Blue Skies -- A Song based on Economic Conditions in the early 1890s and the Story of C.H. Nelson, the Proprietor of the Sunnyside Stock Farm on the Oakland Road in Waterville, Maine

I doubt if my performance of the song, Blue Skies, will launch my singing career. However, this video demonstrates that the stories of the 19th century tied to the Maine Spirit and the Horse can create content and motivation to write songs that tell stories of 19th century history that is documented in historical periodicals and newspapers.

For anyone who would like to take a look at the stories of 19th and early 20th century Maine as possible content for creative expression, I encourage you to join this Maine 200 initiative.