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The Ferry Reel by Alice Clemens
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This interview clip features TAUNY Heritage Award Winner and New York State champion fiddler Don Woodcock of Kendrew Corners in St. Lawrence County, northern New York. In the midst of teaching me tunes to play at the Old-time Fiddlers' Gathering that weekend in Watkins Glen, NY, Woodcock demonstrates some singing dance calls that were popular in the past, along with some fiddle tune variations that show how tunes are played differently in different parts of the region and beyond.
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Loren Bruno, from Central New York, performs the Old Time Fiddle Tune, Silver Bells
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The Hudson Crossing Park Cardboard Boat Races are part of Canal Splash! a statewide celebration co-sponsored by the New York State Canal Corporation and the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor.
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Fashion Designer Daniel "Dapper Dan" discusses the development of african american fashion during the birth of hip hop.
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In this story bayman Michael Combs of Freeport shares his experiences with his bay house and working on the bay after Superstorm Sandy.
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This video presents some of the stories collected for the LI Traditions' exhibit "Freeport Waters" about famous celebrity Guy Lombardo who resided in Freeport for many years until his passing in the late 1970s.
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Bill Marinaccio discussed Hurricane Carol in 1954
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This video is comprised of an audio interview with retired Staten Island Ferry boat captain Frank Peters and original footage taken of the ferry boat in New York Harbor.
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Bay House owner Brian Warasila reflects on the joys and challenges of owning a bay house in the Town of Hempstead.
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