Stars in the Rafters
47 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -A podcast of comfort and community through traditional music and poetry, hosted by Julie Vallimont.
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Quick announcement: Temporary pause
February 27, 2021 21:18 - 52 seconds - 812 KBHello, everyone. This is just a quick update to say that Stars in the Rafters will be going on pause for a couple weeks while I deal with a situation. Unfortunately my apartment was flooded recently, and I have to relocate on short notice. Once life settles down back to normal and I can set up my home recording studio again, Stars in the Rafters will be back! Take care, everyone. - Julie
45. Keep moving
February 17, 2021 22:00 - 24 minutes - 32.9 MB1. Ruth’s Waltz - Dave Wiesler (Newark, DE). This original waltz is on Dave’s 2001 album Cracks and Shadows. https://davewiesler.com 2. An excerpt from The Once and Future King, by T. H. White. Read by Julie Vallimont (Brattleboro, VT). 3. Kilcommon / The Volunteer - Airdance (MA, VT). This set of tunes is from the 2000 album Rodney Miller’s Airdance. https://greatmeadowmusic.com/miller.html 4. When this is over, by Susan Reid (Montpelier, VT). Read by Ben Williams (Northampton, ...
44. Love like the moon
February 10, 2021 22:00 - 28 minutes - 36.4 MB1. Irish Girl - Lissa Schneckenburger (Brattleboro, VT). This song is from Lissa’s 2005 eponymous album. https://lissafiddle.com/ 2. My worst habit, by Rumi. Read by Julie Vallimont (Brattleboro, VT). 3. All That You Ask Me - Airdance (VT, MA). This is from the 2000 album Rodney Miller’s Airdance. https://www.greatmeadowmusic.com/ 4. 1888, by Rumi. Read by Charis Boke (Springfield, VT). 5. The Discharged Drummer - Nightingale (VT). From Nightingale’s album Sometimes When th...
43. Bright winter nights
February 03, 2021 22:00 - 21 minutes - 30.3 MB1. Great Falls - lydia ievins (Montague, MA). A cheerful polska. Someday lydia’s town will reclaim this name, first bestowed on her area (in a variety of languages) when it was known as a peaceful gathering spot for the Native tribes who congregated here. Recorded on Koivu, lydia's duo album with Helsinki-based pianist Juha Kujanpää. www.lydiamusic.org 2. Now winter nights enlarge, by Thomas Campion. Read by Margaret Youngberg (Greenfield, MA). 3. The Stormy Scenes of Winter - Keith Mu...
42. The inner world of sleep
January 27, 2021 22:00 - 23 minutes - 39.5 MB1. Wherever You Go When You Sleep - Wild Asparagus (MA and VT). This song, with words by Keith Murphy and music by David Cantieni, is on Wherever You Go. Wild Asparagus is Becky Tracy, David Cantieni, George Marshall, Ann Percival, and Stuart Kenney. http://band.wildasparagus.com 2. Nocturne, by Sir Charles Douglas George Roberts. Read by Julie Vallimont (Brattleboro, VT). 3. Middle of Night - Elixir. Kate Barnes wrote this waltz when she was experiencing insomnia. This track is from ...
41. Ringing the bells of change
January 20, 2021 22:00 - 22 minutes - 31.3 MB1. Jamestown Homeword Bound - Jeff Warner (Portsmouth, NH). Jeff notes, “Jeff Davis, my music partner for twenty years, found this song in Joanna Colcord’s 1938 book, Songs of American Sailormen.” It can be found on his most recent album, Roam the Country Through. www.jeffwarner.com 2. Pray, by Pádraig Ó Tuama. Read by Julie Vallimont (Brattleboro, VT). 3. Buonaparte - Keith Murphy (Brattleboro, VT). Keith wrote some additional lyrics for this traditional song he recorded on Bound For ...
40. The art of winter
January 14, 2021 16:32 - 23 minutes - 32.5 MB1. Winter Snow / Never Go Astray / Lion’s Mane - Jeremiah McLane (Sharon, VT). This track is on Jeremiah’s most recent solo album, The Grinding Stone. The first tune is a traditional English carol; the others are original tunes by Jeremiah. www.jeremiahmclane.com 2. The art of winter, by Susan Reid (Montpelier, VT). Read by Julie Vallimont (Brattleboro, VT). 3. Courage - Cindy Kallet (Bloomington, IN). Cindy Kallet wrote the verses to this song, but the words to the chorus came direc...
