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MF 125 David Ingraham Collection
Number of
Interviews: 12
Dates when interviews were conducted: 1970-1980
Time period covered: twentieth century
Principal interviewers: David Ingraham
Finding Aides: brief indexes
Access Restrictions: none
Description: This collection consists of a variety of interviews
and other accessions about writing songs in Maine, by David Ingraham.
Ingraham was a local songwriter and singer from Ellsworth, Maine.
Seven of these accessions consist of recordings of Ingraham talking
about his songwriting and singing songs he composed about local
people and incidents. The other 5 accessions include interviews with
other songwriters and singers about the process of writing songs;
interviews with local people about the incidents Ingraham described
in his songs, and about traditional songs and how they related to
local history in Ellsworth and Chesterville, Maine.
686 Ingraham, David. April 1972. Maine: Bangor, Orono (UMO).
3 pp. Tape: 1 1/2 hrs. No cat, or trans. David Ingraham
discusses his songmaking and sings a number of songs for FO 108
class; also three songs recorded at his home April 17, 1972. T396
695 Ingraham, David. June 1972. Maine: Veazie, Ellsworth. 1
p. Tape: 2 hrs. w/ brief cat. David Ingraham singing his own
songs about life in Ellsworth. T409 - 410
1148 Ingraham, David. January 1978. Maine: Chesterville. 15
pp. Tape: 2 hrs. w/ brief cat. Interview with Philip Morse
telling stories of Chesterville people and events; singing songs
from the early 1900’s. T1211
1173 Ingraham, David. Spring 1978. Maine: Ellsworth. 12 pp.
Tape: 1 hr w/ brief cat. Interview with Leonard "Bucky" Maddocks
about the Openshaw song written by David Ingraham and the
incident which prompted the writing of the song. T1235
1174 Ingraham, David. Spring 1978. Maine: Orono (NAFOH). 14
pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ partial trans. David Ingraham sings 10 of
his original songs, including "The 200 Mile Limit," "The Blackfly
Song," "Billy Hagen," "Angels with Long Flowing Hair," "Baxter Park
Fire," "The Woodcutter’s Union," "The Mighty St. John," "One More
Winter in Maine:" "I’ll Be Thankful When Summer is Over," and "I Had
Him Almost Persuaded." T1236
1190 Ingraham, David. Spring 1978. Maine: Orono (NAFOH). 22 pp.
Tape: 1 hr. w/ trans. David Ingraham sings 14 of his original
songs, including "Officer Patterson," "Little Tree," "Can of Worms,"
"The Hairpiece that Belonged to Mayor Brountas," "Robert Newall,"
"Barbara’s Gone," "Chester Greenwood," "Jimmy Carter Came To Town,"
"Union River," "Son, Don’t You Ever Get Married," "The Shadow of
Katahdin," "Back in Maine Again," "Don’t Come To Bangor," and
"Almost Persuaded"; sheet music for some songs. T1250
1277 Ingraham, David. 1978. Maine: Ellsworth. 5 Pp. Tape: 1/2
hr. w/ partial cat. of songs. Original songs written by David
Ingraham, including "I’ve Got to Leave Old Durham Town," "In the
Garden," "The Church Steeple," "The Little Shack Out Back," and "Dr.
Ganong"; copy of Bangor Daily News clipping, May 5, 1978. T1339
1302 Ingraham, David. Spring 1978. Maine: Brewer. 2 pp. Tape:
1/4 hr. w/ brief cat. Lori Bray sings an original song she
wrote, "What If Jesus Came Today;"; David Ingraham sings a
song about the moose and the campus cop. T1405
1303 Ingraham, David. Spring 1978. Maine: Deer Isle. 5 pp.
Tape: 1 hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with Larry Snowden about
songs he, his father, and his brother wrote; Larry sings and plays
the guitar. T1406
1304 Ingraham, David. Spring 1979. Maine: Dover-Foxcroft. 10
pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Dave Mallett about his
songs, why he writes them, and what he thinks he achieves in his
songs. T1407
1305 Ingraham, David. Spring 1978. Maine: Chesterville. 3 pp.
Tape: 1 hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with Phil Morse who sings
songs and plays the banjo. T1408
1344 Ingraham, David. Summer 1980. Maine: Orono (NAFOH). 3
pp. Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ brief cat. David Ingraham sings original
songs he has written: "The Moose Song," "Schooner John Leavitt,"
"Lot," "The Little Old Red Schoolhouse on the Hill," and "The Merry
Old Minstrel of Maine." T1470
Ives 70.1 Interviews with David Ingraham, then of
Ellsworth, Maine, Jan. 2, 1970. Songs Ingraham made up about life in
Ellsworth, gospel songs, songs on current events, etc. 4 pp. (Titles
of songs sung). [AFS 14,825A]. T209
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