Carl Shutoff (clarinet) and Laurie Andres (accordion) constitute the Kesselgarden Klezmer Duo in Seattle, WA, where we have been playing together for the last 23 years. Our name comes from the way Yiddish-speaking Jews pronounced "Castle Garden", the facility on the southern tip of Manhattan where Jewish immigrants entered this country prior to the opening of Ellis Island in 1892. Among first and second generation Jews, the term Kesselgarden eventually generalized to mean any situation that was noisy, confusing and chaotic. We are a traditional band, playing Eastern European instrumental Jewish/Yiddish music of the 19th and 20th centuries, with original, sweet and joyful arrangements which are neither noisy nor confusing. We will be joined by our friends from the Klein Party as well as other assorted Klezmer virtuosos in a concert celebrating the Jewish Instrumental Folk music from Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Romania, Poland and beyond. We will also be performing an early 20th century orchestral arrangement of "The European Jewish Wedding" by Herman Shapiro. Visit Bandcamp to order our CD and digital downloads!