The Hudson River Maritime Museum is pleased to announce a special winter concert held at the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, NY. Join the museum on Sunday, February 9 at 3:00 p.m. in welcoming Jay Ungar & Molly Mason and Betty and the Baby Boomers for a unique evening of water-themed folk music. This concert supports the Smithsonian Institute Traveling Exhibit, Water/Ways. By purchasing a ticket to the concert, you also receive admission to the Hudson River Maritime Museum to view the Special Exhibit in our main gallery. (Offer valid 1/11/2020 - 2/23/2020) Tickets are $5 for children and $20 for adults. Proceeds help support museum’s education programs. A cash bar will be available with drinks and snack available for purchase. Prior to the concert, there will be a FREE hike at the Ashokan Reservoir. Meet at the Frying Pan for an hour long "walk-and-talk" with NYS DEP Bureau of Water Supply Director of Public Affairs Adam Bosch. More information about the Ashokan Reservoir hike can be found here: FREE HIKE
He was a Bronx kid. She grew up in Washington State. He was raised on pop music of the 1940s and ’50s. She had a fondness for traditional fiddle music and ’30s and ’40s popular tunes. He hung out in Greenwich Village coffeehouses and roamed North Carolina and Tennessee in search of traditional players. She played clubs and colleges on the West Coast and took a liking to the jazzy sound of the Swing Era. Since joining forces—both artistically and romantically (the two would marry in 1991)—Jay Ungar and Molly Mason have become one of the most celebrated duos on the American acoustic music scene. For over four decades, On radio and television, Jay and Molly have appeared on CBS Good Morning, The Rosie O’Donnel Show, All Things Considered, A Prairie Home Companion, and the BBC’s Transatlantic Sessions. And they have no shortage of future musical projects.
Having taught and sung about the river for over 30 years, Betty and the Baby Boomers are considered the voice of the Hudson River by many. They are both regionally and internationally recognized and worked with Pete Seeger, who regularly performed one of McAvoy’s original songs, “Down by the River,” included on his Grammy-winning album Tomorrow’s Children with the Rivertown Kids. The group wraps distinctive four-part harmonies and sparkling guitar and Dobro licks around songs from Seeger, Phil Ochs, and others who inspired their generation, as well as contemporary and original material in that tradition. Betty and the Baby Boomers is comprised of Betty Boomer, Jean Valla McAvoy, Paul Rubeo, Robert Bard, and Steve Stanne.
For more information, please email [email protected] or call 845-338-0071 ext 11.