Stephen Collins Foster was from Pittsburgh, and we're rather proud of him here. Get in touch with the Pennsylvania room at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, or the University of Pittsburgh, they have a large collection of Foster's artifacts.

At one of the last Smoky City Folk Festivals we had a magnificent downpour, and the last diehards took refuge under the bridge at Point Park, where the accoustics are amazing. As the rain poured and the thunder roared the musicians played and we all sang "Hard Times Come Again No More". It was wonderful.