Music of New Hampshire

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New Hampshire is a state of the United States, located in the New England region. It is home to several professional performing institutions, including the 20+ year old New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra, based out of Manchester, and the New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra.

State song

New Hampshire has nine state songs, although eight are "honorary" but not "official". The first state song was "Old New Hampshire". This song was originally voted on by the legislature in 1941, but the song lost. In 1943, Rep. Samuel P. Philbrook sponsored legislation to create a contest to pick a state song, but this initiative failed as well. It was not until 1949 that "Old New Hampshire" became an official song. The second was "New Hampshire, My New Hampshire" in 1963, then "New Hampshire Hills" in 1973. In 1977, "Autumn in New Hampshire" became the fourth official song, and an interim board appointed by legislators recommended using only one official song and designating the others "honorary" state songs.

The board began considering which song to make official, as well as adding four new songs to consideration: "Oh, New Hampshire (You're My Home)", "The Old Man of the Mountain", "New Hampshire's Granite State" and "The New Hampshire State March". "Old New Hampshire" was voted the official song, and the others became "honorary". In 1983, a new honorary state song was added: "New Hampshire Naturally".^[1]

Rock music

New Hampshire has been home to bands representing many strands of rock music. Some notable examples include The Bruisers, Dreadnaught USA, Our Last Night, Scissorfight, The Shaggs, The Queers, and Home Now. Punk rocker GG Allin was native to New Hampshire.

References

• "New Hampshire's Official and Honorary State Song". New Hampshire Almanac. http://www.nh.gov/nhinfo/song.html. Retrieved January 17, 2006. 
• Listen to New Hampshire independent music on The NH Edge

Notes

1. ^ New Hampshire Almanac