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Dancing and music have been part of human culture since time immemorial. A beat, a movement, can be poetry in motion. It can be an illustrative display that tells a story. But for teenagers in the mid-20th century, it was pure entertainment. The musicians evolved from the classy orchestra easy listening style to the more rambunctious band members thumping out an amplified tempo. From this period, Anne Murphy has collected a number of stories and memories that began in the rail yards, the military zones, the lumber camps, the fishing weirs, the kitchen parties, and the dance halls of New Brunswick. In some manner everyone was exposed in some fashion to the music and dances.