To the Editor:

The New Scotland Historical Association’s April program features the uplifting and timeless music of Tamarack.

“Tamarack brings the joyous touch of traditional fiddle music to any event,” says the band’s website. “Fiddle, flute, tenor banjo, and guitar weave their way through smooth waltzes, foot-tapping reels, and lively jigs. Traditional Celtic, early American, Old-Time, French-Canadian, and International tunes — melodies handed down through the years — are mixed with original creations to round out the group’s repertoire.”

Tamarack plays for events in the Capital Region, the Adirondack North Country, the Catskills, and the Schoharie area, as well as downstate New York and Western New England.

This talented group consists of:

— Patricia Kernan, who plays the Irish penny whistle, flute, fiddle, clarinet, and light percussion;

— Jim Mead, who backs dances and fiddle music with his strong “boom-chuck” guitar rhythm and occasional foot percussion. A “punster” with an upbeat attitude, he is married to band mate, Sue Mead; and

— Sue Mead plays fiddle, mandolin, tenor banjo, guitar, and djembe. A folk singer “from back in the day, her passion has always been music.”

Come and join us for an evening filled with upbeat melodies handed down through the years. This tuneful experience will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, at the Wyman Osterhout Community Center in New Salem on 7 The Old New Salem Road. Admission is always free.

On the same day and at the same location, please take the opportunity to take in the exhibits at the NSHA Museum, featuring the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. The museum will be open for a half hour before the program.

Judy Kimes

Publicist

New Scotland

Historical Association