Hannah & Maggie are a folk-pop duo that originally met and began making music together at Smith College in Northampton,
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Banding Together in Northampton: The Expandable Brass Band (2014)
This documentary follows the Expandable Brass Band of Northampton during the spring of 2014. Founded in 2010 by trumpeter (and
Girls Like Us: Women Musicians in the Pioneer Valley (2014)
“Girls Like Us: Women Musicians in the Pioneer Valley” focuses on the different experiences of male and female performers in
Nataraj Dance: The Heartbeat of the Universe (2014)
“Nataraj Dance: The Heartbeat of the Universe” focuses on women in the Pioneer Valley who participate in Indian classical dance.
MASS EDMC: Shaping a Dance Music Community (2014)
MASS EDMC is an electronic dance community founded at UMASS Amherst with the goal to expand the reach of electronic
Building Community Through Improvisation: Northampton Jazz Workshop & Jam Session (2012)
The Green Street Trio is dedicated to the tradition of jazz apprenticeship. Now in its second year and second location,
Join the Seisiún: Celtic music in Amherst and Northampton (2012)
Celtic music sessions–seisiún in the Irish spelling–are informal gatherings in which musicians play traditional music. Although session music draws from the
The Pioneer Valley Polka: Polka Radio on WMUA-Amherst (2012)
It has been argued that polka, as a musical genre, is an American creation. Traditional Polish and European dances just
Creating Language Together: Who’da Funk It? in Amherst (2012)
Who’da Funk It? is no ordinary group. Still in high school, this all-female band performs throughout the Pioneer Valley region,
Quiets the Mind and Opens the Heart: Vajra Dance at Tsegyalgar in Conway (2012)
Tsegyalgar East, a Tibetan Buddhist community in Conway, hosts a thriving community of practitioners of Dzogchen, or “Great Perfection,” a