Maine Memory Network

Soren Bruns’ clarinet, Portland, ca. 1897

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1897 Media: Grenadilla, nickel, cork

Pupils at Eastern Music Camp, Sidney, 1931

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1931 Location: Sidney Media: Photographic print

Music in Maine - Music Makers

"Soren Bruns, Musician Soren Bruns’ clarinet, Portland, ca. 1897Maine Historical Society Born in Rapsted Field, Denmark, Soren Hansen Bruns…"

Strike Up the Band

Before the era of recorded music and radio, nearly every community had a band that played at parades and other civic events. Fire departments had bands, military units had bands, theaters had bands. Band music was everywhere.

Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn circa 1960
by David Rollins

The creation of Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn at Sugarloaf USA