Whatcom County Homemade Music Society Oral Histories

Oral histories from founders and members of the Whatcom County Homemade Music Society, based in Bellingham, Washington.

Local Identifier: Bliss20060216

2006-02-16

Ms. Bliss briefly outlines her early experiences with playing music and some of her early artistic influences, including Simon and Garfunkel and the…

Local Identifier: Breskin20051024

2005-10-24

First of two separate interviews. Ms. Breskin briefly describes her experiences as the first Jewish family on Mercer Island, and how this isolation…

Local Identifier: Breskin20051121

2005-11-21

Second of two interviews conducted with Flip Breskin. Ms. Breskin describes her up-bringing on Mercer Island and her early interest in folk music,…

Local Identifier: LoprestiWeiner20070305

2007-03-05

Mr. Lopresti and Ms. Weiner both discuss their early musical memories, including familial influences and popular music influences, including 1960s…

Local Identifier: PentinnenKing20070224

2007-02-24

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.…

Local Identifier: Scholtz20051020

2005-10-20

Mr. Scholtz was born in Los Angeles, California in 1947, and spent parts of his childhood in Ventura and Alton before heading to Antioch College in…

Local Identifier: Smith20070211

2007-02-11

Ms. Smith was born in Hawaii in 1947. She recalls that her early exposure to music came from her father playing classical piano and ragtime when she…

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