Yale Daily News

Updated: Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:35 p.m.

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Salovey raises the roof with ‘Professors’

Contributing Reporter
Published Tuesday, September 16, 2008

The Professors of Bluegrass are a motley crew, but they have no relation to the heavy-metal band. Their name not withstanding, only two of the seven are actually professors. Their titles and professions range from the next provost of Yale College to Saybrook College junior to artisan woodworker.

The seven members sit around a table in Yale College Dean Peter Salovey’s kitchen just before crossing the street to Edgerton Park to do a sound check for Saturday’s Connecticut Folk Festival. The conversation turns to who does the booking for the group.

The band...

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