Jefferson Historical Society Presents Dave Ruch

JEFFERSON – Dave Ruch – Performer and Teaching Artist, will give a special concert entitled “Traditional and Historical Songs of New York State” on August 13, in The Maple Museum 221 Creamery St., Jefferson, at 7pm. When we think of old-time music handed down from generation to generation, we might think of places like Kentucky or North Carolina, or the Ozark Mountain – but did you know we’ve got it right here in the Empire State, too? For this special concert, Ruch presents and tells the stories behind the songs of real-life “Yorkers” from days gone by - - farmers, lumbermen, children, housewives, lake sailors, canallers and more - - collected through considerable research and interpreted for all to enjoy with mandolin, banjo, guitar, jaw harp and more. 

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the birth of this nation, the Jefferson Historical Society is taking a look back at the ways our small rural towns were created and at the people who did the work to create a community.  Ruch will bring the songs and stories of these early residents to life.  

A professional musician and educator based in Buffalo,  Ruch gives hundreds of concerts and workshops each year for schools, libraries, music festivals, historical societies, museums and community events both at home and abroad. For more information about Dave, visit www.daveruch.com. 

This event is sponsored in part by The Apple Barrel, Catnap Books, Fenimore Asset Management, Scoville-Meno Honda, an Upstate Fairgame Grant, and the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by CREATE Council on the Arts.