Mary Pentinnen-King oral history
Ms. Penttinen-King was born in Pasadena, California in 1942, and recounts her early experiences with music, as both a performer and a listener. Ms. Penttinen-King sang in her junior high and high school choirs, and recalls her father listening to jazz and Big Band music when she was a child. She recalls her own early influences, including Mike Seeger and Elizabeth Cotten. She attended the University of Maryland and San Diego State, where she saw Peter, Paul and Mary, and Joan Baez perform. While in San Diego, Ms. Penttinen-King was active in the American Civil Liberties Union, taking part in picketing during the Civil Rights movement, and she picked this back up after moving to Bellingham in 1982. She briefly discusses the connection between those movements and singing. She explains the structure/organization and activities of the WCHMS. She discusses her experiences hosting the concert series at the Roeder House, and the acts that she has brought to Bellingham as host, including Hank Bradley and Kathy Whitesides.
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Creators/Contributors
- Penttinen-King, Mary E. - Interviewee open_in_new Penttinen-King, Mary E.'s website (opens in new tab)
- Hogue, Coty - Interviewer open_in_new Hogue, Coty's website (opens in new tab)
- Brion, Laurel - Transcriber
Collection
collections Whatcom County Homemade Music Society Oral Histories
Identifier
PentinnenKing20070224
Date Created
February 24th, 2007
Publisher
Digital object made available by the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University.
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- WaBeCP
- Western Washington University
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Whatcom County Homemade Music Society Oral Histories
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Subject Topics
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- Folk music--United States--History--Sources
- Folk music--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources
- Folk music--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- Music--Societies--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources
- Musicians--Northwest, Pacific--History--Sources
- Musicians--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources
- Musicians--Washington (State)--Bellingham--ington (State)--Bellingham--Interviews