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Thread #117026   Message #2517381
Posted By: kendall
16-Dec-08 - 08:55 PM
Thread Name: Kendall Morse web video
Subject: RE: Kendall Morse web video
Thanks Dan. Modesty prevented me from posting it.
Joe, back in 1976, NBC Today visited all 50 states and did a short program on each of them. They went to Folk Legacy records and asked who they would recommend to represent Maine, and they said Kendall Morse. They interviewed me, and when I learned that they did not want an imitation character I agreed to do it. They chose the most photogenic lighthouse in America, and the rest is history. I had just gotten that Apollo 12 string guitar and wasn't very good on it yet.

As for the song, that was my Grandfather's favorite song and we sang it at his funeral.It was recorded on Folk Legacy FSI 57. I think it is still available on tapes and I believe Sandy would make a CD if anyone wanted one. There are others songs in it too of course.