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Online Exhibits
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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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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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"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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"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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"… 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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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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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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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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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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"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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"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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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…"
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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 - Longfellow Family Music
"Longfellow Family Music “Music is the universal language of humankind.” --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Outre Mer, 1835 Henry Wadsworth…"
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Music in Maine - Music and Television
"Music and Television The Dave Astor Show Click to see more Dave Astor Show photos Dave Astor (1919-2011) produced a variety show in Portland…"
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Music in Maine - Music Education
"Music Education Children's Music Click to see more Children's Music Child development educators agree music ignites the skills children need…"
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"PLAY Watching musicians sing and play music in public is an important communal experience for the performer and the audience."
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Music in Maine - Community Music
"Community Music Music makers in Maine make instruments, create music in their communities, and honor heritage."
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Music in Maine - B-flat fife, ca. 1860
"B-flat fife, ca. 1860 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This fife was used by John Robbins when he was a drummer in the…"
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Music in Maine - Drumsticks, 1861
"Drumsticks, 1861 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Franklin C. Kimball (1844-1912) used these drumsticks while serving…"
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Music in Maine - Drum, Portland, ca. 1854
"Drum, Portland, ca. 1854 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Noble and Cooley of East Granville, Massachusetts started…"