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Hello. This is the home page for Michael Ludgate and The Canaan Institute. I am a musician, 
photographer and publicist for the music and arts community. I play music gigs around central MikeNew York and I teach mandolin lessons from my home studio. I work as a communications professional maintaining web pages and list-serves for other organizations. I am a solar PV project developer (sales person) for ETM Solar Works. My working territory for solar is Tompkins and surrounding; drop me a line if you are interested in Solar PV for your home or business. Many of you ask the significance of the name Canaan Institute. We needed a virtual space to provide hosting for the music, outdoor and environmental work we do for the Ithaca and surrounding community. The word Canaan has historical significance for the neighborhood we live in, but no religious affiliation for us. We host regular acoustic music and aerobic outdoor events. We also maintain several e-newletters and Facebook groups and pages. Scroll down for lots of links to other parts of this website. Please email me if you have questions or if you were looking for other web areas of mine: music jams, hike, bike and ski information. If you need an acoustic music gig listed. Send it to me plain text via email [ michael at canaaninstitute dot org ] and I'll list it on the calendar and appropriate newsletters. Thanks! -Mike

MUSIC :: CNY CALENDAR :: JAMS :: CONTRA :: EVENTS :: NEWS ::

     
The all NEW live music and dance calendar is [ HERE ]
     Music events at The Canaan Institute; Concerts, Sessions [ HERE ]
     New Music Events page for Canaan Institute [ HERE ]
     Outdoor events calendar; hikes, xc-skiing, mt biking [ HERE ]
     Music and outdoor forum canaaninstitute.org/mikesmusic/
     Music blog canaaninstitute.org/mikesmusicblog/
     O'Shanigans acoustic band: Celtic, contra and world dance www.oshanigans.org
     Metku :: Trad Finnish :: American Contra :: Weddings :: www.metkumusic.org     
     Mandolin Instruction
- lessons from Michael Ludgate [ details ]
     Directions to The Canaan Institute [ HERE ]

Metku: Trad Finland Music and Dance     
PHOTO GALLERIES :: PICS ::  I enjoy photographing events, people and the outdoors. If you need high resolution images, please email me. Otherwise, feel free to use the low-res images for your Facebook and so forth: all I ask is you leave the watermark photo credit in place. Thanks! -Mike

     
Ithaca Festival Parade [ 2014 ]2013 ]2012 ]2011 ]2010 ]2009 ]
                                          [ 2008 ]
2007 ]2006 ][ 2005 ][ 2004 ]
     Cornell Plantations [ Chocolatada 2012 ][Spring_Flowers_2013]
     Judy's Day Cornell Plantations
[ 2015b ][ 2015a ]2014 ]2011 ]2009 ]2007 ]2005 ]2004 ]
     Other Photo Albums of Michael's on [ Picasa ][ Google+ ][ Facebook ]
     Assorted mostly Town of Caroline [ Various Photographs ]
     Outdoor Bikeski Photos [ Snow Depth ][ Group Outings ]

OUTDOOR :: BIKESKI OUTINGS :: TRAIL CONDITIONS :: BIKESKI.ORG
 
     Bikeski Outdoor blog map canaaninstitute.org/bikeskiblog/
     Bikeski Outdoor and music forum canaaninstitute.org/bikeski/index.php
     Bikeski Photos Outdor [ Snow Depth ][ Group Outings ]
     Bikeski Outings Group Calendar [ HERE ]

FIDDLE TUNE BOOKS :: Portland Collection (The Portland Book), Waltz Books, New England Fiddlers Repertoire, Peter Barnes English Country Dance Books, Danse ce soir! québécois tune book, Fiddlers Throne, and many more http://canaaninstitute.org/mn/mus_sound.html

NEWSLETTERS :: All new subscribe page [ SUBSCRIBE HERE ]

CONTACT :: contact information for Michael Ludgate
     Facebook www.facebook.com/michael.ludgate
     Pinterest  http://pinterest.com/mjludgate/
     Linkedin   www.linkedin.com/pub/michael-ludgate/19/380/634
     Twitter     twitter.com/michael_ludgate
     Instagram https://www.instagram.com/michael_ludgate
     Email address
michael at canaaninstitute dot org

FOOD :: RECIPES :: Recipes from the old family farm store days :-)

     Recipes
from family and friends canaaninstitute.org/recipes/recipe.html



BROOKTONDALE NY - Mandolin Lessons

Photo Samples - more photos at links
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Bowl of fruit with fiddle - photo
                    copyright Michael Ludgate

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