The Area Where Taylor Swift Filmed Her ‘Folklore’ Concert Is Home To Lots of

Taylor Swift’s Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions debuted on Disney+ on Nov. 25. The film featured Swift and Folklore collaborators Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff performing the album’s 17 songs, marking the first time the pop star has performed the album for fans since its July 24 release.

The concert, which doubled as a documentary detailing the creative process behind each song, was filmed at Long Pond Studios in Hudson Valley, New York. Dessner, who’s part of the band The National, owns the studio. And while it’s located in a rural area of upstate New York, he’s not the only celebrity who has a residence in Hudson Valley.

Where is Long Pond Studios?

Long Pond Studios is located in upstate New York’s Hudson River Valley. Also known as Hudson Valley, the area is sprawling and boasts many counties and small towns. The Hudson River flows through the entire area, hence its name.

With its easy access to commuter trains running right into Grand Central Station and its relatively short driving distance, it’s one of the closest suburban areas to New York City, making it a popular place for people to live while they commute into NYC for work.

Given its picturesque views and convenient location close to one of the biggest cities for show business in the country, it should come as no surprise that a lot of celebrities call Hudson Valley home.

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What celebrities live in Hudson Valley, New York?

While Swift is not a resident of the area (she owns property in NYC, Nashville, Tennessee, Watch Hill, Rhode Island, and Beverly Hills, California), she spent a lot of time filming Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions at Dessner’s studio. It’s not clear if Dessner lives in Hudson full time, but given that’s where his studio is, he likely owns other property in the area. And he’s far from the only famous person to own property in upstate NY.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have lived in a small town outside of Bedford, NY, since 2012. The couple lives in the Bedford mansion with their three daughters. According to E! News, they purchased the home for $5 million.

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas have also been longtime Bedford residents, according to LoHud.com, a local Hudson news outlet.

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Paul Rudd and Jeffrey Dean Morgan co-own a candy shop in Hudson Valley

In addition to their work in the entertainment industry, lots of your favorite celebrities are also involved in other business ventures.

For example, Paul Rudd, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Hilarie Burton co-own Samuel’s Sweets Shop in Rhinebeck, NY. Rudd and his family are longtime Hudson residents, and Morgan and Burton own a farm in the area as well, as Burton detailed in a 2014 interview with