Amid the Mirk Over the Irk: When Irish Meets Klezmer
Either side of an innocuous, unremarkable river live two immigrant communities shunned by the city in which they live; yet, these communities came here in search of better times away from pogrom and famine. Where is "here"? Well…"here" can be anywhere, but for the sake of argument let’s say 19th-Century Manchester and the River Irk that flows through it. […]