Pine Grove blues --Valse de Holly Beach --Sur le Courtableau --Games people play --Lemonade song --I don't hurt anymore --Service blues --Musicians life --Fee-Fee-Pon-Cho --Valse de Bayou teche --Phil's Waltz --Shamrock.
Track Information:
101 Pine Grove Blues / Accordion.
102 Valse de Holly Beach / Accordion.
103 Games People Play / Accordion.
104 Service Blues / Accordion.
105 Musician's Life / Accordion.
106 Fee-Fee Pon-Cho / Accordion.
201 Lemonade Song / Accordion.
202 Valse de Bayou Teche / Accordion.
203 Sur Le Courtableau / Accordion.
204 I Don't Hurt Anymore / Accordion.
205 Phil's Waltz / Accordion.
206 Shamrock / Accordion.
Local Numbers:
FP-RINZ-LP-0621
Swallow.6014
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Ville Platte, LA Swallow 1974
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Louisiana, United States.
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1988 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
DAVID GILSON, STONE WALL BUILDER; LEBRE FAMILY; SILAS HUBBARD- BLUES MUSICIAN, LAWRENCE COLE- CRANBERRY FARMER; KAROLINA DANEK- POLISH ICONOGRAPHER TAPE 3 OF 4
Track Information:
101 Stone wall builder / David Gilson.
102 Portuguese Fado Singing / Lebre Family.
103 Blues / Silas Hubbard. Harmonica.
Local Numbers:
FP-1988-CT-0767
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, 1988.
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Ingenuity and Tradition: The Common Wealth of Massachusetts
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Introduction:
Massachusetts, like the rest of the United States, is a complex place where old and new stand side by side on the landscape and where tradition and innovation combine in people's lives to make them whole. The ingenious combination of old and new is repeated throughout Massachusetts by people as varied as black blues musicians, Cambodian craftspeople, Finnish cranberry farmers, Portuguese fisherfolk and Chinese computer assemblers. In examining Massachusetts traditions for the Festival program, scholars found that change, no matter what its cause, challenged individuals and communities to find creative ways to maintain traditions.
Like the great transformations that have shaped Massachusetts and the country as a whole, traditions can undergo change and emerge transformed but still recognizable. Puerto Rican singer Felix Luna of Lowell applied the traditional decima song form to new lyrics about the Challenger disaster. Gospel singer Napolean Stovell of Springfield directed his southern-born quartet to enunciate their words more clearly because the New England audiences like to understand what is being sung. Mario Picardo of Boston incorporated traditional Italian architectural features to make a bandstand but used plywood, foam, tin foil, and cardboard ravioli boxes to erect his towering confection on the streets of the North End as part of an annual saint's day feast, transplanted to the National Mall by a large contingent during the 1988 Festival. These individuals and their communities remolded traditions into usable form because these traditions add meaning to their lives. That's what folklife both in Massachusetts and in the modem world is all about, and what visitors could experience during the Festival of American Folklife.
Betty Belanus was Curator of the Massachusetts program and Barbara Lau was Program Coordinator. Ingenuity and Tradition: the Common Wealth of Massachusetts was made possible by the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities.
