North Country Region: New York State Performers, Programmers & Related Resources for Public Libraries & Groups


Performer Information
Stage name:	Connecticut Peddler; Minstrel of Lake Champlain
Performer name:	Stanley Ransom
Phone:	518-563-5719
Mailing address:	35 Iowa Street Plattsburgh, NY 12903
E-mail address:	sransom@northnet.org
Website:	http://www.stanransom.com
Previous appearances at:	Huntingdon, Que., Canada, Farmer's Market, Plattsburgh, NY, Willsboro Summer Camp, Plattsburgh Public Library, Lake Forest Retirement Home Contact information for New York State Public Libraries
Information last updated:	03/17/2013

Records 1-2 of 2

Program
Category
Description
Fee

Songs of Lake Champlain History,
Music,
Performing Arts- Storytelling

Songs of Lake Champlain, from the earliest Native American to the most recent. Songs about Champ, the Lake Champlain Monster, picking berries, shipwrecks, the islands of Lake Champlain, history, Battles on Lake Champlain, ice rescues, etc. Fun songs to sing along. Stories about Lake Champlain, Vermont, the Adirondacks.
$201- $350

Civil War songs of New York State History,
Music,
Performing Arts- Other

I sing the songs popular during the Civil War, especially songs from New York State. I play guitar, mandolin and banjo. I also play period tunes on the hammered dulcimer and tell the story of the importance of music during the Civil War. I include songs collected in Upstate New York.
$201- $350

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Program	Category	Description	Fee
Songs of Lake Champlain	History, Music, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Songs of Lake Champlain, from the earliest Native American to the most recent. Songs about Champ, the Lake Champlain Monster, picking berries, shipwrecks, the islands of Lake Champlain, history, Battles on Lake Champlain, ice rescues, etc. Fun songs to sing along. Stories about Lake Champlain, Vermont, the Adirondacks.	$201- $350
Civil War songs of New York State	History, Music, Performing Arts- Other	I sing the songs popular during the Civil War, especially songs from New York State. I play guitar, mandolin and banjo. I also play period tunes on the hammered dulcimer and tell the story of the importance of music during the Civil War. I include songs collected in Upstate New York.	$201- $350