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A Man and His Udderbot

July 15th, 2013 · No Comments · rural life

Music from Salem performed its second concert of the season at Hubbard Hall in Cambridge, NY, yesterday and the final piece featured an instrument you’ve probably never heard of before. Called an “udderbot” by the inventor–the man playing it in this video of the performance–it consists of a wine bottle with the bottom sawed off, […]

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Just a Closer Walk with Thee

June 19th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Arts, rural life

The Washington County Band opened its summer season with a free concert at Fort Salem Theater last night. Here’s their take on the gospel classic Just a Closer Walk with Thee, performed in the style of a New Orleans jazz funeral march. It’s amazing to me that a community this small can field so many […]

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Three Cellos at the Cambridge Depot

June 16th, 2013 · 3 Comments · Arts

Sunday afternoon was supposed to present the first concert in the park of a summer series in Cambridge, but with rain a certainty, the program was moved inside to the town’s old train depot. On the bill: three young cellists playing selections from Baroque to Michael Jackson. If this sounds vaguely familiar, it may be […]

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