Sylvia and Rosaire Roy, WCOU Photograph

Authors

Franco-American Collection

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Description

Sylvia Roy, born in Stratford Center, Canada, has played the piano since she was seven years old and is mostly self-taught having learned by listening to other family members. Sylvia and Rosaire performed around the state doing popular music, jigs, waltzes, and jitterbug styles at weddings, anniversaries, social functions, and for 13 years, at the American Legion in Lisbon. Sylvia continues to perform for private and public occasions.

L to R: Julie Vallee, Rosaire Labbe, Sylvia Roy (seated), Albert Cyr, Rosaire Roy.

Courtesy of Sylvia Roy; copy print by Jere DeWaters.

Publication Date

1940

City

Lewiston, Maine

Keywords

Franco-American Collection, music, music traditions

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | History | Music | Public History

Media Type

Photographic Reprint

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Franco-American Music Traditions Collection, Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries. Copy print by Jere DeWaters.

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