Fieldworkers:
Michael Bell, Dillon Bustin, Louis Carreras, Stephen Cole, Kathleen Dunlay, Janice Gadaire, Heidi Gitelman, Nora Groce, Betty Hillmon, Ellen McHale, Stephen Matchak, Linda Morley, Mario Montaño, Kathy Neustadt, Pioneer Valley Folklore Society, Refugee Arts Group, Mary Jo Sanna, Pam Swing, Joe Thomas, Robert Weir
Presenters:
Dillon Bustin, Louis Carreras, Rena Deth, Janice Gadaire, Rayna Green, Betty Hillmon, Sue Manos, Steve Matchak, Elizabeth Mathias, Ellen McHale, Linda Morley, Mario Montaño, Kathy Neustadt, Jessie Payne, Mary Jo Sanna, Joe Sciorra, Nancy Sweezy, Pam Swing, Annette Thornton, Eleanor Wachs
Participants:
Crafts
Karolina Danek, Polish iconographer, Worcester
Bienvenida Figueroa Negron, Puerto Rican needle worker, Lowell
Ann Horkan, Irish needle worker, Watertown
Susan lind-Sinanian, needle worker, dancer, Watertown
Tim Sao, Cambodian kite maker, Lowell
Ruth Thomasian, Armenian photograph collector and historian, Watertown
Sourn Veuk, Cambodian kite maker helper, Lowell
Gladys 'Wild Cranberry" Widdiss, 1914-, Aquinnah Wampanoag Indian potter and bead worker, Gay Head
Urban Ethnic Gardens
Julia Gelowtsky, 1913-1999, Polish gardener, cook, East Cambridge
Paul Piquette, 1954-, metal engraver, Feeding Hills
Anne Zaccari, hand-bordered stationery, Pittsfield
Bocce
Richard Barzottini, Pittsfield
Anthony Saltamartini, 1935-1999, North Adams
Clambake
Julie Ford Brown, 1963-, herb farmer, South Dartmouth
Priscilla Davoll, 1929, cook, South Dartmouth
Raymond Davoll, clambake rake-out, South Dartmouth
Burney Gifford, herb farmer, South Dartmouth
Cathi Gonet, clambake food preparation, South Dartmouth
Peter Gonet, bake master, South Dartmouth
Marjorie Macomber, 1914-2008, cook, Acushnet
Ralph Macomber, 1914-2004, clambake rake-out, Acushnet
Wilfred Morrison, 1915-2006, general store proprietor, Dartmouth
Foodways
Anahid Kazazian, cook, needle worker, Lexington
Albina Martin, 1918-, Acadian cook, Gardner
Stone Wall Building
David Gilson, Groton
Maritime
Al Doucette, scrimshaw carver, New Bedford
David Francis, 1949-, fisherman, lobster cook, Wellfleet
Frank B. James, 1923-2001, scrimshaw carver, Brewster, Aquinnah Wampanoag
Lynne Multer, scrimshaw carver, Brewster
Dan Oldale, boat builder, North Falmouth
Steve Smith, boat builder, South Dartmouth
Steve Sperry, sailmaker, Marion
Carl M. Widdiss, scallop fisherman, Gay Head, Aquinnah Wampanoag
Charles York, boat builder, South Dartmouth
Agriculture Fair Area
Grace Andruk, cranberry cook and screener, Bridgewater
Dorothy Angley, cranberry cook and screener, Carver
Josephine Burnett, 1932-, maple sugar producer, Conway
Willis Burnett, maple sugar producer, Conway
Kyle Clark, oxen raiser, logger, Heath
William Clark, 1942-, oxen raiser, logger, Heath
Lawrence Cole, 1916-2004, cranberry grower, North Carver
Daniel Fleuriel, tobacco farmer, Buckland
Preston Horton, maple sugar producer, Cummington
Melvin Longley, 1920-1997, ox yoke maker, Shirley
Alan Sanderson, Jr., tobacco farmer, Whately
Francis Wells, maple sugar producer, Cummington
Music
Portuguese Fado
Fernando Barreto, guitarist for fado singers, New Bedford
Alice Lebre, fado singer, Fall River
Antonio Lebre, 1920-, fado singer, Fall River
Sasha Lima, fado singer, Tiverton, Rhode Island
Sergio Lima, fado singer, Tiverton, Rhode Island
Manuel Antonio Ramos, guitarist for fado singers, Fall River
Natalia Ritchie, 1954-, fado singer, Tiverton, Rhode Island
Fiddlers
