The Hudson River Ramblers
Jonathan Kruk and Rich Bala
Performing as The Hudson River Ramblers
Storyteller Jonathan Kruk and folk balladeer Rich Bala have been rambling the villages and valleys of the Hudson River and beyond since 1990, performing the region's tunes, tales, and traditions at schools, museums, libraries, camps and historic sites. Their programs and workshops illustrate the Hudson's many-faceted role in forging our nation, from its importance during the Revolutionary War, to its use as a major transportation route for sloops, steamboats, and canals during the 1800’s, and even today, as the focal point for the environmental movement.
From Lake Tear of the Clouds on Mt. Marcy, in the high peaks region of the Adirondacks, to Battery Park at the lower tip of Manhatten, the Hudson River offers a rich and textured landscape of history, folklore, song and story. Jonathan and Rich illuminate this landscape with legends and ballads about Captain Kidd's treasure, the Imp of Donderberg Mountain, Benedict Arnold's treason at West Point, the origins of Yankee Doodle, and why there is a "World's End" on the Hudson.
For more information, visit Rich Bala's River Ramblers page.