Braintree Music and Culture
In 1625, Braintree Massachusetts was created and colonized. Braintree was originally named Mount Wollaston, but then later it was named Braintree, after a town in England. It first consisted of Randolph, Holbrook, Quincy and a little bit of Milton. Braintree has a lot of cultural background, including Italian, Jewish, and English. Many people migrated to Braintree in order to pursue work, to observe the granite quarries, or to just get away from their city/town and their hardships. The churches in Braintree suggest the different types of culture, and how immigrants migrated there. There were also many mill factories and shoe places so people could earn their pay. The railroad service also helped create jobs and allowed people to travel to and from other places. There are many different cultures that traveled to Braintree, but the three that are focused on on this website are the Italian, English and Jewish cultures. Because Braintree used to be Quincy, but was later changed, the "Quincy Quarries" were considered to be in Braintree. The Quarries contained a lot of rock called "granite" and it was found everywhere. It attracted people to migrate to Braintree so they could find this granite. Even today, people are still attracted to the quarries so they can climb them, and so they can observe them.
The video below is from "Wicked Cool Music", on YouTube.
It is just a segment of what people would play at the Folk Music Shows in Braintree. The band playing is called "The DuPont Brothers". They performed in Braintree at the church on February 4th, 2017.
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This project on Braintree Music and its Culture is conducted through my first year seminar course. The course is about folk music, and how it has evolved in different areas in the country. We have been working on this project since the beginning of the semester, January, and it is a collaborative project. Currently, there is a website containing everyone in the classes work, and the previous semester work. It is a conjoined project in order to express folk music and its culture. The website is: http://webhost.bridgew.edu/p1bishop/MappingMusicalCultures.html
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By: Sam Mullen