Ramblers Recieve Enthusiastic Reception

4 September 2010
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The Rivertowns Enterprise, a thriving newspaper serving lower Westchester on the Hudson took in one of our shows last week. Here’s what staff writer Colleen Michele Jones said about us…

“Kruk & Bala performed at the Irvington Library last Saturday, receiving an enthusiastic reception for their rollicking renditions of traditional and original folksongs and interactive skits of the legends surrounding the early exploration of the Hudson River.”

Rich

We’d like to know what you’ll say! Please come listen…
Sat – Sept 11 (double header!) 12-1pm “ONCE UPON the HUDSON” Goshen Library, Goshen CT Free.

And later that day Sept 11 – 4 & 6pm PIRATES! Norwalk Oyster Fest, Norwalk, CT entrance fee.

Jonathan

Thu – Sept 16 4-5pm “PIRATE LORE & the SHANTIES THEY SANG
Irvington Library, NY. Free. plus kids sign on for their library cards! Ideal for Fourth Graders!

Tue – Sept 28 10:30-12N Hudson River in Story & Song Bergenfield Library, NJ Free

Park Ave School, Port Chester – Winners of the Best Letters in the Class!

18 June 2010
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Amore drew Rich as the Imp, with his horn and thunder can, with Jonathan telling.

Once Upon the Hudson: Wins Parents’ Choice Award!

24 March 2010
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Join us at
The Beacon Institute for Rivers & Estuaries

Saturday, April 10, 2010
4 – 8pm / Two Concerts – 5pm & 7pm

199 Main Street, Beacon NY 12058
bire.org 845 838-1600 x 10

Hudson Valley Refreshments, Kids Activities, Open House

CD Cover
Suggested donation $5.
“Once Upon the Hudson” CD just $10.
This event only!

Special guest performers!
CD Signings
Call 1.800.578.4859 for event info

“400 Years in Story & Song”

 

Watch the Hudson River Ramblers live on youtube

18 February 2010
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQq9OqJX1LY

The Hudson River Ramblers proudly announce …

17 February 2010
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Listen to samples of each story and song.

Be the first to contact me here and I’ll send you some Hudson River water.

About the Hudson River Ramblers

4 January 2010
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“Rich and Jonathan’s lively juxtaposition of songs of the Hudson and stories of its history is most enjoyable and engages the audience’s attention throughout.” 
– Mary Grimaldi, Fort Crailo State Historic Site, Rensselaer, NY

Storyteller Jonathan Kruk and folk balladeer Rich Bala have been rambling the villages and valleys of the Hudson River and beyond since 1990, performing the region’s tunes, tales, and traditions at schools, museums, libraries, camps and historic sites.  Their programs and workshops illustrate the Hudson’s many-faceted role in forging our nation, from its importance during the Revolutionary War, to its use as a major transportation route for sloops, steamboats, and canals during the 1800’s, and even today, as the focal point for the environmental movement.

From Lake Tear of the Clouds on Mt. Marcy, in the high peaks region of the Adirondacks, to Battery Park at the lower tip of Manhatten, the Hudson River offers a rich and textured landscape of history, folklore, song and story. Jonathan and Rich illuminate this landscape with legends and ballads about Captain Kidd’s treasure, the Imp of Donderberg Mountain, Benedict Arnold’s treason at West Point,  the origins of Yankee Doodle, and why there is a “World’s End” on the Hudson.