Photo of Levon Helm at a Ramble by Dion Ogust.

Man of the earth, soul for the ages

“It was late on an autumn afternoon, the maples and oaks were glowing orange and red, and I couldn’t take my eyes off Overlook Mountain and the rolling terrain,” Levon Helm wrote in…

Photo of Levon Helm in 1993 by Dion Ogust.

Levon Helm passes on

Levon Helm passed away at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19 at Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. He was surrounded by family, friends and bandmates.   The 71-year-old drummer whose Midnight…

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Simon says: Reminiscences of a Life in Rock & Roll to benefit Shadowland this Saturday

The music we hear as teenagers is the music that becomes ours. I haven’t listened to a lot of new stuff. I know it exists. Last year with my granddaughter, she’s into electronic…

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Absolutely instrumental at international luthier fest

The third annual Woodstock International Luthiers’ Showcase returns to the Bearsville Theater and its environs this Friday, October 21 to Sunday, October 23. There will be three days of events, concerts, clinics and…

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