Скачать или смотреть Songs of New York State - a live concert with Dave Ruch

Going through some piles of old recordings recently, I discovered this video from a September 2008 performance in Fort Edward NY for the Washington County Historical Society. I think enough time had passed since the event that I was able to watch it with "fresh" eyes and ears, and it seemed like there was some value here, or at least that it might be fun for some other music and history lovers to watch. This is one of my favorite types of performances to do, and the audience (as you will see) was fantastic.

The music and stories touch on many different facets of earlier life in New York State, including the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), British trading, the jews harp, migration from New England to Central NY and Western NY, agriculture, the Erie Canal, the Great Lakes sailors, Buffalo NY, social dance and square dance, the Adirondacks, North Country, American Revolution, the War of 1812, Essex County NY, Washington County NY, the Battle of Plattsburgh, Edna West Teall, kitchen hops, song collecting, New York Seaport, NYC and more.

THE MUSIC:

0:08 "Down on the Farm"
7:27 "Wisconsin" (aka "Away to Wisconsin," "The Rolling Stone," "The Wisconsin Emigrant")
13:12 "Oh! Dat Lo Bridge!" (Erie Canal song)
23:04 Mandolin Medley: "Juba 'Round the Kettle of Fat"/"Uncle Abe's Tune" from Ermina Pincombe
27:29 "The Dying British Soldier"
35:05 "New York Girls" or "Can't You Dance the Polka"
40:20 Washington County song
46:11 "Roslyn Castle"
53:20 "Cabbage Head" (aka "Our Goodman" or Child Ballad #274)

You'll find lots of stories about the music in the spoken introductions preceding each piece.

If you enjoyed any part of this, or have something to contribute, I'd love to hear from you!

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CREDITS: I'm sorry I can't credit the videographer, as I don't know who shot this. I do recall receiving the DVD shortly after the concert from one of the members of the historical society, so "thank you" to them!