39. Joy and sorrow
January 06, 2021 22:00 - 21 minutes - 30.5 MB1. Villagers All - Andy, Robin, Arthur, and Emma Davis; and Emma Schneider (Brattleboro, VT). Andy writes, “Here is a song that we have sung at the Brattleboro Christmas Eve pub sing over the years. Our family created this virtual performance this year. Words by Kenneth Grahame from The Wind in the Willows, music by me.” 2. Joy and sorrow, an excerpt from The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran. Read by Ben Williams (Northampton, MA). 3. North: Northern Air - Crowfoot (VT and QC). Crowfoot is Ja...
38. Every day starts anew
December 30, 2020 20:44 - 20 minutes - 29.2 MB1. Bright Wings - Bright Wings Chorus (VT). This song by Brendan Taaffe is on the 2013 Bright Wings Chorus album Signs and Wonders. https://brendantaaffe.bandcamp.com/ 2. The word, by Tony Hoagland. Read by Julie Vallimont (Brattleboro, VT). 3. Soul of the Limestone Rock - Nightingale (VT). This waltz by Jeremiah McLane is on Nightingale’s 1996 album Sometimes When the Moon is High. www.nightingalevt.org 4. I dwell in possibility, by Emily Dickinson. Read by Julie Vallimont (Brattle...
37. The shortest day
December 25, 2020 00:24 - 22 minutes - 30.9 MB1. Singing in the Land - Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem (Middletown, CT). This traditional Appalachian song is on their 2016 album Wintersong. https://raniarboanddaisymayhem.bandcamp.com 2. In between the sun and moon, by Pádraig Ó Tuama. Read by Julie Vallimont (Brattleboro, VT). 3. Winter Blossom Waltz - Owen Morrison (Washington, DC). Owen wrote this waltz for the wedding of Kent Gilbert and Diana Hultgren. It’s on Daybreak, his album of original waltzes. https://owenmorrison.com/ 4. Sur...
36. Heart of the world
December 17, 2020 04:24 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MB1. Heart of the World - Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem (Middletown, CT). This song by Rani Arbo is from their 2015 album Violets are Blue. https://raniarboanddaisymayhem.bandcamp.com 2. For my morning mirror, by Susan Reid (Montpelier, VT). Read by Julie Vallimont (Brattleboro, VT). 3. Piper on the Hill - Dave Wiesler (Newark, DE). Dave, Susan Brandt, and Earl Gaddis play this original tune on Cracks and Shadows. https://davewiesler.com 4. An excerpt from The old astronomer, by Sarah Will...
35. Memories and visions
December 09, 2020 22:08 - 23 minutes - 31.7 MB1. Time Will End - Nightingale (MA and VT). Nightingale is Keith Murphy, Becky Tracy, and Jeremiah McLane. This tune by Jeremiah can be found on The Coming Dawn, Nightingale’s first album. https://www.nightingalevt.org 2. Memory of Cape Cod, by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Read by Julie Vallimont (Brattleboro, VT). 3. Great Memories - New England Tradition. This waltz is the final track on Farewell to the Hollow. New England Tradition is Bob McQuillen, April Limber, and Peter Colby. https:...
34. If a tree could wander
December 02, 2020 22:12 - 27 minutes - 35.6 MB1. Högtidsmarsch (Ceremonial march) - lydia ievins (Montague, MA). A traditional Swedish bridal march from Västmanland, played here on 5-string fiddle and harmonium. The majesty of this tune perfectly suits the grand sound of the harmonium. Recorded on Koivu, lydia's duo album with Helsinki-based pianist Juha Kujanpää. www.lydiamusic.org 2. An excerpt from If a tree could wander, by Rumi. Read by Julie Vallimont (Brattleboro, VT). 3. The Setting - Wild Asparagus (MA and VT). This song by R...
