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Description

This collection consists of multiple interviews about writing songs in Maine about Maine, by songwriter David Ingraham. Ingraham was a local songwriter and singer from Ellsworth, Maine. Seven of these accessions consist of recordings of Ingraham talking about his songwriting and singing songs he composed about the local people and incidents that happened. The other five accessions include interviews with other songwriters and singers about the process of writing songs; interviews with local people about the incidents Ingraham described in his songs, and about traditional songs and how they related to local history in Ellsworth and Chesterville, Maine.

Publication Date

2024

Keywords

Performing Arts, Social Life and Customs

Disciplines

Folklore | Oral History

Size of Collection

12 items

Dates of Collection

1970s-1980s

Manuscript Number

MF125

MF125 David Ingraham Collection

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