Celebrate Autumn at the Old Stone Fort – October 4th!
Join us for the 3rd Annual Fall Festival hosted by the Schoharie County Historical Society at the Old Stone Fort Museum Complex on October 4th! Enjoy a day filled with live music, local flavor, and festive fall fun in a historic setting.
At 4PM, Black Mountain Symphony takes the stage to close out the festival with a powerful and unforgettable set. Hailing from the hill country near Albany, this dynamic six-piece band delivers a genre-blending mix of progressive folk, weaving together elements of classical, rock, and more. Known for their passionate songwriting and high-energy performances, they promise a grand finale that’s as bold as it is moving.
Preceding them, Northern Borne will be kicking off the festivities from 10AM to 1PM, to then be followed by the Hilltown Ramblers from 1PM to 4PM.
Bring your family and friends for a day of great music, historic charm, and community spirit!
Admission:
$10 per adult (no additional discounts)
Free for anyone under 18 (minors must be accompanied by an adult)
Don’t miss this beloved fall tradition, we can’t wait to celebrate with you!
Celebrate Autumn at the Old Stone Fort – October 4th!
Join us for the 3rd Annual Fall Festival hosted by the Schoharie County Historical Society at the Old Stone Fort Museum Complex on October 4th! Enjoy a day filled with live music, local flavor, and festive fall fun in a historic setting.
At 1 PM, the Hilltown Ramblers will take the stage, bringing their signature “northern blend” of folksy bluegrass to life. Known for their rich harmonies and toe-tapping rhythms, this talented group offers a vibrant mix of traditional classics and modern bluegrass favorites. Whether you’re a longtime fan of the genre or simply love live acoustic music, their performance promises something for everyone, the Hilltown Ramblers will keep the crowd entertained and engaged until their set wraps up at 4 PM.
Preceding them, Northern Borne will be kicking off the festivities from 10AM to 1PM. Then, closing out the day from 4 PM to 7 PM, Black Mountain Symphony will bring the festival to a high-energy finish!
Bring your family and friends for a day of great music, historic charm, and community spirit!
Admission:
$10 per adult (no additional discounts)
Free for anyone under 18 (minors must be accompanied by an adult)
Don’t miss this beloved fall tradition, we can’t wait to celebrate with you!
Rediscover our heritage of campfire and cowboy songs, songs celebrating such historic events as battles and other disasters, songs about love and Lincoln and liberty, songs about New York State, and a plethora of upbeat and comic songs. The Lost Radio Rounders comprise Tom Lindsay, Michael Eck, and Paul Jossman, three of the area’s most talented and versatile musicians; they all sing and among them play mandolin, guitar, banjo, dobro, ukulele, and more.
Retreat us to those fabulous days of yesteryear when every busting village had an opera house and
– performers journeyed from town to town to delight each eager audience. And everybody knew the words to
“Bonnie Eloise.”
“Songs along the Mohawk” is a free cabaret-style entertainment with singer Byron Nilsson and pianist Malcolm Kogut sharing songs and stories from and about the 19th- and early 20th-centuries, including Erie Canal songs and vaudeville numbers, alongside some amusing contemporaneous material, such as Mark Twains fraught relationship with George W. Elliott, lyricist of “Bonnie Eloise.”
When the Erie Canal opened for business in 1825, revolutionizing the shipment of goods, it turned New York City into a major port center and caused the population of Buffalo to skyrocket. “The E-ri-e Canal” is the humorous saga of a treacherous trip aboard a canal-boat, while “Boating on a Bullhead” celebrates a common hazard, also acknowledged in the well-known “Low Bridge, Everybody Down.”
All this and more is on tap, offered by two veterans of the cabaret stage: Byron Nilsson and Malcolm Kogut. The program is free.
Glen Conservancy Hall is at 1538 State Highway 161 in Fultonville (Glen) NY.
“Songs along the Mohawk”
Ever-flowing, Never dull!
Join us for an afternoon of incredible music by great composers – known and less-known – as artists from the Caroga Lake Music Festival’s resident ensemble visit Conservancy Hall with arlistic direclor Kyle Price to present works by Ravel, Shostakovich, Gade, and Gliere, alongside music by early American composer Blair Fairchild and new commissions, featuring Sileo and the KASA and ATLYS quartets, among other talented performers.
Winner of the Simcha Prize at the 2017 International Jewish Music Festival in Amsterdam, Big Galut(e) has been described as “soulful and unselfconsciously poignant,” “jubilant,”
“a real treat for open minds” and “a serious band with lousy American humor.” Big Galut(e) performs a unique repertoire of Jewish music spanning five continents and six centuries. Their repertory includes Klezmer originals and new twists on old tunes; classical pieces; tangos from Buenos Aires and Broadway; comic songs; and much more.
The Mohawk Valley Chorus concludes its 90th anniversary season with a performance of “REQUIEM: What Remains Is Love” by Amsterdam composer Maria Riccio Bryce, under the direction of David M. Rossi. Concert date is Sunday, May 18th at 3 pm, at St. Ann’s Episcopal Church in Amsterdam. $20 general admission; $15 senior citizens/students; children age 12 and under free. Tickets available from any chorus member and at the door. Audience members are invited to a light reception following the performance in the church hall.
An evening of dancing and music from the 30s, 40s, and 50s with the Burnt Hills Melody Makers
Canadian singer/songwriter Stephen Bruce Medd performs ballads and original folk songs inspired by the history and landscapes of Ontario, the Bay of Quinte & Kingston – the region settled by displaced Loyalists and Haudenosaunee from the Mohawk Valley. Enjoy a summer evening of music on the lawn of Old Fort Johnson. Held indoors in case of rain.
Join us on the lawn of Old Fort Johnson for a rousing concert of music from the early 1900s with master musician Matt Tolentino. It’s not just Jazz in July – we’ll hear ragtime & swing & everything that was playing in the early years of the Montgomery County Historical Society. We’re celebrating our 120th anniversary! Concert donations will go to the Roof Restoration Fund.
