Logo

Download our catalog
(4MB PDF file;
Acrobat Reader required)

 

CDs and DVDs: BERT and I

Bert and I 50th cover
The Best of Bert and I
Marshall Dodge and Robert Bryan

Bert and I . . . ON STAGE
Marshall Dodge

Bert and I ... And Other Stories
Marshall Dodge and Robert Bryan

CDs and DVDs (alphabetical by title)

Ain't He Some Funny
By John McDonald
John McDonald loves to tell stories about the people, places and culture of Maine from Eastport to Kittery and from Fort Kent to Frenchboro. John is constantly perfecting his unique brand of Maine storytelling and humor in front of audiences large and small. The CD Ain't He Some Funny includes 25 of his best tales.
more/order
   
Bert and I ... And Other Stories from Down East
by Marshall Dodge and Robert Bryan
Featuring 19 stories, this milestone album, originally recorded in 1958, has been digitally remastered for the special CD edition, which also includes three bonus stories taken from the private 10-inch album that preceded the duo's first commercial record.
more/order
   
Bert and I / More Bert and I
by Marshall Dodge and Robert Bryan
Combines the original Bert and I album and its follow up, with 14 more tracks, into one double-length CD.
more/order
   
Bert and I . . . ON STAGE
By Marshall Dodge
This CD captures the magic of a Marshall Dodge performance. It was recorded at the University of Maine in the fall of 1977. All tracks on this CD were digitally remastered in 2008 for improved audio quality. Stories include "Set 'er Again" and "One Heckuva Draft."
more/order
   
Bert and I 50th cover

The Best of Bert and I
by Marshall Dodge and Robert Bryan
This commemorative CD features the best routines selected from the four original Bert and I CDs, plus stories taken from Bert and I On Stage and The Downeast Smile-In television show featuring Marshall Dodge. All tracks have been digitally remastered for clarity.
more/order

   
Dahlov Ipcar: Maine Master
This DVD, part of the Maine Masters series, features a visit to the home and studio of the legendary Maine illustrator and artist, Dahlov Ipcar.
more/order
   
A Downeast Smile-In
By Marshall Dodge
This DVD from Northeast Historic Film features three episodes of A Downeast Smile-In starring the incomparable Marshall Dodge. This is the only video available of Marshall.
more/order
   
Earliest Maine Films
A collection of five short, silent pieces filmed between 1901-1920, including Drawing a Lobster Pot (1901), the earliest surviving moving image known to have been shot in Maine.
more/order
   
Footprints in the Sand
by Randy Spencer
Randy Spencer is a Master Maine Guide based in the eastern Maine town of Grand Lake Stream. He is also a singer/songwriter in the country/folk tradition. Footprints in the Sand (2009) is Randy's brand new release and perhaps his most personal album yet.
more/order
   
From Stump To Ship
A 1930 Logging Film
This DVD offers a most complete look at the old-time long-log industry. Men cut trees and load them onto horsedrawn sleds and river drivers maneuver the logs downstream. Remarkably detailed scenes.
more/order
   
   
Joshua Chamberlain and the 20th Maine
Using period photographs, prints, music, and personal accounts, this video takes us through the Civil War with the 20th Maine and Joshua Chamberlain, one of Maine's – and America's – greatest heroes.
more/order
   
Maine's Television Time Machine
Nostalgic for the 1950s and early 1960s? This DVD uses historic video of Maine's leaders and people on the street. It chronicles great achievements and disasters, events of everyday life, sports and recreation, business, community, home and the texture of our lives.
more/order
   
Old Maine Guide
by Randy Spencer
Randy Spencer is a Master Maine Guide based in the eastern Maine town of Grand Lake Stream. He is also a singer/songwriter in the country/folk tradition. Randy's 2001 release, Old Maine Guide, features 11 songs, many rooted in Maine and the Grand Lake Stream area that he loves.
more/order
   
The Return of Bert and I / Bert and I Stem Inflation
by Marshall Dodge and Robert Bryan
The iconic Bert and I comedy albums by Marshall Dodge and Robert Bryan are the gold standard of Down East or Maine humor. These legendary performances set the blueprint for all humorists to follow. Tracks include "Gagnon," "Harry Startles Wiscasset," and "Frost, You Say."
more/order
   
Vermont Memories I
On this DVD, rare film and still photographs support fascinating interviews with Vermonters who can remember when steamboats crossed Lake Champlain, the general store was the center of village life, and the county fair was the big event of the year.
more/order
   
Vermont Memories II: Into the 50's
Following World War II, Vermont transformed from a quiet rural society into a more one. This DVD shows how a booming postwar economy provided Vermonters with a sense of confidence, consumerism, and change.
more/order
   
Vermont Memories III: Vanished Images
Photographers, folklorists and historians have long recorded images and stories of Vermont's past. But there are many lesser known (and sometimes curious!) images which also illustrate important events in their time. Gathered on this DVD are some seldom-heard stories which may surprise you – even if you're a history buff!
more/order
   
Bert and I for Kids

A Whale's Tale
by Marshall Dodge and Robert Bryan
This CD features "The Bert and I" song and stories told especially for children, including all three stories from the children's book, Bert and I for Kids.
more/order

   
Woodsmen and River Drivers
Unforgettable individuals who worked for the Machias Lumber Company before 1930 share their recollections of a vanished world of winter life in rough-hewn lumber camps, a spring of raging waters, frozen boots and life-threatening log jams, and summer in the deafening mill.
more/order