SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — A violin bought by a Massachusetts pawn shop for $50 has ended up being worth about 5,000 times that. WFXT-TV reports a new employee at the LBC Boutique and Loan in Somerville had no idea what he was buying when he paid for the Ferdinando Gagliano violin, which was handcrafted in […]
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ELHS junior to be featured at Oasis-of-Music concert
LEWISTON — Fiddler Josh White is the featured musician in this week’s Oasis-of-Music concert. Open to the public free of charge, the event will take place from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Trinity Church, 274 Bates St. A resident of Auburn and a junior at Edward Little High School, White will perform a selection […]
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Park Avenue Pickers offers chance for local musicians to jam, bond
There are no big record contracts, sold out stadiums or “groupies” following the Park Avenue Pickers — but according to Auburn resident George Mathews, the group’s organizer, “we are just making a lot of honey.” On the second Tuesday of every month, there is a “jam session” at the United Methodist Church on Park […]
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Musician seeks solace in the creation of handcrafted violins
A stick-figure drawing hangs on Leo Beaule’s refrigerator in Lewiston. Drawn by his great-granddaughter Ava, it shows her, her little sister and himself holding hands. Sometimes Ava comes over to play with the violins — the many violins that Beaule has crafted over the years. Beaule, who recently turned 87, said much of his life […]
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Rumford Heritage Festival to kick off Thursday, continue on Saturday
RUMFORD — Residents will have the opportunity to celebrate their heritage after the Rumford Heritage Festival 2013 kicks off Thursday, Sept. 12, and continues at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, in conjunction with the Crossroads International Celtic Festival. According to Envision Rumford member Tammi Lyons, the group is working on “putting the finishing touches on the […]