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Geoff Berner (Music)

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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Geoff Berner (born 26 November 1971) is a Jewish-Canadian Singer-Songwriter on the accordion. The self-styled "Avenging Angel of Klezmer", he has made it his life's mission to bring traditional Jewish klezmer music "kicking and screaming" back into the bars of the world. With whiskey in one hand and Estella in the other, his travels has taken him all over the world, having gained a international cult following due to his insightful humor and politically and ideologically inflammatory lyrics.Originally trained on the piano, Berner picked up the accordion on a whim when it was suggested to him, and went on to form the eclectic punk band Terror of Tiny Town. Berner's political views occasionally appeared in that group's material; eventually, Terror of Tiny Town became the victim of financial troubles and was forced to disband. Berner released his first solo recording in 2000, an EP containing some re-recordings of Terror of Tiny Town material, and a studio album in the same style was released in 2003.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Not long after, Berner shifted his attention to klezmer and was determined to aid in restoring the dying music style to its former glory, if not further. He studied under the Romanian masters of the craft (where he nearly died from alcohol poisoning, as chronicled in "Song Written in a Romanian Hospital") and released his first klezmer album, Whiskey Rabbi, in 2005. This album would be the first in a trilogy of klezmer albums.He has served as a support act for Kaizers Orchestra on several occasions, and was in fact one of the first people to ever witness a live performance by them, as he had been deported to Norway for a short time in 2000. Has written an instructional booklet on how to be an accordion player.
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