Mike Merenda and Ruthy Ungar (aka Mike + Ruthy) can honestly say that music is their life. The couple, who met while in The Mammals, now take to the road with their two children when they aren't planning Summer and Winter Hoots at the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, New York (home to Jay Ungar and Molly Mason's music and dance camps). These music events were inspired by the spirit of comradery that crops up at festivals where players and audience members come together over songs. Mike and Ruthy came to Beehive Studios in Saranac Lake, New York, to record acoustic versions of songs from their latest collection, 'Bright as You Can' and to warm the hearts of everyone with their lovely songs and kind words for each other.