
We went to a coffee shop in Webster, to hear Cherry and Jerry perform. Anne used to substitute along with Isaac Cherry at Maplewood. Cheery is pictured on the left playing percussion and Jerry on the right plays the keyboard. We arrived late and the place was packed, but after ordering lattes and what I thought would be second breakfast, but turned out to be lunch, we found an open couch in the back of the shop and sat down to enjoy the good old-time music. After their show, we spoke with Cherry who no longer teaches, but you can still tell that even though he has taken his teaching out of the classroom, he has not taken the teacher out of himself. They are fulltime musicians now, doing 300 events per year. Still, they frequently incorporate history lessons as part of their shows.

