The much anticipated Sarah Lee Guthrie took to the stage tonight to a packed house at The B-Side Ballroom to bring her own flavor of folk music to Oneonta. Throughout the show Sarah Lee shared many personal stories, including where she “borrowed” Jerry Jeff Walker’s guitar from her father Arlo Guthrie and adapting lyrics from her grandfather Woody Guthrie into children’s songs. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
Described by Pete Seeger as “a fantastic singer who carries on the traditions,” Jencks blends conservatory training with a working-class upbringing and Irish ancestry.…
The Driftwoods — Then and now and why John Thompson – he owns Advantage Maytag in Oneonta with his father-in-law, John Elderkin – and I have been best friends for nearly five decades now. We first met as fellow percussionists in the Cooperstown Central high school band when he transferred in from Milford and announced upon arrival that he had been drumming in his dad’s band since he was 11 years old. Probably not the best way to ingratiate yourself to a bunch of teenaged boys prone to goofing around in the back row of the band room while the…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 Lumberjacks, Woodworking, More At Hanford Mills Festival WOODSMEN’S FESTIVAL – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Festival celebrates way people use, work with wood. Features lumberjack events, woodworking demonstrations, horse-drawn wagon rides, local vendors, mill tours, food, music, crafts, science exhibits, more. Cost, $9/adult. Hanford Mills, 51 Co. Hwy. 12, East Meredith. 607-278-5744 or visit www.hanfordmills.org FALL ART SHOW – 1 – 3 p.m. Fall show features works by Leatherstocking Brush & Pallete Club, local artists. Includes bake sale to benefit Springfield Historical Society. Gym, Springfield Community Center, 29A, Springfield Center. 607-264-3375 or visit springfieldhistoricalsocietyny.org…