Keywords: Guitar
Item 62995
Theodore 'Bud' Turner Sr., Swan's Island, ca. 1948
Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1948 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print
Item 148559
Hal Lone Pine, Auburn, ca. 1950
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Auburn Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Music in Maine - Country Music
"Having taken an interest in singing, it seems to me that the guitar was the most versatile instrument for accompaniment, and I still love the sound…"
Exhibit
"… Mary Curran Leighton specialized in “Hawaiian guitar” another name for lap steel guitar. Bull Moose Music By Chris Brown, CFO Bull Moose Bull…"
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Bangor, 1849
"… valise I carried to the exchange for he took his Guitar which was a valuable article to him for many years as will be seen in my account." Raynes…"
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play
"… play the piano but many people could also play a guitar, an accordion or a fiddle. Music, including singing, provided family entertainment and…"
Story
Choosing a Career in Country and Bluegrass Music
by Ken Brooks
How I became a country and bluegrass musician
Story
Betty Cody, country music legend
by Maine Historical Society
Betty Cody is noted as Maine's most recognized female singer
