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Alex Budney, DJ, musician, Fayston Musicians and DJs were hit especially hard when the pandemic disrupted the status quo. Their revenue streams, not to mention their raisons d être, were completely obliterated. The internet became the sole place where they could continue to work. click image Practically overnight, Alex Budney, who goes by DJ Steal Wool, became Vermont s livestreaming exemplar. A manager and talent buyer at Nectar s for many years, Budney left the Burlington nightclub a few years ago to pursue music full time. He plays in the wedding and events band the Josh Panda Party, as well as the Seth Yacovone Band and his own funk outfit, Al s Pals. In 2017, Budney began hosting the weekly open mic night at Waitsfield s Localfolk Smokehouse and fronting its house band.
There's no sugar-coating it: The pandemic has sucked. But Vermonters are a resilient group, and even amid the darkest days of lockdown found creative ways to stay connected and hopeful. Read on for some of the small moments that lifted spirits in communities around the state, and for observations of positive outcomes that emerged in an otherwise dreary time.
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