Folk Show

Strathspey and Reel Society of New Hampshire

The Society and director Emerald Ray join Kate in the studio to play some songs and talk about their upcoming gala in Concord.

Liz Simmons and Hannah Sanders

The "Old England and New England" duo talk with Kate about their music and play a few songs in the studio.

Annalivia

Now a fixture of Boston's acoustic scene, Annalivia drops by the studios to talk with Kate and play a few songs.

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Kate's Blog

They paved paradise. Well okay, they didn’t quite pave it yet, but I was stunned to see what used to be the Bardwell Farm on route 10 being rolled and flattened to become, I hear, a parking lot for a supermarket. I remember when we’d drive from Keene to Swanzey, past the property once home for many black and white cows. My kids would point and cheer, “The cows are out! The cows are out!!” They had names for the cows, too. “There’s Daddy and Mommy….and Maggie…look, there’s Nana and Lael”, they exclaimed from their back seat stations, giddy with excitement.

My daughter went to see A Prairie Home Companion last weekend at Wolf Trap in Virginia. She got to see the Steele Sisters and Robin and Linda Williams with Garrison Keillor in a Memorial Day special. Seeing the live performance of the show reminded Maggie of home. She phoned to thank me for exposing her to public radio and especially for making A Prairie Home Companion part of our Saturday evening routine.

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