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Music in Maine - Bluegrass Music

"… Music Association and supports the Maine County Music Hall of Fame and Museum that has inducted many bluegrass musicians and promoters over the…"

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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…"

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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…"

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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 - Music stores

"1895 Belfast Historical Society Music stores well instruments and sheet music for customers, and serve as a meeting place for musicians."

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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…"

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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…"

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Music in Maine - Music in Maine

"Music in Maine Music is something we share as humans—non-verbal forms of storytelling and expressions of beauty and emotions through sound."

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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…"

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Music in Maine - MAKE

"Powwow music primarily consists of drumming and singing, whether it’s a solo singer with a hand drum or multiple people sitting and singing together…"

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Music in Maine - PLAY

"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 - Music and Television

"Inspired by national tv shows featuring teens and music like American Bandstand, Astor’s performance skits included music, dance, and comedy routines."

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Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"… Hall of Fame Inductee 2012 Maine Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum Click to learn more about MCMHOF Country music originated in southern…"

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Music in Maine - HEAR

"… opened up a world of choices for listening to music without leaving the home. Use the navigation tool on the left to explore the exhibition."

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Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"Opera houses hosted lectures, plays, live music, and movies, with many hosting actual operas, such as The Merry Widow in Lewiston and Faust in…"

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Music in Maine - Drum, Portland, ca. 1854

"… inches in diameter and is associated with music teacher Theodore Ingalls King (1854-1906) of Portland and Washington D.C."

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Music in Maine - Military Marching Bands

"Veteran musicians created civilian bands, often replicating their former military service in music choices and uniform styles."

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Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"By 1965 National standards commended Maine for the state’s music education programs. Portland musician George T."

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Music in Maine - Drum, Stockton Springs, ca. 1840

"Lane manufactured and sold umbrellas and musical instruments at 92 Court Street in Boston from 1820 to 1844, specializing in bass drums for militia…"

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

"… promoters, electronic ticket sales, and even the music was changing. Cumberland County Civic Center Cumberland County Civic Center souvenir…"

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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 - Kimball Drum, ca. 1860

"Kimball Drum, ca. 1860 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Written on the top of the head of this drum is, "Frank C."

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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 - Civil War drum, ca. 1861

"Civil War drum, ca. 1861 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Henry Green (1832-1901) of Portland carried this military…"