Edmond Boudreau, guitarist for Acadian fiddler, Waltham
John Campbell, 1929-, Cape Breton fiddle player, Watertown
Seamus Connolly, Irish fiddle player, Watertown
Julie Horkan, Irish step-dancer, Watertown
Helen Kisiel, pianist for Irish fiddle player, Watertown
Mary Jesse MacDonald, pianist for Cape Breton fiddler, Watertown
Gerald Robichaud, Acadian fiddle player, Waltham
Bay State IV, -- Polish polka band -- Bay State IV, Polish polka bandJanice Bajgier, 1949-, polka instructor, South DeerfieldBill Belina, EasthamptonJack Libera, 1955-, trumpet, clarinet, keyboard player, OxfordJohn Libera, 1919-2007, polka instructor, historian, SouthbridgeJim Motyka, PalmerGary Ogulewicz, Westfield
Oscar Lugo Y Su Conjunto Jibaro, -- Puerto Rican -- jibaro -- -- Oscar Lugo Y Su Conjunto Jibaro, Puerto Rican jibaroMiguel Almestica, 1953-, Caribbean musician and cook, WorcesterAngel Figueroa, jibaro musician, HolyokeRamon Lopes, jibaro musician, HolyokeElvin Lugo, jibaro musician, SouthbridgeOscar Lugo, 1942-, jibaro musician, SouthbridgeJose Luna, decima singer and cook, LowellAntonio Peres, jibaro musician, HolyokeDavid Rodrigues, jibaro musician, Holyoke
Silas Hubbard Jr. & The Hot Ribs, -- Blues and Jazz -- Silas Hubbard Jr. & The Hot Ribs, Blues and JazzSilas Hubbard Jr., harmonica player, blues singer, BostonThomas McMullen, guitar player, CambridgeCharles Robinson, drummer, CambridgeEd Williams, bass player, Quincy
The Motivators, -- Afro-American gospel -- The Motivators, Afro-American gospelDavid Bass, SpringfieldGary Bass, SpringfieldJesse Lee Burgess, SpringfieldRev. Robert Leon Winston, SpringfieldJames Edward Milner, SpringfieldJohn Winberly, SpringfieldShowndu Winberly, Springfield
The Contemporary Greek Ensemble, -- Greek -- The Contemporary Greek Ensemble, GreekJohn Bogis, guitar player, BostonGary Gianoukow, bouzouki player, ArlingtonKlotsonis Satirios, bajlama player, ArlingtonKosmas Vrouvlianis, bouzouki player, Newton
Krom Phleang Propeini Prasat Bayon, -- Cambodian -- Krom Phleang Propeini Prasat Bayon, CambodianChann Nhak, takhe player, LowellChorb Chan, tro so player, LowellHong Kla, khim player, LowellCheap Sophal, vocalist, LowellSouen Tim, vocalist and tro ou player, LowellPha Vith, skor player, LowellSorn Veuk, skor player, Lowell
Saints Day Celebration
Cosmas and Damian Society -- Cosmas and Damian SocietyStephen BertonciniCharles DeFrancecsoMarie DiDomenico, co-coordinator, Cosmas and Damian SocietySal DiDomenico, co-coordinator, Cosmas and Damian SocietySalvatore N. DiDomenicoRoland FarinatoAnthony LecceseSalvatore NardellaJoseph NardellaMike NocoloroSalvatore RealeCharles Reale
Filarmónica Santo Antonio -- Filarmónica Santo AntonioDavide Alamo, alto saxophone playerAlvaro Amaral, trombone playerOtilia Amaral, flag girlLuis Arruda, trombone playerAlexandre Bicalho, trumpet playerDinarte Botelho, clarinet playerJoao CardosoEddie Carvalho, trumpet playerJulio Carvalho, trumpet playerCristina Costa, flag girlDavide M. Costa, baritone horn playerJoao Pedro DaPonte, conductorManuel G. DaSilva, baritone horn playerManuel Da Silva, alto horn playerFernando Doo, alto horn playerElizabeth Fagundes, flag girlJose A Fagundes, trumpet playerJohn Feitor, trumpet playerJohn C. Feitor, president, general assemblyLuis GarciaFrancisco Jorge Gil, band presidentCarlos JacomeGabriel Madeiros, alto saxaphone playerAntonio C. Marques, clarinet playerMoises Moreira, clarinet playerJose Pacheco, tuba