Maine Memory Network

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…"

Music in Maine - Music stores

"… Mary Curran Leighton specialized in “Hawaiian guitar” another name for lap steel guitar. Bull Moose Music By Chris Brown, CFO Bull Moose Bull…"

Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"Lone Pine Mountaineer guitar player Ray Couture was one of Lenny’s first guitar teachers at about age five."

Music in Maine - Music Education

"… known as the “singing cowboy” sold children-sized guitars to meet this market need. Eastern Music Camp Eastern Music Camp Click to learn…"

Music in Maine - Bluegrass Music

"… music—acoustic music played on banjo, mandolin, guitar, fiddle, and bass—originated in southern Appalachia during the 1930s and 1940s."

Music in Maine - Community Music

"… cadre of gifted young fiddlers (backed up on guitar, spoons, feet and more by me and my multi-instrumentalist husband Don Cunningham) have shared…"

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.

Drawing Together: Art of the Longfellows

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is best know as a poet, but he also was accomplished in drawing and music. He shared his love of drawing with most of his siblings. They all shared the frequent activity of drawing and painting with their children. The extended family included many professional as well as amateur artists, and several architects.