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Bill's Broadsides
POSTED:Sun, August 10, 2008 @ 0:08AM
On a positive note ...On a more positive note, regarding the Rail Fest, I shot video today of Rachel Van Slyke performing one of her songs. You may remember reading a feature story we published about Rachel a couple of months ago. She recently returned to the area after a long tour of the East Coast in which she bicycled her way, guitar and all, from gig to gig. She said her goal was to raise awareness of alternative modes of transportation -- i.e., ones that don't cause pollution and require the consumption of non-renewable resources. I guess I shouldn't pat myself on the back for riding my bike to work occasionally; this young woman pedaled across numerous states. I only had a chance to hear a couple of her songs, but I was impressed with what I heard. Here's the video:
Oh, and I nearly forgot: Earlier in the week, I caught Sara Milonovich's act down in Canjo. Here's video from that concert:
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Bill Ackerbauer Assistant City Editor Johnstown native Bill Ackerbauer began his journalism career in 1996 as a reporter with The Leader-Herald. He later worked as an editor at newspapers in Schenectady, Saratoga Springs and Dover, New Hampshire. He edited the book "Celebrating Johnstown," available Fall 2008 from The Leader-Herald. "Bill's Broadsides" won first place in the 2008 New York State Associated Press writing contest for newspapers in the Leader-Herald's circulation category. Bill teaches writing at Fulton-Montgomery Community College and journalism at the University at Albany. In his spare time, Bill plays folk music on guitar, banjo, fiddle and other traditional instruments. He lives in Johnstown with his wife, Jennifer, and their two sons, Liam and Carter.
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