playerAntonio J. Pacheco, percussionistCarlos A Pascoal, baritone sax playerCarlos Pascoal Jr., alto horn playerJose M. Pinheiro, trombone playerJoseph Ramos, percussionistAntonio Ramos, percussionistMario Raposo, E flat clarinet playerJudith Hothan Riley, trombone playerManuel Rodrigues, tuba playerManuel S. Ramos, percussionistArmando Santos, clarinet playerPaulo Santos, baritone clarinet playerManuel SantosFrancisco M. Soares, alto saxophone playerWalter Silva, alto saxophone playerLuis SimaoAna Sousa, flag girlIvone Sousa, flag girlJoseph SousaRui Sousa, clarinet playerJoao SousaJoe SousaJose M. Tavares, trumpet playerJoao Tavares, clarinet playerPaulo J. Tavares, baritone horn playerManuel Tavares, percussionistWilliam Vasconcelos
North End Italian Band -- North End Italian BandEddie Aloisi, clarinet playerSidney Bomari, trombone playerLeo Brandenburg, clarinet playerMurray Burnstine, clarinet playerHoward Caster, percussionistElaine Corrieri Ziegner, trumpet playerTony DiCiccio, clarinet playerFelix Dicienzo, clarinet playerDavid Dunton, clarinet playerGuy Giarraffa, conductorRickie Gimmelli, percussionistJohn Gimmelli, baritone horn playerNunzio Innocenzo, trumpet playerHeidi Larisch, alto sax playerGuy Laudato, percussionistJoseph Mauro, percussionistCosmo Nardella, French horn playerSammy Pinella, percussionistSalvatore Pugliesi, trumpet playerIrving Shine, trombone playerLyle Shubert, baritone horn playerArthur Spellman, percussionistNeal Sugarman, tenor sax playerChris Teixeira, trumpet playerRobert Vanaria, tenorWilliam Voight, sousaphone player
Saint Anthony's Society -- Saint Anthony's SocietyJoseph AuferoCharles ChicarelloJoseph ColarussoFrank ContradoAnthony DeStefanoPaul DeGregorioGerry DiPrizio, president, Saint Anthony's SocietyPeter Grieco, co, chairman, Feast of Saint AnthonyPhil Pennacchio, Sr.Richard RagoRobert RagucciJames RyanCarl Salvi, co-chairman, Feast of Saint AnthonyRalph StatutoJohn TaminineGeno Testa
The Society of the Madonna del Soccorso di Sciacca -- The Society of the Madonna del Soccorso di SciaccaRichard BeilskiRaymond BonoPeter BrunoAndrew CardinaleVincent CiullaSal DeicidueJames Geany, chairman, Madonna del Soccorso FeastRay Geany, president, Madonna del Soccorso SocietyGus GraffeoJoseph GraffeoJoe GuarinoRaymond GuarinoRichard GuarinoLonnie LangoneMarc LetiziaJames LicataJames MarinoEdward MarinoAnthony PrimoAnthony PrimoJohn PrimoJames PrimoGus PrimoFrank Sclafani
Collection Restrictions:
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Introduction:
The African Diaspora program was developed in 1973-74 to make a comprehensive statement about the dispersal of black culture. The area paid tribute to the varied cultural contributions of black American communities and documented how black peoples and cultures flourish throughout the world. Exploring those aspects of culture that link black Americans to Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean, presentations centered on three activities common to all : home life, worship, and trade. Each was represented on the Mall by an appropriate physical structure: a house, an altar setting, and a marketplace. In each structure, the various artistic forms - music, crafts, material culture, dance, and the spoken word - depicted black culture as a dynamic, living force. The evolution of the culture was shown as black artists of all ages carried out their skills, be they traditional, evolved, or revival.
