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With ‘Revival,’ Hope Through Music

Today on Jewcy: A new progressive folk group with Jewish roots

by
Simone Somekh
February 07, 2018

After Donald Trump won the election, Kristen Plylar-Moore felt demoralized and fearful of what was to come. For months, she had been writing songs to cope with that fear—until she had gathered enough material for an entire live show. The music project was called Revival. “I wanted to give people a sense of hope, even despite what we were facing,” she recalled.

Simone Somekh is a New York-based author and journalist. He’s lived and worked in Italy, Israel, and the United States.