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4/28/25:  Jerry & Kara Noble on Fats Waller: “Keepin’ Out of Mischief.” Megan Zinn w/ owner Hillary Hoffman of Federal St Books in Greenfield. Prof Amilcar Shabazz w/ Amherst Councilor Ellisha Walker on the need to keep DEI front & Center in Amherst. Amherst Town Mgr. Paul Bockelman updates on the budget, library, elementary school, and festivals. 

Amherst Town Mgr. Paul Bockelman on budget, library, school, and festivals.

Megan Zinn w/ owner Hillary Hoffman of Federal St Books in Greenfield

Prof Amilcar Shabazz w/ Amherst Councilor Ellisha Walker on DEI & Amherst

Jerry & Kara Noble on Fats Waller: “Keepin’ Out of Mischief.”

I graduated with a BA in Music from Hampshire College in 1985. I opened my studio that January to offer private violin (fiddle), mandolin and guitar lessons. Now, 45 years later, I teach out of my home in Granby, MA and online. Here's an article about how Hampshire was formed. Wrote a song about it called "Hampshire Dreams"

(Verse 1)
In the Pioneer Valley, where the rivers flow,
Four colleges dreamed where new ideas could grow.
Amherst, Smith, Mount Holyoke, and UMass by name,
Joined hands with a vision to change the game.

With a spark from the Ford Foundation's call,
Phil Combs said, “Build something new for all.”
A grant of twenty grand set the plan in motion,
To craft a college with a radical notion.

(Chorus)
Oh, Hampshire dreams, where the free hearts roam,
A place to question, a place to call home.
From the fields of the Valley to the minds that soar,
Hampshire's spirit lives forevermore.

(Verse 2)
Harold Johnson, with his millions to give,
Said, “Start a new college, let learning live!”
Six million strong, his gift made it real,
A spark of freedom for hearts that feel.

No rigid rules, no traditional chains,
Just choices and chances to use your brains.
Individual freedom, responsibility too,
Hampshire was born to make dreams come true.

(Chorus)
Oh, Hampshire dreams, where the free hearts roam,
A place to question, a place to call home.
From the fields of the Valley to the minds that soar,
Hampshire's spirit lives forevermore.

(Verse 3)
In seventy-one, the first students came,
Like Lois Bailey, drawn to the flame.
A joyful education, a life-long quest,
Hampshire asked us to give our best.

Social justice, action, and inquiry bold,
Sustainability's story, forever told.
From faculty to students, we built it strong,
A college of dreamers where we belong.

(Bridge)
I came in eighty-five with a fiddle in hand,
Learned music and life in that radical land.
Now in Granby I teach, with strings and with song,
Hampshire's lessons keep carryin' on.

(Chorus)
Oh, Hampshire dreams, where the free hearts roam,
A place to question, a place to call home.
From the fields of the Valley to the minds that soar,
Hampshire's spirit lives forevermore.

(Verse 4)
Through challenges faced, it still stands tall,
A model for learning, a beacon for all.
Alpert's book tells the tale of its birth,
A radical departure, a dream for the earth.

So here's to the college, its heart and its fire,
To questions that spark and dreams that inspire.
From nineteen fifty-eight to the years yet to come,
Hampshire's legacy will never be done.

(Final Chorus)
Oh, Hampshire dreams, where the free hearts roam,
A place to question, a place to call home.
From the fields of the Valley to the minds that soar,
Hampshire's spirit lives forevermore.

(Outro)
With my violin and mandolin too,
I carry the dream that Hampshire grew.
In Granby or online, I'm teaching the way,
Hampshire's revolution lives on today.

Hampshire Dreams

Why isn't anybody in Amherst pulling papers to run for election?  Amherst Indy wrote a story about it, and I wrote the song!

Verse 1
In Amherst, the clock is tickin' fast,
Nomination papers won't last.
September sixteen, the deadline's near,
Grab your pen, let's make it clear!
Pre-Chorus
Hands, reaching out,
For the future we're about.
Voices, rise and sing,
Let's make democracy ring!
Chorus
Oh, Amherst, now's the time to run!
Pull those papers, don't wait for the sun.
Council, school, or library crew,
Amherst needs you, let's see it through!
Verse 2
Cathy Schoen, Ellisha's in the race,
Esther and Andrew, they've joined the pace.
But seats are open, the field's still wide,
Step up now, with Amherst pride!
Pre-Chorus
Hearts, beating strong,
For the place where we belong.
Sign up, take a stand,
Shape the future with your hand!
Chorus
Oh, Amherst, now's the time to run!
Pull those papers, don't wait for the sun.
Council, school, or library crew,
Amherst needs you, let's see it through!
Bridge
October second, pick your race,
One path to follow, one goal to chase.
November fourth, the votes will fall,
Be the change, answer the call!
Chorus
Oh, Amherst, now's the time to run!
Pull those papers, don't wait for the sun.
Council, school, or library crew,
Amherst needs you, let's see it through!
Outro
So grab those papers, don't delay,
Amherst's future starts today.
From District One to Five, let's strive,
Keep our spirit alive!
(End with a rallying hum: Mmm, mmm, mmm, Amherst, let's go!)

Amherst Election Anthem

The lot is cast into the lap;

A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

Tripp Whitbeck, Founder of iBourbon, talks Bourbon and the Washington Nationals.

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And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

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