Different countries of Africa or the New World were featured each two weeks, with U.S. participants also rotating biweekly:
Bible Way Church World Wide Congregation, gospel singers
The Brothers, gospel group
Derrick Bunch, musician
Charles Calendar, 1922-1995, storyteller
Calvary Crusaders, gospel singers
Sam Chatmon, 1899-1983, blues musician, El Cajon, California, ex-Mississippi
Church of God, choir
Althea Coakley, basket weaver
Beatrice Coakley, basket weaver
Julito Collazo y su Grupo Folklorico Cubano, religious
Emory Davis, jeweler and potter
Harold O. Davis Memorial Choir and Congregation of the Cornerstone Baptist Church
D.C. Black Repertory Vocal Workshop
Mu-tem-uwa Dejfu, herbalist
Sonny Diggs, arabber (fruit vendor)
Jason Dotson, storyteller
Thomas "Popcorn" Doyle, contemporary Black social dance
The Drake Brothers & Family, singers
James Dunn, leather craftsperson
Rockin' Dupsie, 1932-, Creole band
Frank Edwards, 1909-2002, musician
Farrow Choir
Amoyewa Ferrell, designer, seamstress
George Ferrell, Sr., woodcarver
JuJu Ferrell, metal sculptor, woodcarver
Free Evangelist Church, choir
Freelo Express, dancers
Charles Freeney, cook
French Lala (Cajun dance troupe)
Anna Fuller, hair braider
Minnie Lee Gardner, storyteller
Linda Goss, storyteller
U'gene Greene, jeweler
Grupo Folklorico y Experimental Nueva Yorquina, religious, musician
Bill Hines, musician
Holyland Gospel Singers
Young Hughley, storyteller
Hurricane Brass Band -- Hurricane Brass Band Leroy Jones, Jr.Greg DavisKevin HarrisCurtis JosephDarryl AdamsGregory StaffordRaymond Johnson, Jr.Al CarsonCharles L. Joseph
"In the Rapture" Cast, dramatic production
Jackson Singers, gospel singers
Arbrey L. Jones, storyteller
Walter Kelley, arabber (fruit vendor)
Kings Choral Ensemble
Kings of Harmony Spiritual Band of the United House of Prayer
Eddie Knight, 1909-, musician
Eugene Lee, storyteller
Henry Lenard, storyteller
Lighthouse Church, gospel choir
Little Wonders, gospel singers
Bob Lowery, 1931-, blues singer
Deloris Luster, storyteller
Martin, Bogan & the Armstrongs, string band
Henry Martin, storyteller
Fidel & Iris Martinez, dancers
Valerie Maynard, 1937-, sculptor
Barbara McCloud, gospel singer and pianist
Winifred McQueen, tie dyer
Members of the Cape Verdean Community (Florench Almeida, Joaquin Almeida, Theresa Almeida, Valentina Almeida, Joanna Andrade, Mary Andrade, Stephanie Correia, Walter Correia, Benjamin Duarte, George Duarte, John Durate, Rita Duarte, John "Joli" Gonsalves, Virginia Gonsalves, Jack Livramento, Manuel "Lela" Lopes, Corrine Monteiro, Antone Monteiro, Lillian Ramos, Dennis Silva, Shirley Silva, Sophie Silva, Yvonne Smart, Eduardo A. Sousa)
M. Cecil Mills Ensemble from Canaan Baptist Church, gospel singers
Mississippi Delta Blues Band, blues band
Rev. Flora Molton, 1908-1990, street singer
Avery "Slim" Montgomery, 1909-1996, blues singer
James Moody, Jr., storyteller
Moving Star Hall Singers, gospel singers
Lee Willie Nabors, 1916-1997, craftsperson
New Bethel Church of God in Christ, gospel choir
Kenneth Palm, herbalist
Ojeda Penn & the LifeForce, jazz musicians
James Peterson of the Baltimore Fellowship, gospel singer
Rufus Pinckney, craftsperson
Rev. Leon Pinson, 1919-1998, gospel singer, guitarist
L. C. Bunk Pippens, blues singer
Pleneros Ponceflos, Puerto Rican blues band
Shannon Powell, drummer
Lee Poydras, cook
Rising Star Fife & Drum Band -- Rising Star Fife & Drum Band Napoleon Strickland, 1919-2001, fife playerBernice Turner, drummerOtha Turner, drummerG.D. Young, drummer
The Robertson Family, basket weavers -- The Robertson Family, basket weaversThonis Robertson, 1910-1981Geraldine RobertsonFelicia RobertsonJacqueline RobertsonDaphne RobertsonPatricia Ann Robertson
Efrain Ronda, string instrument craftsperson
Caridad Salome, cook
Luis Salome and Band, jazz musicians
Charlie Sayles, 1948-, harmonica player, Washington, D.C.
