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Leonel Ducas: Playing by Ear: Growing Up and Growing Old through the Accordion
Abby L. Snyder, Julie Toich, and Leonel Ducas
In this short audio story, Leonel Ducas describes his immigration to the United States from Canada and how music has been a significant part of his life, both socially and personally. Throughout the story, we gain a better idea of how Ducas learned accordion, his family history, and how he uses music as a means of remembering. This project focuses on French music for a course on Franco-American identity in Maine.
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Elaine Malkin: Exploring Identities
Rubez Chong, Briana Guillory, Kellie Walsh, and Elaine Malkin
This video is about Elaine Malkin and her exploration of different musical identities in Maine.
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Greg & Jessie Boardman: A Tale of Two Teachers
Travis Gomez-Phillips, Elizabeth Schell, Greg Boardman, and Jessie Boardman
This project depicts the history of Jessie and Greg Boardman's interest in classical folk music. It features the two artists and their accomplishments as musicians and teachers in Maine.
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Cindy LaRock: Danse, Musique et Culture
Annabelle Hicks, Juvenal Lopez, and Cindy LaRock
This video takes a look at how dancing fits into Maine's Franco-American cultural heritage. It features Cindy Larock, a long-time folk dance enthusiast who keeps the French Canadian dance traditions alive as a master teacher with the Maine Arts Commission's Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program.
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Don and Cindy Roy: Family, Community, and Franco-American Music
Alice Hotopp, Jenn Liao, Don Roy, and Cindy Roy
This explores the musical lives of Don and Cindy Roy. Their love of music and involving their community has been a large part of their lives and has benefitted all who know them.
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Rob Sylvain: Musical Soundscapes of Maine
Renzo Moyano, Bowen Tretheway, and Robert Sylvain
This video is about Robert Sylvain, a musician who plays modern day Acadian music in Portland, Maine.
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Michael Parent
Alice Shaughnessy, Meiyi Zhong, and Michael Parent
This video is about the music and familial history of Michael Parent, whose Franco-American roots are part of the music he creates.
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Molly, Mariana, & Laura Martinez: Music and Celebration: A Martinez/Breault Family Tradition
Sarina Strohl, Julie Wolpow, Molly Martinez, Laura Martinez, and Mariana Martinez
This video is about the Martinez family whose love of music has been passed down through the generations.
The students of Colby Professor Natasha Zelensky's Maine's Musical Soundscapes: The Ethnography of Maine learn ethnographic field methods and conduct interviews at sites that make up the rich tapestry of Maine’s soundscape.
This collection gathers video projects about Maine's French-Canadian / Franco American community.
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