Noah Kahan remembers getting excited when a song he put on SoundCloud hit a thousand plays. Now, his songs have been streamed more than a billion times.
The Deeper Dig: Noah Kahan on ‘existing in a place that you've just written about’
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Musician and early childhood educator Mark Ransom dies at 72
Ransom was particularly known for playing the bass, especially his 1966 Fender Jazz Bass, to the point where the blue coating was stripped off to reveal a wooden and white undercoat and an indent formed from use.
Susan Robbins: In a busy neighborhood, why rise up against music?
We live by the lake and parks because we love playing or swimming or hiking, having fun amidst noise and music emanating from outdoor concerts, nearby breweries and the park.
Vermont Conversation: From performing for presidents to making music for mental health
Michael Colburn has gone from conducting some of the finest musicians in the world to leading a Vermont group “that really welcomes all musicians without fear of being judged.”
Vermont Conversation: Chamber music for the people
You never know where you will hear chamber music in Vermont. You could encounter a string quartet performing in a bookstore. In a café. At a bar. Or a retirement community.
PHOTOS: Essex Memorial Day parade draws a crowd
Dark skies and the threat of rain did little to diminish enthusiasm among the children for candy, nor among people cheering on fire fighters, marching bands, Shriners on motorbikes, jugglers and antique tractors.
‘We’re going to be rebuilding for years’: After 2 years of the pandemic, school music programs face a long road back to normalcy
During the pandemic, few aspects of school were so dramatically transformed as band and choir classes. Now, as restrictions are lifted, teachers fear the effects of Covid-19 could linger for years.
Vermont Conversation: Musician Karen Kevra returns to performing on a new stage
A podcast from the Grammy-nominated flutist explores the transformative role that mentors have played in subjects' lives.
A Burlington orchestra reunites after 15 months of pandemic-induced silence
On a Thursday evening in Burlington’s Miller Community and Recreation Center, an orchestra picked up where it left off 15 months ago when Covid-19 shut down the world.
Before Your Time: A Green Mountain mixtape
Vermonters throughout history have dedicated themselves to preserving the sound of our state. But what exactly is Vermont music?
‘Celebrating Creativity’ event aims to promote mental health
Clara Martin Center will mark its 50th anniversary Saturday with an evening featuring Me2/Orchestra, the world’s only classical music organization created for instrumentalists with mental illness.
Bob Stannard: Farewell, Toots; you were out of this world
To say that Toots Thielemans was a master is practically an understatement. He was more than that. He was otherworldly.
