Irene Trudel from 9/12/2011

A new set begins: Catskill Flooding Relief update With Terry Doyle and John Savory of WIOX Community Radio in Roxbury, NY. I should mention my connection to Roxbury. My dear friends Karen & Rick Neblung bought a house in Roxbury some 15 years ago and live there year round., My husband Peter & I spend weekends with them several times a year. Rick also hosts a show at WIOX and was instrumental (along with station manager Joe Piasek) in bringing program hosts together to populate the new station's program schedule. John Savory is another old friend of mine, living in Margaretville with Karen's sister Sue. My cousin Chris & his partner Victor, not knowing these other folks, bought a house and a large parcel of land in Roxbury a few years ago. It is a lovely area and our favorite, restful getaway from New York City.Karen & Rick Neblung's back yard in October There are a number of organizations providing relief to Catskills communities affected by the flooding following Hurricane Irene. Here is a list compiled by Terry Doyle: Schoharie county community action program MARK project Community Action of Greene County More organizations can be found at: Watershed post has a list of Catskill Flooding relief resources…click on the link and you can get a rundown of things needed, places that need help and some contacts in the following counties: Delaware, Schoharie, Ulster and Greene. Benefits in the near future: Sept 18- Raise the Roof ...Farm Flood Relief Fundraiser at the Hamden Inn in Hamden ..being put together by the Watershed Ag Council Oct 1-2 Concert for the Catskills“Benefit for Greene County Victims” at the Michael J QuillIrish Cultural And Sports Centre in East Durham ..donations going through CommunityAction of Greene County Oct 8-9- Taste of the Catskills at Mapleshade Farm in Delhi Karen & Rick Neblung's back yard in January Here's a video WFMU's Clay Pigeon sent me of flooding in Margaretville and Roxbury Pictures of the Blenheim Bridge collapse from listeners Sue Daley & Steve Gross. The old covered bridge had been around since the mid-1800's.

A new set begins: Live performance by Les Chauds Lapins

A new set begins: Les Chauds Lapins (“the hot rabbits”), lead by New York’s Kurt Hoffman and Meg Reichardt, specialize in a repertoire of French swing from the 1920’s through the 40’s. The group has re-arranged long-forgotten French classics for banjo-ukes, string trio, guitar and winds, mixing the rootsiness of early American jazz with the lushness of a Bernard Hermann film soundtrack. They dropped by WFMU to play live.