Red Molly Tour Diary #196: Pipes and Drums
 
Friday we played to one of our largest indoor audiences ever at the Troy Savings Bank Theater. It lived up to it's reputation; this theater has spectacular sound! Several of our biggest fans caravanned from far off lands like Bethlehem, PA and Tampa FLORIDA. We had the formidable Brother Sun open the show. What a delight to hear so much harmony in that space- May I Suggest we sing in 6 parts more often?
 
Saturday we had a rare day off on the road, and filled it with fun! Red Molly was literally wined and dined; with wine tasting at Dr Konstantin Frank vineyards (THANK YOU GEORGE), dinner at the Alfred State College president's house, and even a tour of the college farm. Piggies and ponies and cows, oh my!
 
Sunday we were honored to be a part of Alfred State's 101st commencement ceremony. The theme this year was animal rights and the college reached it's goal of finding a home for 101 shelter animals by graduation day- wonderful!
Sound on Sound folks did a bang up job with… sound. Gates Keystone Pipe and Drums- our favorite bagpipe band- made our hearts go thump thump. This was our second time to be invited to Alfred graduation and we're getting used to the royal treatment- we can't give enough thanks to John and Vivien Anderson for all their generosity.
 
Thanks for checking in, come see us next weekend in Roxbury NY & Rockport MA
Molly, Laurie & Abbie
 

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