Name

Charles Sibley

Authors

Charles Sibley

Files

Biography

Charles Sibley worked in the woods north of Moosehead Lake for many years, both in logging camps and on the river drives. He began this work around the year 1900 at the age of nine and kept at it for over thirty years. While in the woods he learned many songs and stories.

Keywords

Moosehead Lake, logging, river drives, storyteller, Sandy Ives, “The Man Who Plucked the Gorbey"

Disciplines

Ethnomusicology | Folklore | Oral History

Works

“The Man Who Plucked the Gorbey” collected by Sandy Ives.

Recommended Citation

Sibley, Charles, "Charles Sibley" (2012). Maine Song and Story Sampler Artists. 5.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/songstorysamplerartists/5

Location

Moosehead Lake, ME