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Tag Archives: music
How Portland got such a big organ
The story behind how it ended up here, in an under-insured city auditorium starts before the Civil War.
This Portland music teacher carried snakes in his pockets
He had hundreds of them crawling around the studio where he gave music lessons.
These sad songs were making people happy today
One wailed on a plaintive harmonica and sang about his woes. The other fella kept his head down, playing guitar with his hands and a percussion rig with his feet.
Why do these Maine children sing about maps? ‘GPSs are not so bright’
They knew the song cold and sang with gusto. I was shocked again. “We’ve been practicing on it for a week now,” said Paige Desmaris, one of Davidson’s pupils.
These guys are making spirits bright in Portland
Street performing, or busking, for tips is an age-old practice. According to the Busker Street Union, it’s a tradition going back to medieval Europe where local merchants would invite entertainers to their storefronts, plazas and public squares to attract pedestrians and increase business. As far as I know, nobody invited Tim Burns and Joshua LaChance down to […]
‘You have what you need to make art’
A former student of Elliott Schwartz remembers the composer and teacher.
Maine loses a jazz legend
Steve Grover, the beloved teacher, jazz drummer, award-winning composer, and legendary figure to young musicians in Maine died Thursday after a battle with cancer, the Press Herald reported.
