Maine Memory Network

Randal White with his saxophone 1951

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: 1951 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Pam Johnson and a saxophone "player" on The Dave Astor Show, Portland, 1962

Do you recognize the Lewiston students in the background?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1962-04-14 Location: Portland Media: Film transparency

Of Note: Maine Sheet Music

Of Note: Maine Sheet Music features captivating covers of original sheet music along with stories about Maine connections to the songs. Before people had easy access to popular music from records, radios, and the internet, they played songs of the day on instruments at home, using sheet music purchased at music stores. Iconic Maine subjects like lobsters, pine trees, and winter were perfect for lyrics sung by luminaries like Rudy Vallée of Westbrook, and intricate artwork of Maine’s landscape graced the sheet music covers.

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Dance

"Randal White with his saxophone 1951Swan's Island Historical Society As Marion Stinson said in her audio, island musicians were often self-taught."