Scene Boosters Marching Club 3rd Division
Shabu, hairdresser
Herman Sherman's Young Tuxedo Brass Band
Johnny Shines, 1915-1992, musician
Phillip Simmons, 1912-2009, blacksmith
Mary Carter Smith, 1919-2007, storyteller
Smith Brothers, gospel singers
Sons of Grace, gospel group
Souls of Unity, gospel group
Speight Sisters, gospel vocal group
Sweet Honey in the Rock, a cappella vocal group
Temple Choir, Bibleway Church
Mor Thiam and His Ensemble -- Mor Thiam and His EnsembleGregory GloderH. James LastarriaFrank WilliamsAnthony PruittFreddie WashingtonBruce PurseLeRoy Thigpen
Son Thomas, 1926-1993, potter, blues guitarist
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Thompson, basket makers
Natalia Tirado Jr., master drum-maker
The Trinidad Steel Band
Union Temple, choir
Union Temple Baptist Church Congregation
United House of Prayer for All People: band, junior choir, congregation
Wesley Methodist Church Congregation
W. J. Ensemble, vocal group
Wiregrass Sacred Harp Singers
Yoruba Village, priests, singers, drummers, dancers and craftspeople
Maurice Sonar Senghor, Director of the National Theater
Babacar Diom, translator
Dancers
Bouly Sonko
Malang Dabo
Cheikh Dioh
Ibranhima Faye
Ousmane Dione
Marie Basse
Sona Ndiaye
Mariama Ngom
Nabou Ciss
Awa Diallo
Drummers
Abdou Dounta
Fotiguy Toure
Moussa Camara
Sadia Badian
Bakary Goubiaby
Vieux Sing Faye
Pape Gueye
Mamadou Ndiaye
Craftspeople
El Hadji Ibou Niang, jeweler
Aminata Kebe, hairdresser
Instrumentalists:
Sanna Sissoko
Soundioulou Sissoko
Singers
Mahawa Douyate
Fatou Ihiam Samb
Senegalese from Washington, D.C.
Oumou Gueye, cook
Yama Diane, cook
Brazil
Nigeria
Puerto Rico
Surinam
Trinidad & Tobago
Zaire
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Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.
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Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1976 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
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Introduction:
Maryland was this year's featured State, and programming focused in particular on three themes: water, horse, and metal traditions, selected on the basis of their richness and significance within the State.
As the Nation's leading "fishing hole," the Chesapeake Bay, home of the last remaining commercial sailing fleet still in operation in the United States, has clusters of skilled craftspeople and fisherfolk whose Iives are part of the waters and their yield. At Hains Point in West Potomac Park, and thanks to the assistance and cosponsorship of the National Park Service, the Festival showed ships and crafts related to the Chesapeake waterways. The history of these and other crafts could be seen in the National Museum of History and Technology's Hall of Maritime History.
The breeding, training, and racing of horses is one of Maryland's largest industries and, like the watermen, those who work with horses carry some of the most carefully guarded traditions and skills to be found in oral tradition. Visitors could see demonstrations of different breeds as well as skills such as dressage; other presentations explored the traditions associated with fox hunting, horse pulls, mounted police officers and fruit vendors and their horse-drawn carts.
The Nation's oldest silversmith, Samuel Kirk and Son, its largest producer of pewter ware, Steiff Co., and numerous skilled metal workers in copper, brass, iron, and tin are all to be found in Maryland. Hand skills, learned through apprenticeship, are the mainstay of these industries and they provided a natural link between the cottage industries and the Union Workers' exhibits. Festival visitors could see demonstrations of Maryland metal crafts such as brass and iron founding, pewter and silversmithing, tin and coppersmithing. "Museum Guide" signs at the Festival directed visitors to similar and sometimes identical products of this craftsmanship in the National Museum of History and Technology.
