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Man smuggles his saw into prisons for concerts in parole work
The piece profiles Leroy Wetherill a 70 year old craftsman who travels to prisons in the Delaware Valley to perform on a 26 inch saw he calls a musical instrument. He recalls playing at Graterford Holmesburg and other facilities, using a saw bought at Sears to accompany church groups. He learned from a Depression era class and now also teaches guitar at an evening school while performing at folk clubs.
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Hatboropa
NEA
Leroy Wetheril
Lis Erole
Wetherill
Delaware Valley
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Salvation Army
Trenton State Prison
Bucks County
Tve
Suddents
Wethertl
Whe Tan
Wetherill Sayy
Mary
Caurt
Wurlitzer
Philadelphia
Troubador
Newspaper Enterprise Assn