Well, Hello Spring!

It seems like we've spent the past few weeks thinking spring has arrived and even though the poor groundhog caught flack for predicting six more wks of winter...he was right, essentially.  Not that the buds and bulbs listened, but who could blame them? It was touch and "no", touch and "no" for a while, but I'm willing to declare Spring as of today.  And I've let Ira's tomatoes and basil know that its ok to move forward.

This month we will be playing with great musicians from the area at Cafe Vivaldi, the Astor Room and Tarrytown Street Fair and we are also looking forward to celebrating in concert with Congregation Tehillah May 6th at the Ethical Cultural Society in Bronx, NY.   Its a great way to start spring and flow into summer...  We hope to see you soon and can't thank you enough for being so supportive.   Julia and Ira / The Levins

March News:

We were honored to be interviewed and play on Be The Change Radio WVKR - FM (March 28th). We were fortunate enough to have radio hosts, Amy and Julie, in our audience last month and afterwards they invited us to be on their ongoing radio show on Vassar College independent radio station. Amy and Julie are beautiful people who really are making a difference with their show which will be on the air four years in May.  Our show will be archived soon at http://www.bethechangeradio.org Visit http://www.wvkr.org/ - there are some great shows before and after theirs as well!

We are proud to have just finished helping a dear friend celebrate the release of her children's book "My Mama Earth" by creating a video representing the author and illustrator as presented by Barefoot Books Plublishers. Julia's vocals present the inspiring words of Susan B. Katz to a traditional melody over the soothing illustrations of Melissa Launay.  A great gift for Mother's Day or Earth Day. Visit the video here!

Thanks for visiting YouTube and watching our Cereal Days video. We are currently working on two separate recording projects but couldn't help but let Cereal Days come through, just for fun. ( okay..or a future recording project currently dubbed "Sidetracked" that will feature our novelty songs.) Download the single below for that sugar high without the calories. And stays tuned for upcoming releases.

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NEWS from THE LEVINS :  February 2012: The Levins get sidetracked!  New Single! "Cereal Days" A '70's Rock anthem for the Golden Age of Cereal. Check out the new video for Cereal Days above and buy the mp3!  Share it with your friends.

Cereal Days was recorded at Mark Dann Studios, Woodstock, NY

Ira Levin: Vocals, acoustic guitar

Julia Bordenaro Levin: Vocals, piano

Mark Dann: Bass, electric guitar, drums, tambourine

Video Created and edited by: Ira and Julia

Special Guests: Coventry-Kaluza and Sweet Mary the Cat

Thanks to Sonny Rock for spinning The Levins on WRIP 97.9 FM Local Licks Radio Show Valentine's Day. Here's a link to WRIP: http://wrip979.com/stream.html

We've been busy with a variety of special projects which we are looking forward to sharing with you soon, so stay tuned.  Check our calendar.  We're excited to play new and familiar venues...Hudson Valley, Long Island, Connecticut....if they are near you, we'd love to see you!

Thanks for listening...and for all of your support. It means SO much to us.

Thank you...Julia and Ira

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NEWS from THE LEVINS : 2012 - A New Happy Year...with much NEW-ness

The calendar is filling in as we prospect and submit and reach out and sing out...and we are grateful.  We've started meeting with potential producers and those in artist development as we move forward towards our next full length CD.  We've been taking the time to toy around with the new tunes, so that when everything lines up, our music is ready and so are we.  We're having a blast, continuing to write and we'll keep you posted!

We're looking forward to a great weekend back at the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa.  This time for LIMMUD NY 2012 !  It's not only an amazing opportunity to perform, but we"ll get a chance to learn from and see some of the best, most provacative and inspiring Jewish educators and artists in the area.  In addition to our main concert, we are presenting a family music concert ( special guest- the Sephardic Rubber Chicken of Freedom ), two special singing storytelling sessions, co-leading services and performing in the final gala event.  In between, we'll be attending all the sessions, as we learned last year in England, its all too good to miss!  Visit www.LimmudNY.org for more details or www.thelevinsruach.com to find out more about bringing The Levins to your community.

