Shaping policy in the woods

By Monte Belmonte,

Kaliis Smith

Published March 9, 2023 at 11:46 AM EST

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Tim Eriksen of Amherst plays a Porto guitarra, or Portuguese guitar.

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2 of 4 — Jim McGovern, Rob Woodall, Tom Cole

House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern, D-Mass., in this file photo from 2019.

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Conductor Keith Lockhart teaching at Wright State University.

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4 of 4 — Tim Eriksen and several community members singing in studio

Tim Eriksen (second from left) and several community members sing at the NEPM studios

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There's music in the air today in the 413.

First Rep. Jim McGovern joins us for some mcgoverning as we ask questions from you about this state we're in and the policies being made for us.

Then conductor Keith Lockhartmakes his debut appearance as Tanglewoodcorrespondent! We ask him all about the new season of music up in Lenox, and about cool things happening in classical.

And then real live singers in-studio as ethnomusicologist Tim Eriksen gives us a brief lesson on shape note singing, just in time for the Western Massachusetts Sacred Harp Convention, happening this weekend in Northampton.