Jug band Seder

I had a blast at the jug band Seder thrown by my friends (and fellow Hump Night Thumpers) Fran and Skip.

Here are some selected photos from the ones I took at the Seder. That's me in the black fedora, pin-striped suit jacket and Mountain Dew T-shirt.

Here's a quick summary of the haggadah for the event, with a excerpt from each song. The songs are set to (more or less) jug-band-style tunes.

Candlelighting	“Lighting the Candles” (“This Little Light of Mine”)
Ba-RUCH a-TA Adonai Elo-HAI-nu MElech ha-o-lam a-SHER keed SHA-a-nu b-mitz-VO ta-a-av
Intro to the Seder	“God and Man”
So man made an image and he gave it a name, But this man-made god brought nothing but pain. Man started shouting "God! Where can you be?" "I'm right here man, inside of thee."
Intro to the Seder by Petrie Fishman	“Hurry Down to My House” (“Richland Woman Blues”)
Come on over to my house, It's Passover time. We'll ask the four questions and then we'll have some wine. Oh hurry down to my house, where you’ll relax and recline. You know relaxing is royal, to recline is divine.
Four Cups of Wine by Jacob Fishman	“Let Us Drink Four Cups of Wine (“Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear”)
We don’t drink that whiskey Whiskey is way too rough We don’t drink that Vodka Sweet wine is the kind we love enough!
Dip Karpas in Salt Water and Explanation of the Seder Plate by J.R. Jenks	“Good Ol' Seder Plate” (“Good Old Mountain Dew”)
Some herbs are bitter, you bet, Like maror and chazeret. They really do not taste great. But don’t be a quitter Recall that slavery was bitter So these herbs are on the Seder plate.
Hold up Matzo by Ruth Weinberg	“Passover Still Lives On” (“Battle Hymn of the Republic”)
As slaves so long in Egypt, Jews know not where to turn. They toil for the Pharaoh and for their freedom yearn. The bitterness of bondage tonight is what we learn. The lesson still lives on.
Break the Afikomen and Find the Afikomen by Jonathan Nachsin and Fran Landt	“Hide the Afikomen” and “Find the Afikomen” (“Eentsy Weentsy Spider”)
Take the afikoman and hide it in a chair. Take the afikoman and hide it by the stairs. You can even hide it underneath the pears. But YOU need to be sure that you remember where!
Four Questions by Richard Stowell	“Why Is Tonight Different?” (“Soul of a Man”)
Tonight we eat no hametz It’s matzo all the way Grandma was in a hurry She had no time to bake
Four Children by Michelle Weinberg	“The Four Children” (“Teach Your Children”)
What, Says the Wise child? Is the meaning of All these ceremonies? Thou Shall, explain to him the laws and rules, down to the last one
Telling the Passover Story by Fran Landt	“Retell The Story” (“Jug Band Music”)
We were down in the delta and beginning to swelta As we slaved in the hot Egyptian sun. When Pharoah started dreamin’ that the Hebrews were a schemin’ And that he’d be the targeted one. So he sent out an order from border to border Hebrew baby boys would all have to die And every year since then, we retell this story To remind us how we all survived.
The 10 Plagues by Fran Landt	“Ten Time Loser” (“Two Time Loser”)
First the water turned to blood, And then there were frogs. Oh Pharoah can’t you see that things are goin’ to the dogs? You’ll be a ten time loser. You’d better let us go, Cause the plagues are gonna get you, And you’ll be sorry you said no.
Crossing the Red Sea	“Oh Mary Don't You Weep”
If I could I surely would Stand on the rock where Moses stood. Pharoah’s army got drownded Oh, Mary don’t you weep.
The Passover Symbols (matzo) by Michelle Weinberg	“Bread of Affliction” (“Sitting On Top Of The World”)
This Bread of Affliction That our ancestors ate they didn't have time for their bread to bake And now I'm free, I don't worry Because I'm sitting on top of the world
Open Door For Elijah by Fran Landt	“Open The Door For Elijah” (“Walk Right In”)
Walk right in, set right down, Elijah won’t you drink some wine? Walk right in, set right down, Elijah is it finally the time?    Everyone is waiting for the messianic age,    Come on, help us turn the page, So walk right in, set right down, Elijah won’t you drink some wine?

Also in the haggadah were some straight-up songs: Dayenu, Welcome Table and a song that was a family tradition for the singer: A Bar Lach In Vald.