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Episode 29: Ruth Rappaport (Musician)
Episode 29
Published 1 year, 11 months ago
Description
Meet Ruth Rappaport! She's a musician living here in Watertown. Listen to hear about:
- Being a self-taught guitarist and growing up surrounded by the folk revival and cowboy music
- How running a coffeehouse and working at record labels helped propel her into the string band music scene
- Playing in a well-known band in her genre, The Poodles, and how they once had Julia Child kicking up her heels
- Her personal greatest contribution to Watertown as the driving force behind the reconstruction of Nonantum Road
- Her day jobs in the nonprofit world including one with an organization that won the Nobel Peace Prize
- Her music career now playing 15-20 gigs a month
Listen to more of Ruth's music and get in contact with her at:
www.ruthrappaportmusic.com
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