Portland, Maine

Everything Portland is known for

5 songs mention this city 800 artists from here

Portland, Maine, a vibrant coastal city known for its active waterfront and delicious food scene, is also home to a diverse array of musical talent. While not always in the spotlight for its music, the city has nurtured 800 artists across various genres.

Among these artists are electronic musician Andrew Taggart, Americana duo She & Him, and pop star Anna Kendrick. The city has also inspired songs, with "Portland, Maine" by Tim McGraw and "We Can’t Make it Here Anymore" by James McMurtry directly referencing the locale.

Music in Portland

Songs About Portland

Portland, Maine
Tim McGraw
80%
"Portland, Maine, I don't know where that is"
We Can’t Make it Here Anymore
James McMurtry
51%
"Or Portland, Maine"
where did you sleep last night
joey allcorn
25%
summertime's close
zach bryan
10%
See You
Rich Gang
5%
"On top like Scotty 2 Hotty"

Artists From Portland

A
Andrew Taggart
electronic Pop: 88
S
She & Him
americana Pop: 74
N
Norman
folk Pop: 68
A
Anna Kendrick
pop Pop: 64
J
John Ford
country Pop: 63
A
Aminé
hip-hop Pop: 63
T
Toxic Holocaust
metal Pop: 59
B
Belonging
indie Pop: 59
C
Chromatics
electronic Pop: 56
S
STRFKR
rock Pop: 56
C
Chris Botti
jazz Pop: 54
G
Glass Candy
pop Pop: 54
D
Daniel Seavey
pop Pop: 54
P
Pasha
pop Pop: 54
P
Panther
electronic Pop: 52
U
UADA
metal Pop: 52
T
Thrown
metal Pop: 52
K
Kathleen Hanna
rock Pop: 52
B
Blouse
indie Pop: 51
F
Franceska
pop Pop: 51

Showing top 20 of 800 artists

Rivers & Roads in Song near Portland

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Portland.

Interstate 95 13 songs

History of Portland

Lighthouses and a Last Working Waterfront RoadyGoat

Portland wraps a brick-and-cobblestone Old Port around one of the last working waterfronts in the Northeast — piers where lobster boats still unload steps from the restaurants that buy the catch. Just down the coast at Cape Elizabeth stands Portland Head Light, Maine's oldest lighthouse, first lit in 1791. George Washington commissioned it while Maine was still part of Massachusetts, and it has guarded the harbor entrance ever since, an eighty-foot white tower over the rocks. The city has reinvented itself as a food town without paving over its grit: the wharves on Commercial and Fore Streets are real, not a set. Nearby, the Lobster Shack at Two Lights has been serving rolls since 1920. It is a place where the smell of salt and diesel and butter all run together.

Portland Head Light

1787

Commissioned by George Washington in 1790, Portland Head Light is the oldest lighthouse in Maine and among the oldest in the United States.

3.5 mi away

Wadsworth-Longfellow House - Portland

1785

The Wadsworth-Longfellow House, built in 1785, was the childhood home of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and is the oldest standing structure on the Portland peninsula.

Portland's Old Port District

1866

On July 4, 1866, a firecracker sparked a blaze that destroyed 1,500 buildings and left 10,000 people homeless, leveling half of Portland's commercial district.

Merrill Auditorium & Kotzschmar Organ - Portland

1912

Merrill Auditorium in Portland City Hall houses the Kotzschmar Memorial Organ, one of only two municipal organs in the U.S. still in use, with 6,860 pipes.

Victoria Mansion

1858

Built between 1858 and 1860 for hotelier Ruggles Sylvester Morse, Victoria Mansion is considered one of the finest surviving examples of pre-Civil War residential architecture in America.

Fort Williams Park - Cape Elizabeth

1872

Fort Williams served as a coastal defense installation from 1872 to 1964, protecting Portland Harbor through the Spanish-American War, both World Wars, and the early Cold War.

3.3 mi away

Things to Do in Portland

quirky 10.5 mi away
Desert of Maine

A genuine sand desert in Maine caused by poor farming practices. Glacial silt dunes in the forest.

Everything Near Portland

52 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

Explore Portland on the Map
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