Erie Canal Songs at Lyons Library

On Thursday, July 24 at 6:30 p.m., the Lyons Public Library will present Songs of the Erie Canal by Allen Hopkins.

This event is for adults and teens, as part of their summer reading club 'Metamorphosis.' Hopkins will perform canal songs in 19th-century costume and using period instruments (guitar, banjo, concertina, etc.).

Songs about the construction of the canal (1816-26), about canallers' lives and work, and about the folklore of the canal will be included.

Examples of songs are: The Meeting of the Waters of Hudson and Erie, Oh That Low Bridge, Paddy On the Canal, Buffalo to Troy, Ee-ri-ee Was Risin', Trip On the Erie, Low Bridge, etc.

This program is free and made possible by a grant from the Robert G. Boehmler Foundation.

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