Music Schedule

This year there will be music two venues on the Rec field.
There will not be music at the gazebo

Music at Stage 1

10:00a.m.

Silver and Gold- Louise Parker of Moose Hill and Laurence (Put) Pare of Livermore have been entertaining together for 10 years. Two years ago, Maurice Beaule of Leeds joined them. They entertain year-round in this area, as well as Rumford and Farmington. Their programs include old country music, jigs & reels, and favorites of the '50's.

11:00a.m.

Paul Bright has been singing since he was 5 years old. Since his first public performance in second grade, he has appeared on Boston television, numerous lounges in the greater Boston area. He has performed special concerts for the University of Massachusetts, Eastern College Placement Officers, The Norlands, and many social and philanthropic groups. Recently, he has preformed yearly in the Myrtle Beach SC. area, Ontario, Canada and in Maine. Paul loves to sing and offers a variety of pop, standard, country, folk and Christian music. Though self taught, Paul is considered, by some, to be an excellent finger-style rhythm guitarist. Since his retirement from Maine State Service, Paul has performed regularly at the Wayne Community Church and other local events.

12:00p.m.

Bill Giasson  played with a number of rock and roll, and country bands, before forming the band "Luke" in 1982.  In 1985, he joined the band "Silver Wings", and played with them off and on until 1994.  His trademark was 7 bags of hats and wigs that earned him the moniker "The Hat Man." Dan Pelletier started playing the guitar in his early teens and was part of a band called "The Relatives", and played with Diane and the Three D's, before joining Silver Wings in 1983. In 1994, Dan and Bill started their our own band, the Rockin' Country Misfitz and stayed together until 2002.  During their careers they have won numerous music awards.  Dan and Bill have continued to work together since the breakup of the band, mostly working small venues in the Lewiston-Auburn area.

1:00p.m.

Barry Wood has played most every state in New England over the past 58 years. His roots are in country, but he also plays soft rock, jazz and the old standards. Barry has won numerous awards from the Down East and the Maine Country Music Associations, the Maine State House and Senate, and the North American Country Music Association, International in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. He has also played at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York with Les Paul.

2:00p.m.

Lolalee & the Country Bandits' members include Lolalee Dillingham, Dick Moreau, George DeWitt, Arthur Benedetto, and Larry Wright. They reside in South Paris, Lewiston, Jay and Livermore Falls. This group of musicians has been together for 3 years, but a senior member has been planning since the '40's. They play a wide variety of music including old & new country, big band sounds, rock & roll, Cajun and Blue Grass.

Music at Stage 2

10:00a.m.

Jan Gill & Friends- Jan Gill is a graduate of the prestigious University of Maine at Augusta's music program with a B.S. in music performance, majoring in piano. She teaches music for grades K-5 at Livermore Elementary School. A music entertainer and teacher in the Livermore area for over 35 years, she will be entertaining along with many of her students at the Apple Pumpkin Festival. There will be a segment of sing-a-longs and performances from several of her students.

11:00a.m.

Native Oak has been playing together since 1995 and specializes in songs of great harmony; songs of the 50s to 80s that include rock, jazz, bluegrass, country, folk, accapella and instrumentals, as well as some original works. From the Farmington area, Native Oak members include Bill Colwell, lead singer and mandolin, Randy Gauvin, guitar player and harmony singer and Paul Soucie, on bass guitar and harmony.

12:30p.m.

The Melodears formed in high school and graduated in 1955. After a hiatus of 50 years, three of the original group decided to start singing together and included classmate Dianne Richard. The group now consists of Diane Berry, Rae Perrault, Patty Doiron & Dianne Richard. They sing mostly songs of the 50s and are much loved in the community.

2:00p.m.

Emerson & Thoreau is an up and coming band from Portland, whose members joined forces as of January 2009. Each member has years of experience with other bands. A recent demo is available on their myspace page and contains all original songs. The genre of the band is folk/rock and members are: Caleb Orion - lead vocals and acoustic guitar; Nick Perry - electric guitar bass and vocals; Greg Fusillo - drums and vocals.

Fun for the kids...fun for the whole family!