About Phil Tomlinson – Yiddish song

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Phil Tomlinson is an experienced singer and performer, specialising in singing and teaching Yiddish songs. He will share his love of these songs, and enfold you in his enthusiasm.
Phil is based in Sheffield and has for many years performed and taught across the country. Phil was a founder member of the team that runs the highly successful annual Kleznorth weekend , a banquet of klezmer music, klezmer dance and yiddish song. Phil is also one of the organisers of the Yiddish Cafe Trust, who run the monthly Yiddish Cafe Open Mic, and the annual weekend of the Yiddish Sof-Vokh UK.

Phil  sings and plays guitar, mandolin and piano in the band, Yoyvl, who perform Klezmer and Yiddish Song and also have 2 programmes available – Yiddish Revolutionaries, presenting a history of the Jewish Ashkenazi Left in words, song and music, and Mir Zaynen Do,  a moving programme of words song and music about the Shoah. Their bookings are also shown on the Events page. Watch out for Phil’s new Sheffield band, The 7 Hills Kapelye

Phil’s engagements are strictly not for profit, and many are specifically in aid of charitable causes. If there is any surplus from an event after expenses this will be donated to a charity, either Refugees At Home or one local to the event.

During the pandemic, everything was pretty much on hold. Now I have plenty to keep me busy! In 2022 Yoyvl had a few private bookings, performed at Nether Edge Market, and I performed at a wonderful event near Sheffield with Michael Alpert and Vivi Lachs. In 2023 I have taught song at Kleznorth and been delighted to perform in a concert with Susi Evans, Szilvia Csaranko, Anna Lowenstein and Simon Roth. I have run a couple of song workshops , and played and sang at the Yiddish Sof Vokh UK. I am delighted that we have started a monthly Klezmer session in Sheffield and I have a new local band, the 7 Hills Kapelye, that has had its first 2 events. In January and February 2024 Yoyvl have events in Sheffield and Manchester, I’m singing at a London event with Klezmer Klub and Michael Rosen, have 2 song workshops and a couple of other events.

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