Author Archives: ken

Summer Streets

Posted on August 23, 2008 by ken

The Viaduct Originally uploaded by kenf225 Today was the last of three Saturdays when the city closed Lafayette Street and Park Avenue, so you could ride from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park without any cars. The high point for … Continue reading →

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Protected: Help Me Get Rid Of This Thing

Posted on August 20, 2008 by ken

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Protected: The Severance, Real

Posted on August 17, 2008 by ken

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Shove That Pig’s Foot a Little Further In the Fire

Posted on August 13, 2008 by ken

We’re about halfway through Southern Week at Ashokan, and while it’s been raining an awful lot we’re still having a great time. I’ve spent the last few weeks playing a lot of fiddle tunes, some with very amusing names. The … Continue reading →

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Give the Fiddler a Dram

Posted on August 9, 2008 by ken

Halliehurst Porch Originally uploaded by kenf225 I passed the 1,000 mile mark just north of the Maryland-Pennsylvania border this morning, heading north from the Augusta Heritage Festival in West Virginia, where I’ve spent the last week playing tunes, working a … Continue reading →

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The Woodsmen’s Festival

Posted on August 3, 2008 by ken

Timber-Felling Competition Originally uploaded by kenf225 The gig yesterday at the Woodsmen’s Festival was great fun. The day started off with a vicious thunderstorm and torrential rain, but cleared into a near-perfect day by the time we did the sound … Continue reading →

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Lunch in Philipsburg, PA

Posted on August 3, 2008 by ken

Philipsburg was the western edge of our coverage area when I worked for the Centre Daily Times in State College. (I started that job almost exactly 20 years ago.) It’s got a pretty, but faded, downtown, where I’m eating at … Continue reading →

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Protected: Bye For Now, or, Why I Quit My Job

Posted on August 1, 2008 by ken

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Protected: Back to the Bush Of Ghosts

Posted on July 29, 2008 by ken

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Kate Steps Out

Posted on July 23, 2008 by ken

This Friday night in Red Hook I’ll be playing a very special show with Kate Giampetruzzi. Some of you may remember the wonderful shows I used to get to play as part of the Kate and Lou Band. Lou died … Continue reading →

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