Spring Awakens, One May Hope

One of the really nice things about working in public radio is the opportunity it affords to work in person with some of the region's outstanding musicians and performers. I came in this morning in a foul mood, after scraping some white substance that shall remain nameless off my windows. Eventually I got over my mad, becoming lost instead in the pointless and mindless labor of preparing a web-streaming royalty report. But Joel dropped by after lunch, asking me to bring the digital camera down to the production studio to shoot some "interesting musicians." One Celtic harp is lovely; two together is sublime. Add in a weird little pentatonic Mongolian harp and some flute, a dash of pure soprano vocals. Yeah. Tune in Friday morning for a real treat during The Regional Hour as Todd Moe talks with (and shares the music of) Adirondack Harper Martha Gallagher, accompanied by Saranac Lake musician Susan Grimm. If you just can't make it tomorrow, look for the feature next week in the UpNorth Concert Hall. Gallagher's composition Spring Awakens will soothe your savage breast.