33. Giving thanks for community
November 25, 2020 22:01 - 24 minutes - 33 MB1. Soaring High - Crowfoot (VT and QC). Crowfoot is Jaige Trudel, Adam Broome, and Nicholas Williams. This track is from their 2006 album As the Crow Flies. www.crowfootmusic.com 2. Thank you, by Ross Gay. Read by Julie Vallimont (Brattleboro, VT). 3. Beautiful Life - Jeff Warner (Portsmouth, NH). Jeff learned this song, a country and bluegrass standard, from Jeff Goering, an Ohio fiddler. It can be found on his most recent album, Roam the Country Through. www.jeffwarner.com 4. And ...
32. The unfrequented road
November 19, 2020 02:32 - 26 minutes - 35 MB1. Margaret Mary Robinson / The Sweetness of Mary - Tim Ball and Sophie Orzechowski (Ithaca, NY). This set of Cape Breton tunes is from Tim and Sophie’s album Life of their Own. https://timandsophie.bandcamp.com/releases 2. I walk the unfrequented road, text of the hymn by Frederick Hosmer. Read by Ben Williams (Northampton, MA). 3. Valse por Pélé / Early - Wild Asparagus (MA and VT). This waltz set, with a song by Greg Brown, is from Wild Asparagus’s album Wherever You Go. Wild Aspa...
31. As the tide comes in
November 11, 2020 21:49 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MB1. Pacific Sunrise / The Sun Still Shines / The Reel MacGyver - Chimney Swift (Boston, MA). Chimney Swift is Cecile Leroy, Daniel Raine, Yaron Shragai, and A.Z. Madonna. “Pacific Sunrise” and “The Sun Still Shines” are by Cecile, written on a red-eye flight to New Zealand. A.Z.’s improvisations over them turned into “The Reel MacGyver.” This track appears on their album, Fly Me Home. https://chimneyswift.bandcamp.com/ 2. The Mary Ellen Carter - Ian Robb (Ottawa, ON). Finest Kind (Ian, Ann...
30. This too shall pass
November 04, 2020 22:06 - 27 minutes - 35.5 MB1. Praise song for the day, written by Elizabeth Alexander and read by her at the 2009 Presidential Inauguration. For a video, visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_vLBnFk-OFc 2. Regain / Psalm of Life / Plant Un Chou - Nightingale (VT). Nightingale is Keith Murphy, Becky Tracy, and Jeremiah McLane. “Psalm of Life” is a Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem set to music by Lotus Dickey. https://www.nightingalevt.org 3. Everything is going to be all right, by Derek Mahon. Read by Ben Williams (Nort...
29. Autumn migrations
October 28, 2020 22:37 - 25 minutes - 34 MB1. High Clouds - Greenfield Dance Band (MA and VT). This waltz is the title track on the album the Greenfield Dance Band recorded for Great Meadow Music. The Greenfield Dance Band is David Kaynor, Mary Cay Brass, Peter Siegel, and Stuart Kenney, with guests. https://www.greatmeadowmusic.com/kaynor.html 2. Late migration, by Susan Reid (Montpelier, VT). Read by Lorelei Erisis (Northampton, MA). 3. C'est Aujourd'hui Grande Fête - Keith Murphy (Brattleboro, VT). This track is from Keith’s...
28. Imagine that
October 21, 2020 21:55 - 26 minutes - 35.2 MB1. Belle of Greensboro / Till havs I motorbåt (To sea in a motorboat) - lydia ievins (Montague, MA). The first waltz, by lydia, is named for Mary Jellicorse, a gracious and graceful dancer. The second is by fiddler Sixten Engström, who lived way up in northern Sweden and held a great love for fishing. Played here on 5-string fiddle and piano. Recorded on Koivu, lydia's duo album with Helsinki-based pianist Juha Kujanpää. www.lydiamusic.org 2. Imagine that, by Susan Reid (Montpelier, VT)...
27. The beauty of fall
October 14, 2020 22:14 - 27 minutes - 35.9 MB1. Everything Will Be Alright - Echo Women's Choir (Toronto, ON). Rachel Bokhout writes, “This is a live 2014 recording of the Echo Women's Choir, performing with singer-songwriter Victoria Moon Joyce. We offer this for the podcast as a reminder to keep faith - this season too shall pass. Blue skies are coming, and we'll gather again to make music once more.” This track, with words and music by Reverend Dr. James Edward Cleveland, can be found on the choir’s 2018 album One Voice. www.echowo...
