. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. ,yix ci^uc{ya/nA^ tu/?t^ (yn^ to^ By CAROLYN CALDWELL David and Mary Cobb used to spend summers performing at the Lake George, , Opera Festival. But now a cranberry bog keeps them close to Plymouth Mass. The Cobbs were full time professional musicians—David a bassist and Mary a violist—when they inherited a 26 acre cranberry bog. As a free-lancer, David chocked up some 50,000 miles a year traveling to various performances. He was principal bass in the Albany, Berkshire and Vermont symphonies. Also, he had 35 students at the New
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. ,yix ci^uc{ya/nA^ tu/?t^ (yn^ to^ By CAROLYN CALDWELL David and Mary Cobb used to spend summers performing at the Lake George, , Opera Festival. But now a cranberry bog keeps them close to Plymouth Mass. The Cobbs were full time professional musicians—David a bassist and Mary a violist—when they inherited a 26 acre cranberry bog. As a free-lancer, David chocked up some 50,000 miles a year traveling to various performances. He was principal bass in the Albany, Berkshire and Vermont symphonies. Also, he had 35 students at the New York State University at Albany. COVER PHOTO MUSICIAN/GROWERS David and Mary Cobb sit on a bench in their front yard, which overlooks scenic Plymouth Harbor. (CRANBERRIES photo by Carolyn Caldwell) ff CRANBERRY GROWERS REALTY Listings of buyers and sellers welcomed on cranberry acreage and upland. Appraisals DOUGLAS R. BEATON E. Sandwich, Mass. 02537 (617) 888-1288. THE FAMILY THAT PLAYS TOGETHER: David Cobb at the bass viol and Mary Cobb at the violin during a recent dual rehearsal. (CRANBERRIES photo by Carolyn Caldwell) Mary, an equally accomplished musician, played "everywhere," including the St. Louis Symphony -where she was principal violist— as well as Tanglewood, Honolulu and El Paso. "It's a very busy life," Mary said. David had an insurance agency for 25 years, along with teaching bass fiddle, when he decided to go into music full time. "I was only in music two or three years when my uncle died and 1 had to make a decision about cranberries," he said. The Cobbs found it impossible to juggle full-time careers as 3. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Portland, CT [etc. ] : Taylor Pub. Co. [etc. ]
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