Born in New England and raised in North Carolina, Kate Taylor’s dual musical heritage is one she shares with brothers James, Livingston, Hugh, and her late brother Alex. In this episode of “The Vineyard Scene”, Kate talks about spending summers on the island as a child, and brings us back to the Vineyard of the 60s and 70s with stories about the music scene past and present, and about setting up a life on the island.
Musician, concert organizer and music reviewer for the Martha’s Vineyard Times, Colin Ruel has his finger firmly on the pulse of the Vineyard music scene. We caught up with Colin outside Che’s Lounge in Vineyard Haven, where he’s been putting together unique shows of local talent on the weekend, and he shares his take on the current Vineyard music scene.
The Black Brook Singers of the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah on the island of Martha’s Vineyard use Native American musical traditions to create new songs for today.