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.
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Events
Songs Along the Mohawk
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!
Have Instrument, Will Travel! Caroga Lake Comes to Glen
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.
Big Galut(e): A Klezmer Band: a Musical Journey Around the World! (with Jokes)
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.
Mohawk Valley Chorus classics concert: “REQUIEM – WHAT REMAINS IS LOVE” by Amsterdam composer Maria Riccio Bryce
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.
Swingin’ in the Stacks with the Burnt Hill Melody Makers
An evening of dancing and music from the 30s, 40s, and 50s with the Burnt Hills Melody Makers
Stephen Bruce Medd “If Lilacs Could Sing”
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.
Ragtime, Jazz & a Little Bit of Swing with Matt Tolentino
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.
Schoharie River Day
Schoharie River Day is a celebration of the Schoharie Valley through music, art, food, and much more. This event is free and open to all, families welcome and encouraged.
Saturday, August 17th
1pm-5pm
at the Schoharie River Center
2025 Burtonville Rd, Esperance, NY 12066
There will be:
*Live music with Feral Children
*Chicken BBQ (Order ahead of time right here)
*An art installation by Cornell University Environmental Arts students
*Blacksmithing demonstrations with the talented Noah Khoury
*Disc Golf
*Photo Scavenger Hunt on our Nature Preserve
*Kayaking and more…
The event is free to attend, but pre-orders are available for chicken dinners through our site.
Putman Porch Music
Join us for another great year of Putman Porch Music at Yankee Hill Lock!
We welcome musicians and listeners to Yankee Hill Lock for this canawler experience!
An Americana Folk and Roots Music style jam session on the porch of the old Putman Canal Store happens each Thursday in June. Come play some fiddle, guitar, banjo, sing, or whatever instrument you may bring, to this lively time along the historic Erie Canal!
*Please note the 6:30pm start time for 2024*