Albert Bean and Virginia Bean, interviewed by Florence Ireland

Series

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains a series of student projects on folksongs in America.

Dates

Creation: 1960s-2001

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 35 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

NA0564 Albert Bean and Virginia Bean, interviewed by Florence Ireland for FO 134, March 9, 1970, Hudson and Winslow, Maine. The Beans talk about John Young Miles, a local composer of songs and poetry, who was born in 1831 in Corinna and died in 1906 in Hudson. Accession includes student paper based on notes and a transcript of the interview, and an accompanying tape reel. The paper also contains additional notes about Guy Bubar, a legendary woodsman.; transcription of one of John Miles’ songs “Drowned at Pushaw Lake”; very brief mention of the poet Amos Hanson. Other informants for the paper include Harry Davis, Mrs. Annie Townsend, Barbara Townsend, Marion Marriott, Gertrude Davis, Clifton Mile. Text: 21 pp. transcript and manuscript. Recording: T 0287 1/2 hour.