Crafts and music presentations from rural Maryland and its largest city, Baltimore, rounded out the program. A large community of Greek Americans from the Highlandtown neighborhood of Baltimore presented the celebratory traditions of the village of Olymbos on the island of Karpathios, from which they had immigrated over the previous half-century, and particularly since the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.
The Maryland program was made possible through the sponsorship of the Governor of Maryland, the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Maryland National Relations Office, and National Brewing Company. The Maryland Waterways presentation at Hains Point was co-sponsored by the National Park Service and the Smithsonian Institution.
Fieldworkers:
Paul Diggs, Ben Evans, Carol Hackney, John A. Hostetler, Richard Hulan, Martin Koenig, Jean du Pont McConnell, M. Gail Moran, Gerald Parsons, Maxine Perlmutter, Alta Schrock, Richard Spottswood, Georgine Winslett, Ethel Raim-Zinser
Participants:
Water Traditions
Charles Abbott, skipjack captain of "Thomas Clyde," built 1911, Maryland
Paul Benton, skipjack captain of "Geneva May," built 1908, Maryland
Henry Brown, sail maker, Deal Island, Maryland
Walter Carrion, trainer, Chesapeake Bay retrievers, Ellicott City, Maryland
Melvin Christy, skipjack captain of "Bernice J.," built 1904, Maryland
Calvin E. Crouch, 1922-1997, boat builder, Maryland
Calvin E. Crouch, Jr., boat builder, Maryland
Earl Daniels, crab scrape maker, Maryland
Frank B. Daniels, sail maker, Maryland
Arthur Dierker, waterfowl guide, net and fyke maker, Maryland
Hazel Downey, 1914-1994, net and fyke maker, Rock Hall, Maryland
Newton Downey, 1888-1975, decoy carver, Rock Hall, Maryland
Johnny Evans, waterman, Maryland
Captain Carl Huffman, waterman, Maryland
Alex Kellam, 1908-1986, waterman, Maryland
Dewey Landon, 1898-1976, waterman, Maryland
Charlton Marshall, 1900-1973, boat model maker, Maryland
Captain Roland Parks, 1914-1985, muskrat trapper, Maryland
Lesley Schunick, cooper, Maryland
George Taylor, skipjack captain of "Annie Lee," built 1912, Maryland
Zack Taylor, 1901-1978, Maryland
Clifton Webster, 1897-1987, skipjack captain of "Maggie Lee," built 1903, Maryland
Discussion leaders:
Robert H. Burgess
George Carey
Mack McCormick
Metal Traditions
Burton Cimino, silver engraver, Maryland
Harry M. Evans, 1924-, brass founder, Easton, Maryland
Nelson Kratz, 1911-1994, silver chaser, Maryland
William Lane, 1897-1977, blacksmith, Easton, Maryland
Al-Marah Arabian Farm, demonstration of Arabians -- Al-Marah Arabian Farm, demonstration of ArabiansMrs. Garvin E. Tankersley, MarylandJohn T. Connor, Maryland
American Saddlebred, demonstration of American Saddlebred horses -- American Saddlebred, demonstration of American Saddlebred horsesHelen Curtin, MarylandJohn Jones, Maryland
Clear View Farm, demonstration of Shires coaching and hunting horn demonstration -- Clear View Farm, demonstration of Shires coaching and hunting horn demonstrationHoward StreakerHoward Streaker, Jr.
