Episode 29: Ruth Rappaport (Musician)

Written By Little Local Conversations .

Meet Ruth Rappaport! She's a musician living here in Watertown. Listen to hear about:

  • Being a self-taught guitarist and growing up surrounded by the folk revival and cowboy music

  • How running a coffeehouse and working at record labels helped propel her into the string band music scene

  • Playing in a well-known band in her genre, The Poodles, and how they once had Julia Child kicking up her heels 

  • Her personal greatest contribution to Watertown as the driving force behind the reconstruction of Nonantum Road

  • Her day jobs in the nonprofit world including one with an organization that won the Nobel Peace Prize

  • Her music career now playing 15-20 gigs a month

Listen to more of Ruth's music and get in contact with her at:
www.ruthrappaportmusic.com

Thanks to podcast promotional partner the Watertown Business Coalition, a nonprofit organization focused on connecting local businesses and strengthening our community. Check them out at https://watertownbusinesscoalition.com/.

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