Maine Memory Network

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…"

Music in Maine - Music Education

"… Music Camp Click to learn more about the Eastern Music Camp Music teacher Dorothy Harlow Marden of Waterville and other educators formed an…"

Music in Maine - Bluegrass Music

"… MAINE Click to learn more about BMAM Bluegrass music—acoustic music played on banjo, mandolin, guitar, fiddle, and bass—originated in southern…"

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…"

Music in Maine - Country Music

"I have always enjoyed most genres of music, but country music appealed to me the most. What really captivated me were the stories told (some true…"

Music in Maine - Sacred Music

"Shaker Music Shaker Music Click to learn more about Shaker life and music Established in 1783, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester…"

Music in Maine - Music Makers

"… Music Makers instruments Click to see more Music Makers Music makers in Maine make instruments, create music in their communities, and honor…"

Music in Maine - Community Music

"Community Music Music makers in Maine make instruments, create music in their communities, and honor heritage."

Music in Maine - Longfellow Family Music

"Sheet music Eliza Wadsworth sheet music, 1798Maine Historical Society Before printers made songbooks and sheet music widely available, people…"

Music in Maine - Music and Television

"… including Schooner Fare’s Steve Romanoff and big band musician Tony Boffa. Dave Asstor Show "Regulars" Suzanne Svenson on Dave Astor…"

Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"… English folk songs, Scots-Irish fiddle and dance music, sacred music, and banjo and blues from formerly enslaved Africans."

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… Click to learn more about the $ame Band The Same Band By Mike Laskey The Same Band formed in 1977 when John Etnier opened his Brunswick recording…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"From folk music to chamber music, Blue Hill has embraced a variety of musical styles. Music has always been a big part of what this community uses to…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - About Us

"Since then the island has banded together to preserve what remains. We have digitized and cataloged photographs, expanded our collection, and…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"The community banded together in an effort to preserve what history remained—donating family photograph collections, participating in oral history…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"In his ambrotype, Charles Thompson (at left) of South Berwick proudly displays his over-the-shoulder soprano horn, a band instrument of the period."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 1 of 3

"His Latin teacher would let his band play and practice during study hall. His favorite subjects were music and ancient history."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Picnic, Fort Point Light, and Fort Pownal, 1865

"… paying us a visit from Harrison Maine we had no band of Music as is usual on such occasions ..." Martin, his wife, Clara, and their children, Ada…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ballard Hill School, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"… In the summer of 1918, the citizens of Lincoln banded together and started the construction of a new grade school for their children."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The residents could not hear the fine band. “So boys, hold in while the band is in action and then let your lungs proclaim how much you have enjoyed…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"Music was taught in the High School by then and a school band was formed. There have been many orchestras in New Portland, the first was directed by…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… talking to local fishermen on the Citizen’s Band radio. Kids were welcome to join Mame for casual meals too: much to the delight of young visitors…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"Just before he passed away, Dr. Haigis donated his musical instruments to Scarborough High School. In 1975, Dr."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"On Sunday afternoons, band concerts were performed by the Bangor Band or the Ladies Orchestra conducted by Lena Howe."