Sheila Fox and the Kosher Red Hots are great at entertaining for your event, whether it's a big tadoo or intimate house gathering. Their knowledge of klezmer wedding standards, Israeli and Khasidic folk dancing, Yiddish and Ladino popular songs, swing, jazz, Latin, pop or classical music can accommodate most any occasion. They are crowd pleasers and great at reading the pulse of their audience. Whether the mood calls for soft and sensitive or big and grand, Sheila Fox and this great klezmer quartet are sure to make your event not only a success but distinctive and memorable.
They are happy to emcee the reception, lead dancing, serenade during dinner, play softly for the reception.
The quartet, trio or duo, are available for hire.
| Quartet: | Accordion/piano, sax/clarinet, bass/guitar, vocals/clarinet/percussion Other instrument possibilities: drums, violin, trombone, trumpet |
| Trio: | Accordion/piano, bass/guitar, vocals/clarinet/percussion |
| Duo: | Accordion/piano, vocal/clarinet/percussion |
Below are a few of the hundreds of songs from their playlist:
| KLEZMER | |
|---|---|
| A Glezele L'Khayim | B. Bergholtz, J. Rumshinsky |
| Araber Tantz (Arabic Dance) | |
| Bay A Glezele Mashke (With a Little Glass of Whiskey) | |
| Der Alter Tsigayner (The Old Gypsy) | A. Ellstein, J. Jacobs |
| Der Nayer Sher (The New Dance) | A. Ellstein |
| Der Shtiler Bulgar | |
| Kandel's Hora | |
| Hopkele | A. Olshanetsky, J. Jacobs |
| Oy Tate (Oy, Daddy) | |
| Ot Azoi | |
| Silver Wedding | |
| Terk in Amerika | |
| LADINO (Sephardic tunes, these range from slow sultry to fiery furious passion, flamenco.) | |
| Avram Avinu | |
| Adio Kerida (tragic tango) | |
| Arvoles (art song) | |
| Durme, Durme (lullaby) | |
| Los Bilbilikos (Middle Eastern feel) | |
| La Llave (Upbeat) | |
| La Kapara (Yom Kippur) | |
| Miserlu | |
| YIDDISH SWING | |
| Abi Gezunt (If You Got Health) | Molly Picon, A. Ellstein |
| Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn | S. Secunda, J. Jacobs |
| Beygelekh (Bublitchki) | |
| YIDDISH TANGO | |
| Farges Mikh Nit | A. Ellstein, J. Jacobs |
| Ikh Hob Dikh Fil Tsu Lib | A. Olshanetsky, C. Tauber |
| Mayn Yiddishe Meydele | S. Secunda, An. Schorr |
| YIDDISH WALTZ | |
| Flatbush Waltz | |
| Di Krenetse | I. Fefer, S. Polonsky |
| Di Shvartse Vorones | B. Schaecter-Gottesman |
| Tumbalalaika | |
| Lid fun Titanik | J. Rayzner |
| JAZZ Standards | |
| Autumn Leaves | J. Mercer |
| Blue Skies | Irving Berlin |
| Button Up Your Overcoat | L. Brown, B. DeSyliva, R. Henderson |
| It's De-Lovely | Cole Porter |
| It's Only a Paper Moon | H. Arlen, B. Rose, E. Harburg |
| Midnight in Moscow | V. Solovyou-Sedoy |
| Misty | E. Garner, J. Burke |
| Night & Day | Cole Porter |
| Night Train | L. Simpkins, O. Washington, J. Forrest |
| Sentimental Journey | Les Brown, B. Green, B. Homer |
| September Song | Kurt Weill, Max Anderson |
| Someone to Watch Over Me | G. Gershwin |
| Stardust | Hogie Carmichael |
| Sunny Side of the Street | D. Fields |
| Taking A chance On Love | V. Duke |
| They Can't Take That Away from Me | Gershwin |
| The Way You Look Tonite | Dorothy Fields |
| Tonight | L. Bernstein, S. Sondheim |
| LATIN | |
| Besame Mucho | Consuelo Velazquez |
| Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) | C. Jobim |
| Cuanto Le Gusta | Gabriel Ruiz |
| El Cumbachero | Rafael Hernandez |
| Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) | Carl Sigman, Herb Magidson |
| The Girl From Ipanema | Antonio Carlos Jobim |
| Guantanamera | Jose Marti, Jose Fernandez Dias |
| Interlude (Night in Tunisia) | D. Gillespie |
| Nature Boy | Eden Ahbez |
| One Note Samba | C. Jobim |
| So Nice (Summer Samba) | Marcos Valle, Paulo Sergio Valle |