Fred Gosbee and Julia Lane preserve traditional Scots tunes and history with the duo Castlebay. https://soundcloud.com/oral-history-and-folklife/castlebay … [Read more...]
Tradition and Voice
Downeast Country Dance Festival
Each March, in Topsham, ME the Downeast Friends of the Folk Arts hosts its annual Downeast Country Dance Festival, celebrating traditional dance styles from New England, Acadia, and the world. … [Read more...]
Banjo maker Jimmy Cox
Banjo maker Jimmy Cox was enrolled in the Bluegrass Hall of Fame with the Pioneers of Bluegrass. For 50 years he has been making world class banjos in Maine. … [Read more...]
Skiing at Bauneg Beg Ski Area
On December 5, 2013, champion skiers from Maine gathered at the D. A. Hurd Library in North Berwick, ME. to swap stories about skiing at the Bauneg Beg Ski Area. The event was organized and moderated by local historian Dave Dutch and recorded by Oral History and Folklife Research, Inc. In addition to Dutch, Ski Museum of Maine Curator Scott Andrews and Leighton, additional … [Read more...]
Besides Life Here
What happens when the most important event in your whole life is something no one believes? (c) Molly Graham … [Read more...]