Susan Trump at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

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Susan Trump
Troy, NY – The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall 2004-2005 Music at Noon Series continues with singer/songwriter Susan Trump presenting a program of traditional, contemporary and original songs accompanied on the banjo, fretless banjo, guitar and mountain dulcimer on Tuesday, March 8 at 12:00 p.m. at the Hall. For years, Susan Trump has been winning fans with her singing, her songwriting prowess and her outstanding instrumental skill on mountain dulcimer, guitar, and banjo. She has released three best-selling solo recordings, “What the Hill People Say,” “Tree of Life” and “Live at Cafe Lena” her 1999 release which captures the excitement of one of her “sold out” weekend performances. She has produced the widely acclaimed CD series “Masters of the Mountain Dulcimer, Volumes One and Two” featuring the finest players in the country. Susan was also featured in three public television specials, “Christmas in the Adirondacks,” “People Near Here,” and “An Adirondack Christmas Carol.” Riffs magazine voted her first in “all time favorite shows” at the Cafe Lena, the longest running coffeehouse in the country, located in Saratoga Springs. Susan's magic stems from her ability to link the pastoral, tranquil images of traditional rural America to our contemporary life. Her songs touch the heart, recall the past, and inspire the times ahead. Her spontaneous sense of humor always adds a fresh touch to her performances. Ms. Trump is a much sought after instructor and performer whose work has included two appearances at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Music at Noon Concert Series; The Old Songs Festival in New York; Summer Solstice, in California; Glen Rose and SAM Fest in Texas; The Buckeye Festival and Shady Grove Dulcimer Camp in Ohio; Appalachian State University at Boone, North Carolina; Heartland Dulcimer Camp, Kansas City, Missouri; The Ozark Folk Center in Arkansas; Kentucky Music Week and The Yellowbanks Festival in Kentucky; and other festivals nationwide. She has won awards in both banjo and mountain dulcimer competitions. Leading youth groups to work with disabled miners in West Virginia stimulated Ms. Trump’s interest in traditional folk culture. Since then she has conducted extensive studies of Appalachian life, arts, music, and instrument makers. Her love of Anglo-American music has taken her from the mountains of Southern Appalachia and the Adirondacks to the British Isles, where she has collected and performed traditional music. Ms. Trump also enjoys sharing her music with school children. She has been associated with the New York Foundation for the Arts since 1986, and has been awarded several “Meet the Composer” grants for song writing from the National Endowment for the Arts. Throughout her career she has shared her music with thousands of school children and their families. For this performance, she will be encouraging audience participation. Other Music at Noon performances for the 2004-2005 season include: April 12 Judy Handler and Mark Levesque Brazilian & Gypsy inspired music for guitar and mandolin May 10 Findlay Cockrell Classical Piano Time Warner Cable is pleased to sponsor the TSBMH 2004-2005 Music at Noon Concert Series as part of its Cable in the Classroom initiative. Through their Cable in the Classroom program, TWC provides free monthly cable and a free cable modem with access to Road Runner and the Internet for educational purposes to each accredited K-12 public and private school in the communities that we serve. To learn more about Time Warner Cable’s education programs and to subscribe to our free TWC Education Connection online newsletter, please visit www.twalbany.com or call 518-242-8839. Music at Noon concerts are free and open to the public. For more information on Music at Noon, contact the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Box Office at (518) 273-0038. Schools interested in attending should reserve seats and coordinate bus logistics through the Box Office. The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, named a National Historic Landmark in 1989, is in use over one hundred and fifty days a year. Since it opened its doors in 1875, the Hall has hosted performances by numerous world-renowned artists including Marion Anderson, Dizzy Gillespie, Peter Seeger, Ella Fitzgerald, Isaac Stern, Yo-Yo Ma, Henri Vieuxtemps, Ignace Jan Paderewski, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Jose Iturbi, Vladimir Horowitz, Yehudi Menuhin, and Artur Rubenstein, among many others.
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Lanesborough Fifth-Graders Win Snowplow Name Contest

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — One of the snowplows for Highway District 1 has a new name: "The Blizzard Boss."
 
The name comes from teacher Gina Wagner's fifth-grade class at Lanesborough Elementary School. 
 
The state Department of Transportation announced the winners of the fourth annual "Name A Snowplow" contest on Monday. 
 
The department received entries from public elementary and middle school classrooms across the commonwealth to name the 12 MassDOT snowplows that will be in service during the 2025/2026 winter season. 
 
The purpose of the contest is to celebrate the snow and ice season and to recognize the hard work and dedication shown by public works employees and contractors during winter operations. 
 
"Thank you to all of the students who participated. Your creativity allows us to highlight to all, the importance of the work performed by our workforce," said  interim MassDOT Secretary Phil Eng.  
 
"Our workforce takes pride as they clear snow and ice, keeping our roads safe during adverse weather events for all that need to travel. ?To our contest winners and participants, know that you have added some fun to the serious take of operating plows. ?I'm proud of the skill and dedication from our crews and thank the public of the shared responsibility to slow down, give plows space and put safety first every time there is a winter weather event."
 
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