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Site Pages
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Music in Maine - Music Education
"… The Bowl in the Pines Click for more about the Bowl in the Pines Built in 1930 in Sidney, the Bowl in the Pines at the Eastern Music Camp is the…"
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Music in Maine - Country Music
"… American Music Show and appeared at the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, and later as a regular member of the WWVA Jamboree U.S.A."
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 3 of 4
"1885Maine Historical Society Ida Bowles' wedding dress, ca.1886Maine Historical Society In August 1882, Peterson’s Magazine reported…"
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Eureka Hall, Stockholm
"… a jail cell that was really just a holding cell, bowling alley, a movie theater, and a ice cream parlor."
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138
"… land for orchard, wheat Hampden House Bar Bowling alleys Jes Crosman Sands Circus & Caravan Carlton Dancing School Hampden Rifle Co."
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"MAKE Music makers include musicians, artists, and craftspeople who make instruments, write songs, and make music in the home and community settings."
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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
"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 - Military Marching Bands
"Military Marching Bands View of Portland Light Infantry Muster, ca. 1803 The Portland Light Infantry Muster with a drummer and a horn player in…"
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Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis
"Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis Dave Glovsky and Louis Armstrong, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1955Maine Historical Society Rock and Roll Concerts in…"
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"HEAR The invention of recording machines opened up a world of choices for listening to music without leaving the home."
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"Music Makers Music Makers instruments Click to see more Music Makers Music makers in Maine make instruments, create music in their…"
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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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"Sacred Music People play and sing sacred music during religious services and events. Singing allows worshipers to participate in the liturgy, with…"
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Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music
"Radio Cowboys and Country Music Tony and Juanita, ca. 1940Maine Historical Society Country and bluegrass music emerged in the American South…"
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Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages
"Opera, Orchestras and Stages Click to learn more about Maine's Opera Houses Many Maine towns in the 19th and early 20th centuries had an…"
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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 - Bluegrass Music
"Bluegrass Music BLUEGRASS MUSIC ASSOCIATION OF MAINE Click to learn more about BMAM Bluegrass music—acoustic music played on banjo, mandolin…"
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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 stores Mary Curran Leighton and musicians, Portland, ca. 1930Maine Historical Society Hiram Chase & Son, Belfast, ca. 1895, ca."
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Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands
"Community and School Marching Bands Click to explore community bands in Maine Community bands, historically comprised of male musicians…"
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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…"