THE team

Sean McAlindin is a writer, musician and educator from Collinsville, CT. After many years living in the western part of the US, he returned home to immerse himself in the arts and culture of this region. When he’s not making music or working on his debut novel, McAlindin can be found exploring mountains and rivers throughout the Catskills and the Berkshires, but music is never far from his heart. “I’m so happy to have worked on this special report because it opened a window into the history of music in this region, a fascinating, soulful legacy that’s never been so alive as it is today,” he says, here pictured at the iconic Big Pink.

Jonah Bayliss is a former professional baseball player with a current passion for storytelling. From small-town beginnings in Williamstown, MA, to the bright lights of Major League Baseball, Bayliss’ exploits have taken him to every corner of the country, South America, the Caribbean and Japan. “When I look back at my experiences, it’s never the amenities and accomplishments that stand out, but the people and the places.”

Simon Murray is an award-winning writer based in the Hudson Valley who’s covered every imaginable kind of boat for Power & Motoryacht, Anglers Journal and PassageMaker

“As the cliché goes… ‘What’s better than having a boat? Having a friend with a boat.’ And you know what? It happens to be true.”

(Details, Movieline) Martha Frankel is the executive director of Woodstock Bookfest, an annual gathering of readers and writers. “What a thrill to write about my pal Connor Kennedy this month. I have long ago stopped trying to explain to people why one of my best friends is a decades younger guitarist. He gets me, I get him. He has an old soul, I have a young one.”

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