At first, the gig was something of a culture shock for New York City musician Andrea Asprelli. Her indie bluegrass band, Cricket Tell the Weather, was playing an outdoor concert at the 1719 Hans Herr House Museum in Lancaster County.
The sky was cloudless. The cornfields stretched off into the distance. Kids toddled around. Cicadas chirped.
It was a far cry from Manhattan. She told the audience that it may have been the most beautiful venue they'd ever played.
"What are those trees?" she asked curiously. (Apple trees; the concert series is known as "Music in the Orchard.")
But soon enough reminders of New York intruded: fire trucks raced by, and somebody's car alarm started sounding in the parking lot.
"Now that makes me feel more at home!" she quipped.
It was the final concert of the summer, but the historic site has a few events coming up this autumn: the Maize and Snitz (corn and apples) colonial festival is coming up on Saturday, Oct. 6.
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