26. Hills for climbing
October 07, 2020 23:57 - 23 minutes - 31.7 MB1. The Winter Rose / Verdant - Maivish. Maivish is Adam Broome (guitar) and Jaige Trudel (fiddle). This previously unreleased track includes two tunes written by Jaige. www.maivish.com/ 2. The Apple Picker's Waltz / The Beautiful Lights Of Burlington - Pete Sutherland (Burlington, VT). This track is from Pete Sutherland’s 1984 album Poor Man’s Dream. www.petesposse.com 3. Meadowlarks, by Sara Teasdale. Read by Ben Williams (Northampton, MA). 4. Hills / Mulqueen's - Nightingale (VT)....
25. The big things and the small things
October 01, 2020 00:48 - 27 minutes - 36 MB1. Land of Beauty / Ashmead’s Kernel - Maivish. Maivish is Adam Broome (mandola) and Jaige Trudel (fiddle). This previously unreleased track includes two tunes written by Adam. www.maivish.com/ 2. Pied beauty, by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Read by Margaret Youngberg (Greenfield, MA), with musical accompaniment by Rachel Panitch (Boston, MA). 3. A Dream for Dorothea - Owen Morrison (Washington, DC). Owen wrote this tune for his paternal grandmother, who lived her entire life in Oakland, CA....
24. Resilience
September 24, 2020 03:31 - 26 minutes - 34.8 MB1. Jean-Paul Jigs: Le Tourment / Korolenko - Arise & Go (Newfield, NY). These tunes are both by Québécois musician and composer Jean-Paul Loyer and are from Arise & Go’s recent album Meeting Place. https://ariseandgo.bandcamp.com 2. Like barley bending, by Sara Teasdale. Read by Ben Williams (Northampton, MA). Ben writes, “Like much of Sara Teasdale's poetry, I feel I can see the images she is describing, and I hope we all, like barley bending, are able to rise again from our pain and tur...
23. Love stays loved and songs stay sung
September 16, 2020 22:57 - 26 minutes - 34.7 MB1. Serenity Knoll / Dragon Hatchery - Buddy System (Brattleboro, VT and Asheville, NC). These tunes were written for two dear friends in the dance community from Jonesborough, TN. Performed by Julie Vallimont and Noah VanNorstrand on their album Ride the Wheel. www.buddysystemband.com/ 2. Morris Set - The Teacups (Medford, MA and UK). These delightful tunes are from the Teacups! The Teacups are Alex Cumming, Kate Locksley, Rosie Calvert, and Will Finn. from their upcoming album In Which…,...
22. Fields and flowers
September 09, 2020 22:32 - 29 minutes - 37.9 MB1. The Bee’s Knees / Hey, Rusty! / A Boy’s Lament for His Dragon - Joanne Garton (Montpelier, VT). Performed with Michael Ayles, Simeon Chapin, Hollis Easter, and Aaron Marcus on Joanne's 2019 album The Bee's Knees. Joanne says, “‘The Bee's Knees’ was written one summer night in gratitude for the friendship of two amazing friends who truly encompass the tune's name. ‘Hey, Rusty!’ comes from a fiddle soulmate in Melbourne, Australia. ‘A Boy's Lament’ was learned from my piping teacher, Ken Ma...
21. SPECIAL EPISODE: An ode to past camps and festivals, part 2
September 02, 2020 22:14 - 25 minutes - 34.1 MB1. Beeswax Sheepskin - This recording was made standing in the woods at Pinewoods Camp outside of the main dance hall, C Sharp, at dusk, listening to the sounds of the birds and the evening dance happening. Recorded by Julie Vallimont at ESCape!, 2019. 2. Allie Crocker’s Reel / Lamplighter’s Hornpipe - Two rousing New England tunes, as performed by some of the Maine Fiddle Camp staff: Lissa Schneckenburger, Alden Robison, Benjamin Foss, Bennett Konesni, Corey DiMario, and Julie Vallimont....
20. SPECIAL EPISODE: An ode to past camps and festivals
August 26, 2020 22:00 - 38 minutes - 45.9 MB1. Pipe March: Caber Feidh - Mike MacNintch, piper. From Live from C Sharp, an album recorded by Tom Pixton at Pinewoods during the 2010 Scottish Sessions. https://www.pixton.org/livefromcsharp/index.html 2. The first camp, or, Prayer of a desperate folkie for the assimilation and eternal evocation of the glory around her, by Alexandra Christine Steffan. Read by Anna Patton (Brattleboro, VT). 3. Spread the Joy - Various campers and staff, from Cascade of Music and Dance at Ca...
