Fine Living
A HOUSE IN TUNE
By Kelly Twedell | Photos by Amy Free B
ob and Joy Cogswell’s Forest Lake home is one filled with music. From the baby grand
in the family room to the heirloom piano chair that
once belonged to Joy’s grandmother, it’s a house designed for singing. Joy is a fixture in the Fayetteville music scene but many people may not realize that her husband, Fayetteville’s former city attorney, is a singer and trumpeter. Together, Bob and Joy Cogswell are raising a granddaughter, another generation of musical talent. Musical roots run deep in Joy’s family
– her grandmother, plus three of her aunts, were church organists. Joy herself directs the music academy at Snyder Memorial Baptist Church, where she also plays piano, organizes the annual Singing Christmas Tree, leads Bible studies and mentors young people. She has even launched a new venture with Kidsville News to lead a troupe of 16 children who
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