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Pickin' and Singin' Gatherin' (PSG) is a Capital District traditional folk music and dance organization formed in 1966 by Bill and Andy Spence, along with Bill Little, Richard and Lee Wilkie, Bob and Evelyne Beers, Sterling Pierce, Rev. James Bordon, Lucille Tasker, Barbara Smith, and Irv Rosenberg. The not-for-profit organization encourages participatory events that get the family involved in folk music singing and playing. PSG was involved with the planning of the Beers family's Fox Hollow Festival during its run. Each year, PSG holds a Memorial Day weekend folk music event called Gottagetgon, which is referenced in these records. This series contains posters, news clippings, photographs, meeting minutes, flyers, business correspondence, and more from Andy's time with PSG in the

Founded in 1977 by Bill and Andy Spence, Old Songs, Inc. is a not-for-profit, educational corporation that sponsors and hosts classes, workshops, performances, and more to promote traditional folk music and dance. This series focuses on the administrative side of the organization. Andy Spence served as executive director of Old Songs, Inc. until 2018 when she became executive director emeritus. She also served on the board in varying positions from the 1990s to the 2010s. Board of Director binders containing fiscal reports, agreements, business correspondence, meeting minutes, emails, planning documents, flyers, agendas, event information, newsletters, and more are included in this series.