20. SPECIAL EPISODE: An ode to past camps and festivals, part 1
August 26, 2020 22:00 - 38 minutes - 45.9 MB1. Pipe March: Caber Feidh - Mike MacNintch, piper. From Live from C Sharp, an album recorded by Tom Pixton at Pinewoods during the 2010 Scottish Sessions. https://www.pixton.org/livefromcsharp/index.html 2. The first camp, or, Prayer of a desperate folkie for the assimilation and eternal evocation of the glory around her, by Alexandra Christine Steffan. Read by Anna Patton (Brattleboro, VT). 3. Spread the Joy - Various campers and staff, from Cascade of Music and Dance at Camp Louise...
19. Travels
August 19, 2020 22:00 - 25 minutes - 34.2 MB1. Le Canal en Octobre / En Flandres - Anadama (Portland, ME). Anadama is Amelia Mason (fiddle), Bethany Waickman (guitar), and Emily Troll (accordion). This pair of schottisches by Frédéric Paris can be found on their new CD, Way Back When, available for purchase on Bandcamp and their website. www.anadamamusic.com http://anadama.bandcamp.com 2. Aboard at a ship’s helm, by Walt Whitman. Read by Julie Vallimont (Brattleboro, VT). 3. Anderson’s Coast - Everest Witman (Montréal, QC). Th...
18. Cool water
August 13, 2020 01:48 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MB1. Aurora's schottis / Hägg bland björkar (Bird-cherry among birches) - lydia ievins (Montague, MA). A pair of friendly schottis tunes by lydia, played here on nyckelharpa and piano. The second owes its name to lydia’s family's namesake tree (Swedish "hägg" = Latvian "ieva"). Recorded on Koivu, lydia's duo album with Helsinki-based pianist Juha Kujanpää. www.lydiamusic.org 2. Hyla brook, by Robert Frost. Read by Margaret Youngberg (Greenfield, MA). 3. Owl’s Cowl - Chimney Swift (Boston...
17. Loving what is
August 05, 2020 22:56 - 26 minutes - 34.5 MB1. Golden Gate Waltz - Everest Witman (Montréal, QC). This tune is from Nova’s album Little Sky, featuring Kathleen Fownes on fiddle, Everest on guitar, and Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin on accordion. www.novatriomusic.com 2. Stars, by Sara Teasdale. Read by Ben Williams (Northampton, MA). 3. Tuula’s - MAC (CA and WA). This tune is performed by the band MAC, featuring Elias Alexander, Ryan McKasson, and Colin Cotter. It is found on their album Perfectly Manufactured Reality. www.tunesbymac.c...
16. We are enough
July 29, 2020 21:32 - 24 minutes - 33.4 MB1. End Road Work - Alex Sturbaum (Olympia, WA). Alex wrote this song while on their first tour with their contra dance band Gallimaufry. It’s on their first solo album, River Run Wide and features vocals from the members of Gallimaufry. www.alexsturbaum.com 2. Finding joy, by Susan Reid (Montpelier, VT). Read by Julie Vallimont (Brattleboro, VT). 3. We can see a future now, by Aaron Marcus (Montpelier, VT) with Ollie Cultrara. Read by Sam Sanders (Montpelier, VT). Aaron says, “I starte...
15. After the sky weeps
July 22, 2020 22:25 - 27 minutes - 35.5 MB1. The Shortest Day / The Open Door - Julie Vallimont (Brattleboro, VT). These two tunes by Julie feature Yann Falquet on guitar, Mark Roberts on banjo, Katie McNally on fiddle, and Julie on accordion and can be found on her album Dark Sky, Bright Stars. www.julievallimont.com 2. A strange feather, by Hafiz. Read by Charis Boke (Springfield, VT). 3. Somewhere Along the Road - Bob Mills (Montague, MA). Bob says, “This was written by Les Barker of England, who is known more for punny poe...
