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WHAT IT MEANS TO BE
JEWISH IN PHILADELPHIA
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DECEMBER 19, 2019
t’s 9 o’clock on a Saturday when Sister Blue begins to play.

Th ere isn’t much of a stage at Th e Pines Tavern in Bristol,
just a raised platform.

But tonight, it belongs to her.

Strumming along is her friend of 30 years Mark Furman, who
said she’s “the best singer I know — just traditional old-time
blues. You don’t hear singers like that anymore.”
Sister Blue is the stage name of Jewish musician Nanette
Arndts, 56, who has performed throughout Greater Philadelphia
since 1981.

Music is Arndts’ “bread and butter.” She writes her own
songs and plays drums and guitar and sings backup for other
bands. Her love of music was instilled by her parents, a World
War II Army veteran and a Holocaust survivor. While her father
preferred jazz and her mother listened to classical, for Arndts, it’s
all about the blues.

“It’s basically a music of passion. It’s gut-soulfully
music. ... The big thing about blues is there’s an
honesty about it.”
NANETTE ARNDTS
“It’s basically a music of passion. It’s gut-soulfully music,”
Arndts said. “It’s sarcasm, and the big thing about blues is there’s
an honesty about it. It’s supposed to be clever. People think of
blues as depressing music to bring you down and make you sad,
but that’s not the case. It’s supposed to be music that lift s you up.”
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