SITW 14: "Lidlekh" by Aurora (Patreon)

Summary

"Lidlekh" is an exploration of the music and history of the Vilna Ghetto Uprising. Aurora tells Inmn about the resistance fighters, poets, and musicians that participated in the underground resistance of the Nazi occupation of Poland. They talk about the power of music, historical contexts, the mythos of the dark forest, and the true history of the Avengers.  It features songs from Hirsh Glick, Shmerke Kaczerginski and Rikle Glazer. Aurora preforms her versions of Zog Nit Keymol, Shtil Di Nakht, and Barikadn. The zine contains a written version of S'iz Geven A Zumertog. You can find a pdf of the zine at Tangledwilderness.org and follow along in English or Yiddish. The zine contains bios of the composers as well as a general history of the Vilna Ghetto. Our zine version is heavily abridged from a larger version that Aurora self-published.

Guest Info

Aurora (she/her) cannot be found on the internet. However, if you would like the full version of Lidlekh, you can email her at viridaea@gmail.com.

The songs were adapted and preformed by Aurora.

Host

The Host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery

Theme music

The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @magpiekill

Tell us which song is your favorite! As a special treat, we're including downloadable versions of the songs in this post for yall!