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W. E. Chandler's Band, Kennebunkport, 1910

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.

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Umbazooksus & Beyond

Visitors to the Maine woods in the early twentieth century often recorded their adventures in private diaries or journals and in photographs. Their remembrances of canoeing, camping, hunting and fishing helped equate Maine with wilderness.

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Music in Maine - HEAR

"Dwayne Tomah, a member of the Passamaquoddy Nation from Sipayik (Pleasant Point), discussed the importance of wax cylinder recordings made in 1890 by…"

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Music in Maine - Sacred Music

"Humans around the world use sacred sounds to connect with a higher being, to advance beliefs, give praise, and to inspire others to join in…"

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Music in Maine - Country Music

"… 9,000 copies of Tombstone Every Mile before Tower Records, a division of Capitol Records, purchased the master."

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Hand drum by James Eric Francis, Sr., Old Town, 2018

Music in Maine - MAKE

"… on trees inspired Wabanaki peoples to imitate the sounds. Rattle by Peter Moore, Sipayik, 2018Maine Historical Society In the 19th and 20th…"

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Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"They performed and recorded music on RCA records with a band called the Lone Pine Mountaineers—paying homage to Maine as the Pine Tree State and the…"

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Dave Glovsky and Louis Armstrong, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1955

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… years old, my mother gave me my very first Elvis record, Elvis’ Golden Records. I was captivated by the man on the cover."

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Cumston Hall Auditorium Seating, Monmouth, ca. 1900

Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"… across America as “Princess Watahwaso” and recorded with Victor Records. Lucy Nicolar met and married Bruce Poolaw, from the Kiowa Tribe of…"

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Miriam and Donald MacMillan, Greenland, 1947

The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History

After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.

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The Lone Pine Mountaineers, Bangor, ca. 1940

Music in Maine - Music in Maine

"… and expressions of beauty and emotions through sound. Music reflects the diversity of cultures, influences of historical events, and vast…"

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Music in Maine - Bluegrass Music

"… Lilly Brothers from West Virginia, who in 1957, recorded at Al Hawkes’ Event Records in Westbrook."

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Mary Curran Leighton and musicians, Portland, ca. 1930

Music in Maine - Music stores

"Record Store Day helped drive the resurgence of vinyl and increased US music sales to more than a billion dollars annually."

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Music in Maine - Music Makers

"She wrote in her diary, "Oh! My records! These new recordings make me happy. Schirmer’s machine is a joy, such tone-quality and such clarity!"…"

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View of Portland Light Infantry Muster, ca. 1803

Music in Maine - Military Marching Bands

"… used in military bands because the high pitch sound carries over long distances, even during battles."

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Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"… lead in several Lewiston operas and was an early recording artist for Victor Records. Often sponsored by the Catholic church, Franco band formed to…"