The Kids of Kent

12/03/2021 1h 32min Episodio 26
The Kids of Kent

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In this double-length episode we hear about ringing at Kent School spanning seven decades, from the ringers themselves. They are:Alex "Sandy" Taft, Jr., class of 1962;Andy Deganahl, class of 1969;Sidney Kirkpatrick, class of 1974;Ellen Jennings, class of 1991;Adrea Marshall, class of 1993;Alex T. Taft, III, class of 1999;Alice Benjamin, class of 2018;Stella Klingebiel, class of 2019; andMatthew Austin, faculty since 2008.This conversation touches on coming to Kent, learning about ringing while at Kent, activities of the ringers' both at Kent and afield, and the future of ringing at Kent.Special thanks are due to the previous ringing masters of Kent School: Isaac Atwater (1931-1938), William E. Howard (ca. 1950-1975), David Bailey (1975-1979), and Thomas W. Holcombe (1979-2016). And thank you, friends.