Press / Media Features About Meadowood Music
This page is a curated archive of published articles, interviews, and media features about Meadowood Music. These pieces—written by journalists, editors, and contributors from trusted independent Pennsylvania and regional publications—highlight Meadowood’s community engagement, music education work, acoustic expertise, and long-standing presence in Berks County as well as Meadowood’s role as a trusted musical resource, an ethical and honest broker of information, and an active contributor to the regional music community.
Is the Music Industry Male Dominated?
By Paula Taylor - El Palo, - 5/28/2022
An article in El Palo Magazine by Paula Taylor about WHY the music industry IS male-dominated, and what it will take to allow more women to enter it and prosper there.
I Like to Take the Music With Me
By Paula Taylor - El Palo, - 5/4/2022
An article in El Palo Magazine by Paula Taylor about safely travelling with a musical instrument, and the joys of having your instrument with you where you go.
Your Dream Home with a Music Room
By Paula Taylor - El Palo, -3/31/2022
An article in El Palo Magazine by Paula Taylor about the attributes of a music room in your home, and how such a room could be the very thing to make your home perfect.
There is an apprentice in our midst
By Dave Kline - The Reading Eagle, Culture - 9/8/2021
An article in The Reading Eagle Newspaper by Dave Kline about Margaret Young who, at the time of this writing, was an apprentice repair technician at Meadowood, and has since graduated to full repair tech status.
Maybe Music is What We are Seeking
By Paula Taylor - El Palo, -3/30/2021
An article in El Palo Magazine by Paula Taylor about how, especially during the pandemic, learning, playing and sharing music might be the best thing we can do.
Frontline Eurosports Presents: BIG CITY GETAWAY
By Brian Rathjen & Shira Kamil, Backroads Motorcycle Tour Magazine- May 2020 (25th Anniversary edition)
An article in Backroads Magazine by Brian Rathjen & Shira Kamil about their visit to Meadowood Music while on a motorcycle tour in 2020.
Ukes in the Classroom expands to Fleetwood elementary schools
By Michelle Lynch - The Reading Eagle, News - 6/14/2019
An article in The Reading Eagle Newspaper by Michelle Lynch about the expansion of a collaboration between Pretzel City Productions, the Reading Musical Foundation and Meadowood Music to introduce ukuleles into elementary and middle schools in Berks County.
Tiny instruments make big differences for students
By Paula Taylor - The Reading Eagle, News - 5/24/2019
An article in The Reading Eagle Newspaper by Paula Taylor about how little brown ukuleles introduced in a Berks County collaboration are helping students develop problem-solving skills, improve academic performance and social skills, and increase their likelihood to graduate.
Mountain Folklore: Owner of Meadowood Music turns wood into Music
By Dave Kline - The Reading Eagle, Berks Country -11/8/2017
An article in The Reading Eagle Newspaper's, Berks Country Magazine by Dave Kline about how Mike Andrews of Meadowood music creates musical instruments. Part two of two.
Mountain Folklore: Building instruments that release the music in the wood
By Dave Kline - The Reading Eagle, Berks Country -11/1/2017
An article in The Reading Eagle Newspaper's, Berks Country Magazine by Dave Kline about how the magic of artisial hands take the wood in trees to create musical instruments. Part one of two.
‘Ukes in the Classroom’ coming to Exeter School District this fall
By Rebecca Blanchard - The Boyertown Area Times - 6/23/2017
An article in The Boyertown Area Times by Rebecca Blanchard about an educational collaboration between Reading Musical Foundation, Pretzel City Productions, and Meadowood Music.
By Paula Taylor - Windsor Press, Northern Berks Merchandiser, Volume 59, Number 5, Page 8, 2/2016
An Article in the Windsor Press about the life enhancing benefits of playing music.
Berks Country Fest will Make Music at Meadowood
By Susan L. Pena - Reading Eagle - Weekend - pp 20-23, Thursday June 2, 2016
Berks Country Fest will make music at Meadowood
An article by Susan Pena about Meadowood's jams and open mics during Berks Country Fest
New Faces Join the Jam at Meadowood Music
By Carol Balinski - Reading Eagle - Life - pp D10, Wednesday June 8, 2016
An article by Carol Balinski about the June 7 Bluegrass Jam at Meadowood
Maidencreek music festival makes the music accessible to all
By Dave Kline - Reading Eagle, Berks Country, Mountain Folklore - 7/8/2015
An article in the Reading Eagle's Berks Country by Dave Kline about the seventh annual Maidencreek Old Time Music Festival.
By Lisa Scheid - Reading Eagle, Life - 3/11/2013
An article in the Reading Eagle Newspaper by Lisa Scheid about beginning to learn a musical instrument as an adult.
Old-time music provides anytime fun
By Greta Cuyler - Reading Eagle - 8/30/2010
An article in the Reading Eagle by Greta Cuyler about the second annual Maidencreek Old Time Music Festival
with a video by Jeremy Drey.
No experience necessary at Old-Time Music Festival
By Elizabeth Giorgi - Reading Eagle - 2010
An Article by Elizabeth Giorgi in the Reading Eagle Newspaper's Weekend before the second annual Maidencreek Old Time Music Festival.
By Tracy Rasmussen - Reading Eagle - April 18, 2010
An Article by Tracy Rasmussen in the Reading Eagle Newspaper about Tom Bedell and his return to selling guitars after a radically different career path.
Quiet Hero Strikes a Chord with Owners of Music Business
By Ron Devlin - Reading Eagle - 2007
An Article by Ron Devlin in the Reading Eagle Newspaper about a scholarship for music lessons in honor of Ronald Hamsher
By Paula Taylor - Windsor Press - 8/8/2006
An Article by Paula Taylor in the Windsor Press about the mental and physical benefits of playing music.
Meet Your Neighbors: Mike Andrews and Paula Taylor
By Penny Hummel, Kutztown Patriot, Berksmont News, Vol 132, No 20, 9/2005
An Article by Penny Hummel in the Kutztown Patriot about Mike and Paula, proprietors of Meadowood Music.
Music is Good for You and it is not Fattening, Illegal or Immoral...
By Paula Taylor, Windsor Press, Merchandiser, Volume 45, Number 6, Page 14, 2/2005
An Article in the Windsor Press about the academic, social and physical benefits of playing music.
Nine-year-old Nazareth boy loves his banjo
By Amy Leap, The Chronicle, Allentown, Page 3, 7/2003
An Article in the Chronicle by Amy Leap about one of Meadowood's young customers.
MerleFest 2003: A Soggy and Sunny Success
By Jeff Eason, Mountain Times, 5/2003
An excerpt from an Article acknowledging one of Meadowood's former teachers, Ryan Cavanaugh.
Acoustic Music Store Debuts in Kutztown
By Carole Duran, The Arts Connection, Vol 7, No 11, 7/2000
An Article by Carole Duran in The Arts Connection about Meadowood Music a few months after opening in its original location in Kutztown.
Meadowood Music Acoustics are Unique
By Megan Mantz, The Kutztown Patriot, Page 12, 6/15/2000
An Article by Megan Mantz in The Patriot about Meadowood Music a few months after opening in its original location in Kutztown.