14. Irrepressible
July 15, 2020 23:49 - 27 minutes - 36.3 MB1. Polska efter Schedin - lydia ievins (Montague, MA). A traditional Swedish slängpolska tune from Västmanland, played here on nyckelharpa and piano. This thoroughly satisfying tune is a popular favorite with dancers. Recorded on Koivu, lydia's duo album with Helsinki-based pianist Juha Kujanpää. www.lydiamusic.org 2. Stop the words now, by Rumi. Read by Charis Boke (Springfield, VT). 3. Sweet Mary Starbuck - Alex Sturbaum (Olympia, WA). Alex’s “new old” song will be on their upcoming ...
13. Under the same stars
July 08, 2020 23:29 - 23 minutes - 32.4 MB1. The Man in the Moon - Andrew Marcus (Takoma Park, MD). This track comes from Callithump’s upcoming album. Callithump is Glyn Collinson (vocals and bouzouki), Andrew Marcus (accordion) and Abe Joyner-Meyers (fiddle). They and their ceilidh-band alter-ego Frog Hammer end many of their sets with this song. froghammerband.com 2. Meredith - Owen Morrison (Washington, DC). Owen wrote this waltz for his wife for the occasion of their first dance as a married couple. From Elixir’s album Anybod...
12. The promise of summer
July 02, 2020 00:24 - 23 minutes - 32 MB1. Moonshine Holler - Pete Sutherland (Burlington, VT). This is an original waltz from Pete’s Posse’s latest recording project called Dance Party. This project is five full-length contra dance tracks plus this waltz. Designed to spur on a contra dance party at home, these tracks are available for download from their website. www.petesposse.com 2. This is what you shall do, by Walt Whitman. Read by Peter Amidon (Brattleboro, VT), with piano accompaniment by Aaron Marcus (Montpelier, VT). ...
11. On the sea
June 25, 2020 02:02 - 25 minutes - 33.7 MB1. Joan's Waltz - Oliver Scanlon (Burlington, VT). This gently swinging waltz by Oliver is from his 2014 solo album, The Pond Jam. www.petesposse.com 2. We Shall Not Cease, from Little Gidding, by T.S. Eliot. Read by Charis Boke (Springfield, VT). 3. Chasing Horizons - Eric McDonald (Montréal, QC). This song is from an EP by Connor Garvey, a singer/songwriter from Portland, ME, which features Eric on mandolin. It's an EP of songs he wrote while he was on a ship sailing from Portland to...
10. Simple acts and simple beauties
June 17, 2020 22:29 - 23 minutes - 31.7 MB1. Honey in the Woodpile / The Grinding Stone - Jeremiah McLane (Sharon, VT). These two compositions by Jeremiah are from his album The Grinding Stone and feature him on piano and accordion, Owen Marshall on bouzouki and guitar, and Corey DiMario on bass. “The title of the CD, The Grinding Stone, refers to a dream I had: inside a stone hut at that top of mountain, a man was hard at work chiseling free a huge stone grindstone, in the shape of a wheel, that looked as if it had been stuck for a...
9. Stronger together
June 11, 2020 00:25 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MB1. A Crown of Righteousness - Pete Sutherland (Burlington, VT). This song by Pete is from his album The Wilderness Road. Pete says, “Another still photo in the panorama of local history that I couldn’t stop looking at The great thing about using history to make art… It’s always timely. I remember my son singing the chorus with me when he was around five and he’s closing on 30 now. The singer here is the well-known northern Vermont gospel diva (her own word) Tammy Fletcher. Piano from the equ...
8. Clearing
June 04, 2020 00:00 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MB1. Sälskär - lydia ievins (Montague, MA). A pensive tune by Juha Kujanpää, played here on nyckelharpa and piano. Sälskär is a tiny island in the Swedish archipelago of Åland, with a lighthouse that stands midway across the gulf between Sweden and Finland. Recorded on Koivu, lydia's duo album with Helsinki-based pianist Juha Kujanpää. www.lydiamusic.org 2. Clearing by Martha Postlethwaite, read by Sam Sanders with piano accompaniment by Aaron Marcus (Montpelier, VT). The tune is a recent ...
