Virgil Fowler lives in West Saugerties and has been playing his guitar for forty years. Here he is, with one of his favorites.
I've known Virgil for many years and whenever I think of him, I picture him noodling around on his guitar, playing a blues lick or picking out a tune. When he was younger, he traveled the country with his wife, staying at different communes. Virgil talks about the culture of the bard and traveling musician being alive on the "hippie communes" where he and others would essentially be welcomed to play for their supper, and stay for a while to bring music and merriment to the others building houses and infrastructure, farming, or doing other chores. Virgil used to be part of a local band, Home by Midnight, but not in recent years due to some health problems.
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