OUTLINE OF THE BOOK |
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16. The First Tour - The UJPO Folksingers |
In 1952 and 1953 the United Jewish People’s Order (UJPO) organized
two cross-country tours by a folk song group- The UJPO Folksingers.
For the first time, a professional level ensemble brought the new folk
repertoire to audiences between Quebec and British Columbia. The story
of the 1952/53 tours, who attended, who organized, who sang, and what
they sang is a great insight into folk music in Canada just before the
boom. |
The United Jewish Peoples’ Order Folk Singers: Back Row (left to right): Morris Biderman, Jerry Goodis, Fagel Gartner, Esther Dolgay, Joan Orenstein, Ruth Budd, Pearl Barden (Lapin), Marcel (Chenyski?); Front Row (left to right): Mary Claire Chapman, Roz (Kolen?), Getle Kagen, Claire Klein Asipov, Simone Cook |
Image of Fagel Gartner and brief history of the United Jewish Peoples Order Folk Singers, as printed in the program from a UJPO Concert in Vancouver held on Oct 20, 1952 |