7. Growing and changing
May 27, 2020 22:01 - 25 minutes - 33.6 MB1. A Bird’s Eye View - Pete Sutherland (Burlington, VT). This song is from Pete’s album Farmland, a collection of story songs and ballads written in collaboration with students across northern Vermont. www.petesposse.com 2. Young by Anne Sexton, read by Lissa Schneckenburger (Brattleboro, VT). Fiddle accompaniment by Rachel Panitch (Boston, MA). 3. Junebug & Vaeda - Countercurrent (Seattle, WA). This beautiful tune comes from Brian Lindsay (fiddle) and Alex Sturbaum (guitar), who make ...
6. Sunlight and shadow
May 20, 2020 23:04 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MB1. Dark Skies Again - Low Lily (Brattleboro, VT). This song is from Low Lily’s album 10,000 Days Like These. The song features Liz Simmons (vocals, guitar), Lissa Schneckenburger (vocals, fiddle), and Flynn Cohen (vocals, mandolin). www.lowlily.com 2. Onion River Waltz / Cider - Julia Wayne (Charlotte, VT). Onion River was written by Julia Wayne after spending many years fishing in its waters around Vermont. Julia and her musical partner Katie Trautz arranged this tune, as well as the ...
5. Feel better
May 13, 2020 20:47 - 24 minutes - 32.8 MB1. Feel Better - Lissa Schneckenburger (Brattleboro, VT). This song by Lissa (fiddle, vocals) also features Stefan Amidon (drums), Corey DiMario (double bass), Ryan McKasson (viola), Alec Spiegelman (pump organ, woodwinds) and Jed Wilson (piano). It is recorded on Thunder in My Arms, available at www.lissafiddle.com. 2. Bransle / Tom Kruskal's - Elixir (VT, NY, DC). These two tunes are from Elixir’s album Rampant. Tom Kruskal’s has become a modern day classic found on many a dance floor...
4. Solace in nature
May 06, 2020 23:34 - 23 minutes - 32.1 MBIntro: A Great Wagon (excerpt), by Rumi, read by Julie Vallimont. 1. Peggy's Maggot / Slangpolska / Veery - Aaron Marcus (Montpelier, VT). These tunes by Aaron Marcus are featured on their album Men Don’t Cry. The recording of a veery is from an actual bird. 2. Untitled by Sarah Hirsch, read by Anna Patton (Brattleboro, VT). Sarah wrote this poem just this week. 3. Charlie Mulvihil's / Gigue du Salon - Elixir (VT, NY, DC). These beautiful jigs are from Elixir’s album Anybody’s Gu...
3. Planting gardens
April 27, 2020 19:53 - 24 minutes - 32.7 MB1. Summer Garden - Julie Vallimont (Brattleboro, VT). Julie wrote this tune during a backyard hang with friends, inspired by a wonderful week at Pinewoods Camp. It features Julie (accordion), Yann Falquet (guitar), and Andrew VanNorstrand (fiddle) and is found on Julie’s album Dark Sky, Bright Stars. www.julievallimont.com 2. Summer, by Justin Bloomfield, read by Hunter DiMario (Brattleboro, VT). Rachel Panitch (Boston, MA) contributed the fiddle soundtrack. 3. Wembley Park - Betsy Bra...
2. Hope for spring
April 23, 2020 00:12 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MB1. Hope Lingers On - Low Lily (Brattleboro, VT). This beautiful anthem, written by Lissa Schneckenburger, is from Low Lily's album 10,000 Days Like These. The song features Liz Simmons (vocals, clapping), Lissa Schneckenburger (vocals, clapping), Flynn Cohen (vocals), Stefan Amidon (vocals), and Charlie Van Kirk (clapping & stomping). www.LowLily.com 2. An evolving course, by Rumi, read by Charis Boke (Springfield, VT). 3. Wild Blueberries - Buddy System (MA and NC). Julie Vallimont n...
1. Remembering joy
April 16, 2020 17:56 - 28 minutes - 36.3 MB1. Petronella - Lissa Schneckenburger (Brattleboro, VT). A traditional New England dance tune, recorded by Lissa Schneckenburger on her Dance album, available at www.lissafiddle.com. Joining her are Bethany Waickman (guitar), Eric Merrill (viola), and Jeremiah McLane (accordion). 2. There and Back Again - Nova (VT and Scotland). A beautiful tune from the trio Nova (Kathleen Fownes, Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin, Everest Witman) from their most recent album Chasing the Sunset. Available at ww...