Name
Reid Hand
Files
Biography
Reid Hand was born 1907 and grew up in Houlton. He moved to the Carmel in his teens and then to Bangor when he was twenty-five. He was a musician, band leader, emcee, traveling salesman, dance hall owner, dance caller, and radio personality on WLBZ and WABI for many years. As a performer, he was part of a very active country music scene in Maine during the mid-twentieth century. He traveled and performed all over Maine and as a regular featured performer at the Auto Rest Park in Carmel.
Date of Birth
1907
Keywords
"The Auto Rest Park", Lisa Feldman, Mark LaFond, Mary Beth O’Connor, Greg Boardman, Houlton, Bangor, Maine, musician, country music, Auto Rest Park, Carmel, storyteller
Disciplines
Folklore | Oral History
Recommended Citation
Hand, Reid, "Reid Hand" (1907). Maine Song and Story Sampler Artists. 39.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/songstorysamplerartists/39
Location
Bangor, ME
Works
“The Auto Rest Park” collected by Lisa Feldman, Mark LaFond, Mary Beth O’Connor, and Greg Boardman.