On Saturday night in New Glasgow, we took the opportunity to watch Maine PBS. There were two notable shows.
In both cases, the music brought back a flood of memories. Ready Steady Go ! features the British music scene between 1963-67. A time when I went up to the University of Birmingham to study Geography. Watching Ready, Steady, Go I was impressed by the informality of the studio, the camera work, the audience, and the accessibility of the musicians.
Country Pop legends offered corresponding insight into the history of country music in the United States. Both programs showed the value of public broadcasting, and the engagement of citizens and communities. This is a different experience to the CBC in Canada.
After watching Maine PBS, I had the opportunity to begin reading Adventures in Memory by Hilde and Ylva Ostby. It is subtitled ‘ The Science and Secrets of Remembering and Forgetting’. Music offers a rich context for the memory. Heather is working her way through this book.
On Sunday, heading back down the Valley, we stopped at River John to see the Berkshire piglets being raised by Sandy (Heather’s sister) and Don. Afterwards, we cut down through the hardwood forests of Colchester County – Sheree Fitch/ Read by the Sea country. Also Mable Murple’s Book Shoppe and Dreamery. We also stopped at the Lismore Sheep Farm and the Earltown General Store. All reminders of the beauty and uniqueness of the Sunrise Trail region. From Truro, we followed our traditional route through the Rawdon Hills to Windsor, and then Highway 101 home.
Acknowledgements
John Stewart provided access to Maine PBS on Cable TV. Heather shared her latest reading. Edward checked out the video links.
References
Hilde Ostby and Ylva Ostby, 2918, Adventures in Memory: The Science and Secrets of Remembering and Forgetting, Greystone Press.
Country Pop Legends (My Music), Maine PBS, Saturday June 5, 2021, 7 pm.
Best of the 60s: Ready, Steady, Go!, Maine PBS, Saturday, June 5, 2021, 9 pm.
Ernest Blair Experiment 
Have you seen Mare of Easttown or Time yet? Both good but both a bit grim too.
I’m reading Edgelands again at the moment. At Franglais on friday I will ask if the French have an equivalent word!
P
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Bob
Were you a fan of the British folk revival bands and singers? Pentangle, Airport Convention, Steeleye Span? The ethereal voices of Maddie Prior, Sandy Denny, Anne Briggs, Jacqui McShea? Worth a listen anytime.
Brian
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Brian:
I recognize some of the names. I don’t think that I was much of a music aficionado. But music certainly triggers memories.
Bob
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