Zach Smith – Maine Sound and Story

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interviewer(s).	Galen Koch
affiliation(s).	The First Coast
project(s).	The First Coast Jonesport and Beals
transcriber(s).	Griffin Pollock

Zach Smith

The First Coast Jonesport and Beals:

Recorded in 2018 for The First Coast project and featuring interviews with year-round residents of Jonesport and Beals, Maine.

Zach Smith, a Jonesport born musician, talks about his life as one of the few openly gay men in the area. Smith talks about how his identity has influenced his music, how he prepares for drag shows, and what community looks like for him in Washington County.

Suggested citation: Peabody, Steve, The First Coast 2019 Oral History Interview, (October 2018), by Galen Koch, 26 pages, Maine Sound and Story. Online: Ihttps://mainesoundandstory.com/record/zach-smith-01.

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