The older boys, if you got a chance to dance with them your heart would pound and pitter patter all over the place - or mine did, 'cause I was a silly, silly teenager.
Read MoreLast Member of the Dance Band (video)
Marion Stinson learned to play the piano at a very young age, just 4 years old. She plays by ear and has her own unique style. She went on to play with the band for the dances at the Swan's Island Odd Fellow's Hall during the 1940s and 1950s.
Read MoreThe Sound of Character: The Legend of Clyde Torrey
A true Maine storyteller gives tribute to a real character, Clyde Torrey, a hermit, accordion player, and a farmer who continued to use a horse and ox. This audio story has something we can’t have with just words on a page or a screen – Clyde’s music, and the way Sonny tells the story: his dramatic pauses, the timber of his voice, the emotion welling up in his throat, his characteristic expressions.
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