Archives

Programs...

Program 1--May 18-24: An overview of the Hudson River ecosystem, Robert Boyle, author of The Hudson River, a Natural and Unnatural History; creation myth, Jonathan Kruk; Lake Tear of the Clouds soundscape; "Hudson River Song" by Ken Gonyea... listen to part 1 then listen to part 2.

Program 2--May 25-31: A look at Minetta Brook's multi-site, outdoor Hudson River Valley Art Project including interviews
with several artists involved, Diane Shamash, executive director of Minetta Brook; "Between the Bridges at Sunset" Joseph Bertolocci; Lower Twin Brook soundscape; "Golden River" by Pete Seeger... listen to part 1 then listen to part 2.

Program 3--June 1-7: The return of bald eagles to the Hudson, Pete Nye, Endangered Species Unit, NYDEC; "The General" Perfect Thyroid; Eagle Nest visit soundscape; "Haul Away" by Frostwater... listen to part 1 then listen to part 2.

Program 4--June 8-14: A close look at many aspects of the making of the CD, A Soundmap of the Hudson River, which presents the sounds of the river from its source to its mouth as a seamless whole, Annea Lockwood, composer; Great Hudson River Revival, a youth perspective; Norrie Point montage soundscape; "Love Our River Again" by Jimmy Collier...listen to part 1 then listen to part 2.

Program 5--June 15-21: On-site look at the Great Hudson River Paddle, Ken Allen, NY State Office of Parks, Recreation and HP; "Hudson River Steamboat" Cindy Mangsen and Steve Gillette; Norrie Marina soundscape; "Good Mornin' Brother Hudson" Rev. F.D. Kirkpatrick... listen to part 1 then listen to part 2.

Program 6--June 22-28: The rise and fall of the Hudson's two
species of sturgeon, Dr. Marc Bain, Cornell University; "Living on the River" Jerry Rasmussen; Above a cove at Norrie Point soundscape; "Tapestry" by Don McLean... listen to part 1 then listen to part 2.

Program 7--June 29-July 5: The return of peregrine falcons to the Hudson, Barbara Loucks, NY DEC; "The Fields" Will Welling; North River soundscape; "Mysterious River" by Terry Champlin... listen to part 1 then listen to part 2.

Program 8--July 6-12: The stories behind several place names on the Hudson, Jonathan Kruk, storyteller; "50 Sail on Newburgh Bay" Rich Bala; Iona Island soundscape; "Of Time and Rivers Flowing" by Pete Seeger... listen to part 1 then listen to part 2.

Program 9--July 13-19: How an internationally renowned folk-rock star got to be so interested in the Hudson, Dar Williams; a Talking Bench art project, Constance DeJong; Garrison soundscape; "Untitled" by Don McLean... listen to part 1 then listen to part 2.

Program 10--July 20-26: An on-site sonic portrait of an elementary school trip aboard the Clearwater sloop; "Listen to the River" Danny Einbender; Twombly Landing soundscape; "It's the Clearwater" by Tom Winslow... listen to part 1 then listen to part 2.

Program 11--July 27-August 2: On Pete Seeger, being his grandson and songs about the Hudson, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger; Arm of the Sea theater performance; confluence of the Hudson and Indian Rivers soundscape; "Water Water Everywhere" by Tao Rodriguez-Seeger... listen to part 1 then listen to part 2.

Program 12--Auguest 3-9: The remarkable population boom of zebra mussels and their effects in the Hudson, Dr. Dave Strayer, Institute of Ecosystem Studies; "Down by the River" Jean McAvoy; At a cliff at Norrie Point soundscape; "Here On My Water" by Tom Paxton... listen to part 1 then listen to part 2.

Program 13--August 10-16: On-site portrait of research on the impacts from dredging of the September 11 WTC disaster, Dr. Marc Bain, Cornell University; "The River that Flows Both Ways" Rick Nestler; Great Kills Beach soundscape; "Enough to Make Us Cry" by Mary Lou Arnold... listen to part 1 then listen to part 2.

Program 14--August 17-23: In studio performance of historical songs and stories about the Hudson, Linda Russell; "Backbay" Jean McAvoy; Stuyvesant soundscape; "Tarrytown" by Linda Russell... listen to part 1 then listen to part 2.

Program 15--August 24-30: Mapping the Hudson's bottom and the accompanying discovery of shipwrecks, Dr. Robin Bell, Columbia University Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory; "Juberju" Rich Bala; Blue Ledge soundscape; "The Burning of Kingston" by Pete Seeger and Ed Renehan... listen to part 1 then listen to part 2.

Program 16--August 31-September 6: The history of environmentalism on the Hudson and its impacts nationally, Robert Boyle, author of The Hudson River, a Natural and Unnatural History; "Hudson Valley Suite" Robert Starer; Englewood Falls Soundscape; "In the Evening" by Pete Seeger... listen to part 1 then listen to part 2.