Old Style Folk is Alive & Well
Thursday, May 21st, 2009The Berkshire Ramblers “old style.” of folk music is well known to traditional music lovers. The group is fronted by Joe Browdy and Alan Chartock, and has been active for more than forty years. Original Ramblers include Joe Browdy, Alan Chartock, Roselle Chartock and Octavio Hernandez. Also playing with the group is Bob Salzman and guest artist Seth Rogovoy. The Ramblers are known to collaborate and work with a wide variety of musicians. Rehearsals occur on stage during a gig. Today, The Ramblers limit appearances to events for not for profit institutions.
Alan Chartock, the Rambler’s banjo player, recently wrote a piece for the Troy Record. He advocates naming a bridge in honor of fellow musician and activist Pete Seeger. As President and CEO of WAMC, Northeast Public Radio, he may carry a bit more weight than the average banjo player:) I hope Pete gets his due.
The bottom line is this - the next time that you hear The Ramblers are going to appear at an event - don’t miss it. If you want to keep up with Alan Chartock’s daily musings, you can always follow him on twitter!