How he came to play the accordion: accordion playing with Melvin Combden, Seldom-Come-By
Melvin Combden liked the accordion as a boy. There was little entertainment in Wild Cove, so playing musical instruments was common. The radio was expensive, as batteries costed nine dollars and one had to go to Seldom-Come-By to get them. Growing up, Melvin remembers listening to Gerald S. Doyle...
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Format: | Moving Image (Video) |
Language: | English |
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2007
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_cn/id/737 |
Summary: | Melvin Combden liked the accordion as a boy. There was little entertainment in Wild Cove, so playing musical instruments was common. The radio was expensive, as batteries costed nine dollars and one had to go to Seldom-Come-By to get them. Growing up, Melvin remembers listening to Gerald S. Doyle's radio program, the news and Superman; also a radio station from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, which might have provided him with additional musical influences. |
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