Another great festival that we played was the Champlain Valley Folk Festival .

Noah : Growing up , Vermont was always the coolest place to play – and it still is today . When we were teenagers playing contra dances for a living , being able to meet other young people who were into the same scene was really great . It was exciting to have a truly intergenerational community where people our age were into the same thing that we were doing .

Benjamin : Although all three members of The Faux Paws are very nomadic , Andrew has made a decision to set up a home base in Brattleboro . What made you want to move to Brattleboro , and what are some of your favorite things about living here in the Green Mountain State ?

Andrew : Part of what drew me here is that I really connected with so many values of the musical community . They really value connection and shared experience . There ’ s a real sense of collaboration between all of the bands and musicians that live here and at all of the festivals . I ’ ve always been drawn to that , and it ’ s something that I ’ m excited to be a part of . Beyond the music

scene , I ’ ve always felt welcome in Vermont . Everyone that I ’ ve met here is incredibly inclusive and open , and everyone is very passionate about what they do . I went to the bank the other day , and the woman who was helping my wife and I open our bank account was incredible . She had such passion about helping us with our finances . It was amazing to see that . My wife is also really into organic agriculture , and there

LOUISE BICHAN is an incredible amount of local community-supported-agriculture farms here . It ’ s a great place to live , and people really support each other ’ s passions here .

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