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Want to hear the full story of a Long Trail thru hike? Listen to Field Notes: A Long Trail Odyssey TOMORROW on EARTH DAY for the full documentary radio play, available wherever you get your podcasts. #longtrail #thruhike #backpacking #hiking #vermont

Check out this short vlog from days 3-5 of hiking 272 miles on the Long Trail! #thruhike #thruhiker #longtrail #vermont #backpacking

Listen to the sounds and stories of the Long Trail this Earth Day, April 22nd. A 20-year-old embarks on a 272-mile journey of the oldest long-distance hiking trail in America in this documentary radio play about adventure, community, nature, and discovery. In June 2025, Tess “Storyteller” Rowan thru-hiked the Long Trail. Along the way, she interviewed fellow hikers and community members, and recorded the rhythms of trail life. Through immersive soundscapes, personal narration, and trail interviews, Field Notes: A Long Trail Odyssey captures the magic of the Green Mountains in audio form. https://linktr.ee/storytellerfieldnotes

Day 2 of my 272 mile thru-hike. Lots of rocks and mud and puddles! #thruhike #longtrail #thruhiker #backpacker

Ripped my pants on day one of my 272 mile thru-hike. This video is from this summer but I never got around to posting it on here! #longtrail #thruhike #vermont #thruhiker #vermontlongtrail

Found a clip from rehearsals for our January 2025 reading of Toy Soldiers. This is “The Girl I Leave Behind Me (Opening)” from Toy Soldiers by Tess Rowan. Onstage, we hear melody played on a fife. Aura, Lorena, and Maggie join in singing. At this point, the three girls are on their way to a war reenactment style band camp in Virginia for the summer, where their lives are about to change forever. Lyrics: I’M LONESOME SINCE I CROSSED THE HILL, AND SHENANDOAH VALLEY. BUT NOW I’M BOUND TO RICHMOND TOWN WITH STARS AND STRIPES BESIDE ME. I HOPE THAT LOVE WILL MAKE ME NEW. I’LL FIGHT FOR WHAT I KNOW IS TRUE. I’LL FIGHT TO UNDERSTAND, FEEL THE HEARTBEAT OF THE BAND. SAY GOODBYE TO THAT SWEET LITTLE GIRL, THAT PRETTY LITTLE GIRL, THE GIRL I SEE... THE GIRL I LEAVE... BEHIND ME.

I’m so happy to announce that “How Happy the Soldier” is the winner of the American Battlefield Trust’s Music and the Revolution Competition in the College/University Students Category! “How Happy the Soldier” became popular in America during the Revolutionary War. I adapted and rewrote the tune for my new musical, Toy Soldiers @toysoldiersmusical, which is made up of reimagined songs from the Revolutionary War and Civil War. In Toy Soldiers, this song is told from the perspective of a modern teenage girl who plays the drums in an army reenactment fife and drum corps. This version is about what it means to share the songs and tell the stories of the past in new ways.🥁🎸 I’m so grateful this song was chosen and hope to continue to look at history through music. Along with celebrating the upcoming 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, this competition awarded a $3,500 prize to the winners of each category. Thank you @americanbattlefieldtrust for this incredible opportunity. In this video, I’m performing “How Happy the Soldier” at the New Studio on Broadway’s Freeplay Festival. #musicals #musical #theater #theatre #newmusical #americanbattlefieldtrust #revolutionarywar #toysoldiersmusical #broadway #music