Music at the Iron Works

An orange-colored moon and Neil Young’s “Harvest Moon” entertained the crowd at last week’s free concert

By Laura Eisener

The Ditto Band played many favorites, including “Harvest Moon” written by Neil Young; “Southern Cross” written by Stephen Stills, Michael Curtis and Rick Curtis; “For What It’s Worth (Stop, Hey, What’s That Sound)” by Stephen Stills; and “Teach Your Children” written by Graham Nash. A few other songs on the long list were Harry Chapin’s song “Cat’s In The Cradle,” “Drift Away” written by Mentor Williams and “To Love Somebody” written by Barry and Robin Gibb. Last week’s free concert (Wednesday, Aug. 14) also featured The Beatles’ song “Eleanor Rigby,” “Horse With No Name” written by Dewey Bunnell and “The Boxer” written by Paul Simon. These songs had a few of the spectators up on their feet.

As usual at the Iron Works, there were some wildlife sightings. Adults and children enjoyed watching a rabbit graze on the grass near the band before it retreated to its burrow under the stage. Ducks frequently flew by. The rising moon had an orange tinge due to the smoke from Canadian wildfires that drifted our way.