Keywords: bands
Item 102314
Biddeford National Band at Camp Ellis, 1919
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1919-08-24 Location: Saco; Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 5978
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1939 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print
Item 93816
Assessor's Record, Mill and Band Saw, Brown's Wharf, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: F. E. Irwin Lumber Company Use: Mill and Band Saw
Item 99030
1929-2013 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Riverton Realty Company Use: Refreshment & Band Stand
Item 111982
Winthrop Library, Winthrop, 1916
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1916 Location: Winthrop Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art
Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.
Site Page
Music in Maine - Military Marching Bands
"… Band Click to explore more about Chandler's Band Chandler’s Band is the second oldest continuously operating professional band in the United…"
Site Page
Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands
"… Marching Bands Click to explore community bands in Maine Community bands, historically comprised of male musicians, embraced diverse…"
Story
The $ame Band
by Mike Laskey
Maine's punk rock band, 1977
Story
Jim Paquette - preserving his Franco-American and musical roots
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Lead singer of the iconic Black Hart Band shares insights of his life journey.