Keywords: Guitars
Item 148498
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 62995
Theodore 'Bud' Turner Sr., Swan's Island, ca. 1948
Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1948 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
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…"
Exhibit
"… Mary Curran Leighton specialized in “Hawaiian guitar” another name for lap steel guitar. Bull Moose Music By Chris Brown, CFO Bull Moose Bull…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Bangor, 1849
"… valise I carried to the exchange for he took his Guitar which was a valuable article to him for many years as will be seen in my account." Raynes…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play
"… play the piano but many people could also play a guitar, an accordion or a fiddle. Music, including singing, provided family entertainment and…"
Story
Choosing a Career in Country and Bluegrass Music
by Ken Brooks
How I became a country and bluegrass musician
Story
Betty Cody, country music legend
by Maine Historical Society
Betty Cody is noted as Maine's most recognized female singer