9072

but I guess you probably already know about that

Cheers, S. in Seattle

Subject: RE: MARTHA SCHLAMME discography
From: Joe Offer
Date: 04 Jun 09 - 02:39 PM

Hi, Thomas-
Can you post what you come up with, or at least give us a link?

I didn't find anything of what you're looking for. At Smithsonian Folkways, I found only one album, titled German Folk Songs. It's currently available for download or as a custom CD.

-Joe-

Subject: MARTHA SCHLAMME discography
From: Thomas Stern
Date: 04 Jun 09 - 01:39 PM

I am missing some data for a MARTHA SCHLAMME discography,
perhaps someone has copies of the following and would provide details:
TIKVA 78rpm including Broitele
                         Schluf Mein Kind
PALESTINE ARTS 78rpm - need information on all
REENA LP 2 10" LP Israeliana - track list
ISRAEL Music Foundation LP 7 Israeli Folk Dances - 12" LP
    need complete track listings, credits, date.
Thanks for your help!
Best wishes, Thomas.