UpNorth Concert Hall

Going Home was written by Pat Duniho, a North Country native who grew up alongside the Au Sable River in view of Whiteface mountain. He now lives in Plattsburgh, NY, where he's raising a daughter, teaching high school art, making his own instruments (including a fiddle and a mandolin,) painting, and writing songs. His daughter-in-law plays fiddle for DC-based Americana bad Dead Men's Hollow. The song will appear on their new CD, Angels' Share, due to be released September 21.

The Elegua Duo, Pianist Claire Black (from Long Lake) and Cellist Ginevra Ventre, performing Movements II and III from the Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor by Sergie Rachmaninoff at A Cabin in the Woods in Old Forge, NY.

The Elegua Duo, Pianist Claire Black (from Long Lake) and Cellist Ginevra Ventre, performing Caryatid by Chris Porter at A Cabin in the Woods in Old Forge, NY

The Orchestra of Northern New York under the direction of Kenneth Andrews performing The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens. Featuring Eugenia Tsarov and Kirk Severtson, piano, and SUNY Potsdam President Dr. John Schwaller, narration. March 27, 2010 in Hosmer Hall at SUNY Potsdam.

The Orchestra of Northern New York under the direction of Kenneth Andrews performing at St. Mary's Church, Potsdam, NY. February 7, 2010.

Listen to the song featured on tonight's episode of Grey's Anatomy.

The Orchestra of Northern New York under the direction of Kenneth Andrews performing in Hosmer Hall at SUNY Potsdam. October 24, 2009.

On May 2, 2009 musicians from across the region got together at SUNY Potsdam to celebrate Dr. Arthur Frackenpohl's 85th birthday through his music. It features performances by Crane School of Music faculty and students as well as the choir from the First Presbyterian Church of Potsdam with compositions covering 61 years of Art Frackenpohl's career, from a 1948 work for clarinet and piano to a 2009 piece written for brass quintet.

The Adirondack electric/acoustic band Swimming in Speakers were live guests on The Beat Authority. Chris Clarke and his fellow band member, Meadow, brought a cellist, a viloinist and a drummer into the NCPR studios for a special live set on the show. Hear the whole interview/music segment as they perform "Nevergreen," "Near My Ear," "Mind Does Take," "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Svoboda."

The Elegua Duo, Pianist Claire Black (from Long Lake) and Cellist Ginevra Ventre were nice enough to let us record their concert at St. Bernard's Church in Saranac Lake on July 30, 2009. Here's an excerpt.

North Country classical guitarist Lynn McGrath shares music written by Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco to accompany sections of Platero y yo, a popular work by Spanish poet Juan Ramon Jimenez. McGrath also provides her own translations of the poetry.

North Country classical guitarist Lynn McGrath shares music written by Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco to accompany sections of Platero y yo, a popular work by Spanish poet Juan Ramon Jimenez. McGrath also provides her own translations of the poetry.

Two thirds of the Upper Jay-based alternative trio Monsterbuck were Ellen Rocco's live guests in the NCPR production studio. Chris Kowanko and Byron Renderer play a sampling of their original compositions, which earned them Esquire magazine accolades as "one of the top five unsigned bands on MySpace.

String Fever host Barb Heller welcomes a whole slew of traditional musicians into the studio to perform standards and favorites. To encourage the radio audience to play along, all the sheet music was posted online. You can download this audio and play along yourself. Recordings of your home session may be posted on the String Fever page.

String Fever host Barb Heller welcomes Gretchen Koehler and Don Woodcock into the studio for some great North Country fiddling. Gretchen is the 2008 Northeast Champion fiddler, and Don is a past NYS champion. They take turns at the fiddle and the piano for some favorite tunes, and talk with Barb about the history of traditional fiddle styles. More...

Asteria performs Layssies moy coy, je vous en prye by Johannes le Grant (fl. 1420-1440). Recorded November 16, 2008 at the Church in the Hollow in Saranac, NY, as part of the Hill and Hollow Music series.

Asteria performs Mon povre cuer, anon. Recorded November 16, 2008 at the Church in the Hollow in Saranac, NY, as part of the Hill and Hollow Music series.

This piece is for piano and 3 violinists, performed by Ryan Smith, Teresa Campbell, Erin Lynne, and Aaron Peters, multi-tracked late at night at a Super 8 Motel lobby in Lake George NY during the "Super Secret Hotel Tour" this past autumn. Mixed by Ryan Smith.

In the final performance in the UpNorth Music Concert Series, The Fraser Clan, a family band of Celtic musicians and singers from Harrisville, NY, dazzled a full house at The Tannery Pond Community Center in North Creek.

In the final performance in the UpNorth Music Concert Series, Adrenaline Hayride, a group of well-seasoned bluegrass players from Saratoga Springs, NY, dazzled a full house at The Tannery Pond Community Center in North Creek.