The Junkman recently came to Ludlow Elementary School and delighted a large audience of children, parents and community members. After a few solo numbers he invited the children to grab a piece of junk and jam with him.

The result was a foot stomping, rocking good time!

The Junkman, Donald Knaack, travels to the beat of a different drummer. As a conservatory- trained percussionist and composer, he has been a member of the Louisville Orchestra and the Buffalo Philharmonic, as well as a studio percussionist and drummer in the studios of Hollywood. He now exclusively composes for and performs on junk and recycled materials. It's called Junk Music™ and it's a unique collection of infectious grooves and musical styles that is gaining audiences from every spectrum of the music business from rock to jazz to world music. Impossible to categorize, worldwide audiences are recognizing Junk Music as eye opening, provocative and entirely new.

This program was made possible by funding from the Okemo Community Challenge Grant.