Stone Mountain Arts Center (SMAC), located in
Brownfield, Maine
Brownfield is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,631 at the 2020 census. Brownfield is home to the Stone Mountain Arts Center.
History
The area was once territory of the Pequawket Abenaki Indians, whose main ...
, is an intimate performance hall situated in the foothills of the White Mountains. Despite its small size and remote location, artists who have performed there include
Richie Havens
Richard Pierce Havens (January 21, 1941 – April 22, 2013) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music encompassed elements of folk, soul (both of which he frequently covered), and rhythm and blues. He had a rhythmic guitar style ...
,
The Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo from Atlanta, Georgia, United States, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. The two met in elementary school and began performing together as high school students in Decatur, Georgia, part of ...
,
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Bela may refer to:
Places Asia
*Bela Pratapgarh, a town in Pratapgarh District, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Bela, a small village near Bhandara, Maharashtra, India
*Bela, another name for the biblical city Zoara
* Bela, Dang, in Nepal
* Bela, Janakpur, ...
,
Martin Sexton
Martin Sexton Born March 2, 1966 is an American singer-songwriter and music producer.
Early life
Born in 1966, Sexton grew up in Syracuse, New York, the tenth of twelve children in a working class Irish-American family. He acquired his first ...
,
Marty Stuart
John Marty Stuart (born September 30, 1958) is an American country and bluegrass music singer, songwriter, and musician. Active since 1968, Stuart initially toured with Lester Flatt, and then in Johnny Cash's road band before beginning work as a ...
, and
Tom Rush
Thomas Walker Rush (born February 8, 1941) is an American folk and blues singer, guitarist and songwriter who helped launch the careers of other singer-songwriters in the 1960s and has continued his own singing career for 60 years.
Life and ...
, among others.
Folk singer/songwriter
Carol Noonan
Carol Noonan is an American folk singer/songwriter from Maine. She began her career as the lead singer and songwriter for the band Knots and Crosses. "Crosses" was formed in the late 1980s by Noonan (vocals, guitar), Alan Williams (keyboards, voca ...
owns and operates the center, along with her husband Jeff Flagg.
Notability References
*Boston Sunday Globe, Arts & Entertainment - May 10, 2009
*Boston(WCVB)Chronicle - March 2009
*DownEast Magazine - April 2009
*Portland Magazine - April 2009
*Yankee Magazine, Editor's Choice Award 2009
References
External links
Official Stone Mountain Arts Center Website
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Music venues in Maine
Performing arts centers in Maine
Buildings and structures in Oxford County, Maine
Tourist attractions in Oxford County, Maine