Songs from New York State: A Concert by Singer and Folklorist Dave Ruch

Dave Ruch will perform his special brand of New York folklore and music at a free Guilderland Public Library concert on Saturday, June 13, at 2 pm.

Take a musical trip across New York State with songs and stories from various characters and places around the Empire State as played by singer and folklorist Dave Ruch; this concert takes place at the Library on Saturday, June 13, at 2 pm.

You'll learn to sing a song in the Iroquois language, make animal sounds on an old song your grandparents’ grandparents probably sang (not Old McDonald!), laugh at the lyrics of authentic NY State children’s songs and rhymes, hoist the sails together with Dave while singing a Great Lakes chantey, learn of a circus owner who was the first to stick his head in a lion’s mouth, and much more...smiling, laughing, participating and learning as you go!

Musician and performer Dave Ruch is widely noted for his ability to engage audiences of all kinds. Equal parts historian, entertainer, educator, comedian and folklorist, he finds his song material in dusty archives, obscure songbooks, diaries, old recordings, scholarly journals and sometimes from his own children, and brings these gems to life in a most entertaining style.

Whether singing in the old unaccompanied style, or backing himself with great skill on 5-string banjo, guitar, mandolin, lap dulcimer, washtub bass or jaw harp, joyful songs combine with stories and humor to captivate audiences young and old.

This event is made possible through the support of the New York Council for the Humanities Speakers in the Humanities program.

See you at the concert!