Interviews from East Durham Irish Festival

WGXC’s Tony Fallon was on the scene last weekend at the East Durham Irish Festival, and contributes these photos and interviews: Click on this sentence to hear an interview with East Durham Irish Festival Director Tom McGoldrick or paste this url into your computer’s media player: http://archive.free103point9.org/2010/06/WGXCsTonyFalloninterviewsTomMcGoldrick.wav Click on this sentence to hear an interview [...]

Let the long weekend begin

This weekend: THU-SAT Upstate II at Nicole Fiacco Gallery. Melora Kuhn, Catherine Mosley, Erik Schoonebeek, and Allyson Strafella. Tue-Sat, noon-6 p.m. Dots, Lines and Figures at Carrie Haddad Gallery. Michael McLaighlin, Ben Shecter, Donise English, and Jeff Briggs. “Maii:” The Wonder of Water by Diata Diata International Folkloric Theatre with the Hudson Opera House, an [...]

Feed the Radio fundraiser today in Germantown

PEFORMANCES Lady Moon and the Eclipse (Evan Randall, Peter Lindstrom, Ngonda Badila, Milandou Badila) Moonlight in Paris (Lady Moon and Young Paris) Hi NRG with Giorgio DJ Dance Party (Sound by Tom Morini) WORKSHOPS Making radio: real live tools for real local radio Meet upstairs in the barn. From asking good questions to pressing the [...]

Author interviews from HCBF

WGXC’s Emily Bennison made recordings of children’s authors during the Hudson Children’s Book Festival. Click on the author’s name to listen to an mp3 audio interview. Anne Broyles Ann Jonas Barbara Slate Danielle Joseph Donald Crews Ellen Jensen Gail Carson Levine Zetta Elliott

Fireworks in Catskill

Dick May practiced some citizen journalism at the April 26 Catskill Village meeting, forcing the town trustees to go on the record with their decision to move the July 4 fireworks from the Hudson River waterfront to downtown Catskill. He writes, “the Trustees of Catskill Village almost made a controversial decision by stealth. And they [...]

Ghent metal fest off to Schenectady County

John Mason in Register-Star reports Monday that TMT Metal Fest Promoter Kenneth Randeze e-mailed the Register-Star Friday that he has moved the festival’s location from Ghent to Aug. 26-29 at Indian Lookout Country Club in Pattersonville, Schenectady County.

WGXC at Hudson Children’s Book Festival

Just as WGXC’s Kaya Weidman was about to sit down and interview Fidel Mareno, who was going to talk about Native American rights and the American Indian Pow Wow Aug. 14 in Stephentown, Didi Barrett showed up. We had asked the Democratic candidate for New York State Senate representing Columbia and much of Dutchess counties [...]

Speedway owner sues town over camping

From From Gail Heinsohn in The Columbia Paper: As he stated he would at the April 5 town board meeting, Lebanon Valley Speedway owner Howard Commander has filed suit against town officials, seeking a state Supreme Court determination as to whether the campers parked on his property trigger state requirements for a campground. The effect [...]

Catskill relocates July 4 fireworks

William J. Kemble in The Daily Freeman reports that on Monday Catskill officially moved the July 4 Dutchmen’s Landing waterfront site on the Hudson River to downtown Catskill. They will shoot the fireworks from either the Catskill High School track or a platform along the Catskill Creek. Read the entire article in The Daily Freeman.

Mother Fletcher make WDST finals

Hudson band Mother Fletcher will be in Woodstock Tuesday recording a video for radio station WDST (100.1-FM), according to the band’s Facebook page, as they fight out Elysium Theory and 4 Gun Ridge for a chance to play the station’s Mountain Jam festival. Fifteen bands were in the last round, and Mother Fletcher finished in [...]

Heavy metal show faces many permits

Francesca Olsen in the Register-Star reports: For four days in July, the site of Meadowgreens Resort will become a haven for metalheads — if the event coordinator satisfies all permit requirements from the state and the county. Planned for July 15-18, Metalfest 2010, presented by Total Music Television and GSR Holdings, Inc., will be a [...]

River of Drone II

The Albany Sonic Arts Collective (ASAC) and The soundBarn host River of Drone II: Seven Hours of Sound from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 16 at the soundBarn, 330 Maple Lane, in Valatie. A very special, long-form event, River of Drone II is a free, seven-hour, improvised sound performance with peaceful soundscapes and full-on [...]

Feed the Radio benefit May 15 in Germantown

The “Feed the Radio” benefit will be held from 3 p.m. on with an afternoon of activities, workshops, and radio fun! Stay for a delicious dinner and silent auction, followed by an evening of lovely live music and a DJ dance party! This we are hosting a joint benefit party for WGXC, our new local [...]

WDST choosing 3 local bands for Mountain Jam

Woodstock rock radio station WDST (100.1-FM) has chosen 15 local bands that have a chance to perform at the station’s annual Mountain Jam festival. Three bands will be chosen, and among the finalists are two well-known in Greene and Columbia counties, Voodelic (top) and Mother Fletcher. The other bands in the running are WeMustBe, The [...]

Hudson Children’s Book Festival

Last year WGXC made recordings of local authors and fair attendees, and this year we hope to have a table at this great event.

Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, 7/15-18/10

From Nippertown!: At their annual awards ceremony in Nashville last year, the International Bluegrass Music Association named the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival as the Bluegrass Event of the Year. Not just in New York State. Not just in the U.S. But in the world! And it’s right here in our own backyard…. The fest returns [...]

PS/21 seeks to make tent permanent

Fran Heaney of the Chatham Courier reports that PS/21 requested Special Use Permit for permanent use of their temporary tent at a Jan. 28 Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, as they do not have the $11 million needed to construct a sound proof structure. Located on Route 66, the cultural center has hosted classical music [...]