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Remembering Mellie Dunham: Snowshoe Maker and Fiddler
Alanson Mellen "Mellie" Dunham and his wife Emma "Gram" Dunham were well-known musicians throughout Maine and the nation in the early decades of the 20th century. Mellie Dunham also received fame as a snowshoe maker.
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"… Historical Society Mellie Dunham: Fiddle Master, Snowshoe Maker Mellie Dunham and granddaughter, ca."
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Music in Maine - Country Music
"… person, William Abdoul “Shorty” Freeman on fiddle, and David (Hank) Arey with the banjo. Dick Curless, the Baron of Country Music Dick…"
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Music in Maine - Bluegrass Music
"… music played on banjo, mandolin, guitar, fiddle, and bass—originated in southern Appalachia during the 1930s and 1940s."
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Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music
"… South, a blend of English folk songs, Scots-Irish fiddle and dance music, sacred music, and banjo and blues from formerly enslaved Africans."
