At heart, Schiffer loves ballads. She gravitates toward artists like Gillian Welch and Adrienne Lenker who have mastered that form. Mood boards for the album had words like “patience,” “soft,” “gentle ...

The John Woodruff Simpson Memorial Library and Cabot Arts host an old-time jam session every first and third Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at the library, located at 1972 E Craftsbury ...