Thanks for visiting and Keeping Up with The Levins! ( not as crazy as the Kardashians, but you feel much much cleaner )

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NEWS from THE LEVINS   :   WINTER 2011- 2012 : A Season of Conferences and Concerts

Still inspired from NERFA and newly energized by Boston Limmud, we are looking forward to URJ Biennial, Washington D.C.,  New York Limmud.

Before then, we get the honor to be a part of the esteemed John Street Jam in Saugerties, NY as well as take part in Wintermezzo in Peekskill,NY - all with other fabulous musicians.

All details are below and we hope to see you there!

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Thank You Boston Limmud!  www.Limmudboston.org

We had a great time Boston! It was wonderful sharing the afternoon concert with Shoshana Jedwab and joining the evening concert with Kol b’Seder, Sue Horowitz, Arnie Davidson, and Josh Nelson. Thanks for having us and great job to all those behind the scenes!

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John Street Jam : December 10th, 2011 www.johnstreetjam.net

John Street Jam: December 10^th : Saugerties, NY

A great Hudson Valley showcase of talent in an intimate setting.

Additional performers: Marc von Em, Melinda DiMaio, T-Jay, Jeff Entin and Bob Blum, Kama Linden , Stuart kabak, Jean Bratman.

Admission is $5. Doors open at 6:45, music 7:30 – 9:30. Refreshments available.

Located in the Dutch Arms Chapel near Main Street

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'Wintermezzo' : December 12^th : Songs of Seasonal Celebration

Host JAMES DURST welcomes an eclectic array of musical guests to celebrate the spirit of the season with songs both original and gathered from around the world. JAMES DURST, The YAYAS, FRED GILLEN JR., THE LEVINS, JULIE ZIAVRAS, DAVID GOLDMAN - $10 door/ $8 advanced/ $5 –tribes hill members

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URJ  BIENNIAL : December 14^th -17^th ,  2011

The Levins perform 3:00 pm : URJ Transcontinental Stage and Friday morning with ShirLaLa. FYI -Just confirmed – President Obama is a confirmed guest speaker at the conference- very exciting!

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New York Limmud : January 14^th-16^th, 2012 www.LimmudNY.org

The Levins will be performing on a variety of stages. Main event concert, family concert, and singing-story-telling sessions. More details and times TBA ... Stay tuned!

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"SUN'S EYES ARE PAINTING FIELDS AGAIN..."

• 2011 CONNECTICUT FOLK FESTIVAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION WINNERS !!

A big thank you CT Folk! - it was a beautiful festival and music, environment, education...a great feast for all senses and sensibilities! It was an honor to open the evening stage for The Nields, Vance Gilbert and Leo Kottke and we are grateful to all the judges and those that helped to organize and coordinate the contest and event.    www.ctfolk.com

LOVING THE EAST COAST ! NY, NJ, PA...

It's been great getting to know our music and music industry communities of New York and New Jersey...and feeling welcome. We've been playing in the Catskills, Hudson Valley, and northern NJ.  Festivals, listening rooms, showcases and cafes, wineries and farms.  We camped at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival playing the AcousticLive.com performance showcase and evening song circles. We heard great local artists such as Spuyten Duyvil, the Ya-Ya's, Marci Gellar, Red Molly and Gandolf Murphy and truly enjoyed hearing Susan Werner (and her amazing percussionist/harmonica player) whom we've seen in CA, IA and now NY.  Unbelievable talent...   We played the AcousticLive.com showcase at the Huntington Folk Festival on Long Island last weekend and also got to be a part of the Solid Citizens performances, keeping the old folk sing-al &l t; script src="/plugins/editors/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/themes/advanced/langs/en.js" type="text/javascript"> ongs alive.

A Summer like no other....

Travelling to sing f or sweet Camp Kace in Fargo, ND/MN and Camp GetaWella in Philadelphia PA were summer highlights.  In PA, the Ryan Seacrest Foundation has incorporated live studio/radio stations in children's hospitals across the nation called The Voice and we had fun performing live in studio which is broadcast throughout the hospital. Kids could call in and make requests and ask questions. It's truly an amazing vision and gift he has offered to so many in need of connection.

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