The Urban Archeologist: Do you know this girl?

I found the lead image above inside a plastic bag pinned to a bedroom wall at an estate sale about a month ago. These few pages of sheet music have culminated in one of the best finds I have made this year.

I am always looking for local history, but few items provide such a bold graphic display as the song title in the image. It was a pleasant surprise to find a something almost 120 years old that made reference to Connecticut and that a collector hadn't already picked up.

The composer, a Danbury CT resident - Domenic Passerelli published this piece of music, which leads me to believe that there is more to him than just 4 sheets of paper. The people running the sale claimed Dominic was related to the homeowners and had even invented a new kind of guitar, but my research efforts have proved nothing so far.

What I really wanted was to hear this piece performed. Coincidentally, an antiques dealer from a local flea market, who keeps me supplied with glass negatives (see images) also became my connection to several talented musicians, including himself.

Bob who is a master on the Conga drums introduced me to another musician, Burrie Jenkins. Burrie, who is an accomplished guitarist and songwriter from northern New England, reviewed the music and handed a copy of the song to a talent he trusted - A 3rd musician named Caleb Wetherbee.

Within a few weeks I received an audio file with Caleb's rendition of "Connecticut Girl." I was so pleased to get this song recorded that I produced a short video combining it with some unpublished glass negatives from the same era as the music.