Ida Gillner Conversations with Musicians #conversationswithmusicians #musicpodcast
Ida Gillner is very special musician based in Sweden, and in this episode you’ll hear the powerful story of her personal journey, embracing different cultures, and also the comforting power of music. Ida is a multi-instrumentalist and composer; her main instruments are soprano saxophone, piano and voice. In the first part of this episode we focus on her project Shtolstse lider, her songs set to the poetry of some of Yiddish’s greatest women writers. You’ll hear about Ida’s childhood on the island of Asperö, forging her own path in different world music traditions, and the Finnish tango group Anna Heikkinen and Längtans Kapell.
We also talked about her solo album “Anna” dedicated to her sister, and how the process of writing and recording this healing music comforted her through the shock of her family’s loss. I have included detailed timestamps for all the topics covered and for the music, and you’ll find links to Ida and her musical projects below.
Ida Gillner Website: https://idagillner.se/
YouTube video Mayn Heym Klez Canada: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_moFp3o_ho
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(02:11)Gothenburg, Sweden,
(3:09) Shtoltse lider project songs Yiddish poetry women writers
(12:06) excerpt from Mayn Heym by Anna Margolin
(16:03)Anna Margolin’s life
(23:50) Shtoltse Lider with Livet Nord and before with Louise Vase
(25:55)Celia Dropkin
(29:17) Ickh hob dikh nokh nit gezen from the Shtoltse Lider album with vocalist Louise Vase, poem by Celia Dropkin
(31:37) Rachel Korn, Holocaust survivors in Sweden, Yiddish
(35:08) how Ida got interested in Klezmer and Yiddish
(38:21) Ida’s childhood, the Södra Archipelago, Asperö island Sweden
(42:15) music Education and family encouragement
(48:01) Finnish war children in Sweden, Anna Heikkinen and Längtans Kapell quartet
(51:38) Apeltango with Anna Heikkinen and Längtans Kapell quartet, from the album Omenatango
(55:11) other episodes of interest, ways to support this series
(56:11) Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, learning Yiddish
(01:06:32) Anna, grieving her sister
(01:12:05) “Sommersång it stilla tid och barfotadans på klippor” from Anna
(01:15:21) healing process of creating the album
(01:19:30) Flyga from Anna
(01:23:34) balancing a career in music with family life, working with El Sistema
(01:27:29) upcoming projects, new piano album, collaborations
photo: Ellika Henrikson