Cold Saturday Morgan Farm, demonstration of Morgans -- Cold Saturday Morgan Farm, demonstration of MorgansMrs. H. H. Hackney, MarylandCarol Hackney, MarylandKelly Marsh, MarylandSharon Port, MarylandNancy Radtke, Maryland
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1972 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
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Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture Search this
Extent:
1 Videocassettes (U-matic)
Container:
Box 217, Video 2
Type:
Archival materials
Moving Images
Videocassettes (u-matic)
Date:
1982-02-05
Scope and Contents:
Opening remarks by Bernice Johnson Reagon
J.C. BurrisURRIS, contemporary songwriter and harmonica player, performs:
"One of These Mornings"
"Down On the Farm"
"Born With the Highway Blues"
"There's A River That Flows Through the Life of Everyone"
"The Hand Jive"
OTC 408.14.1b, "Inflation Blues"
Remarks by Bernice Johnson Reagon
TAJ MAHAL, musicologist and blues musician, performs:
"Everybody Fightin About That........."
"Stagley Pay"
"City Blues"
"I'm Going To Chicago"
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture Search this
Container:
Box 126, Cassette 20
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
Concert performance on February 5, 1982.
Opening remarks by Bernice Johnson Reagon
J.C. Burris, contemporary songwriter and harmonica player, performs:
"One of These Mornings,"
"Down On the Farm,"
"Born With the Highway Blues,"
"There's A River That Flows Through the Life of Everyone,"
"The Hand Jive,"
"Inflation Blues,"
Remarks by Bernice Johnson Reagon
Taj MahalAHAL, musicologist and blues musician, performs:
"Everybody Fightin About That........."
"Stagley Pay,"
"City Blues,"
"I'm Going To Chicago."
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room or by requesting copies of audiovisual materials at RightsReproductions@si.edu
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture Search this
Container:
Box 126, Cassette 22
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
OTC 408.14.2a: "I'm Going To Chicago" continued
"Statesboro Blues"
"Hold the Woodpile Down"
"Sweet Home Chicago"
("Where You Gon To Run To")
Koko Taylor, blues musician from Chicago, performs the following songs:
"Rock Me All Night Long"
OTC 408.14.2b: "Rock Me All Night Long" continued
"Let the Good Times Roll"
"I'm A Woman"
"You Can Have My Husband, But Please Don't Mess With My Outside Man"
"Walkin the Back Streets"
"Hey Bartender"
"The Blues Never Die"
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Collection Citation:
Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture Search this
Container:
Box 127, Cassette 6
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
"Saturday Night Fish Fry"
Introductory remarks by Bernice Johnson Reagon
Phil Wiggins - Folk Blues musician.
John Cephus - Folk Blues Musician
Wiggins and Cephus perform the following songs:
"Blueday Blues,"
"I Ain't Got No Lovin' Baby Now,"
"School Girl Blues,"
"You Gone Away,"
"Worried Man Blues,"
"The Richmond Blues,"
"Runnin,' Hidin,'"
"Last Fair Deal,"
Questions from the audience
"Honeybee"
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room or by requesting copies of audiovisual materials at RightsReproductions@si.edu
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture Search this
Extent:
1 Videocassettes (U-matic)
Container:
Box 217, Video 3
Type:
Archival materials
Moving Images
Videocassettes (u-matic)
Date:
1982-02-05
Scope and Contents:
OTC 408.14.2a: "I'm Going To Chicago" continued
"Statesboro Blues"
"Hold the Woodpile Down"
"Sweet Home Chicago"
("Where You Gon To Run To")
KOKO TAYLOR, blues musician from Chicago, performs the following songs:
"Rock Me All Night Long"
OTC 408.14.2b: "Rock Me All Night Long" continued
"Let the Good Times Roll"
"I'm A Woman"
"You Can Have My Husband, But Please Don't Mess With My Outside Man"
"Walkin the Back Streets"
"Hey Bartender"
"The Blues Never Die"
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room or by requesting copies of audiovisual materials at RightsReproductions@si.edu
Collection Rights:
Copyright restrictions exist. Collection items available for reproduction Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture Search this
Container:
Box 131, Cassette 7
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Date:
1983-04-30
Scope and Contents:
Samuel Charters continued
Questions
Memphis Slim, blues musician: Memphis Blues Piano - Discussion and Demonstration
Panel II: Memphis Blues: Post World War II.
Introductory remarks by Bernice Johnson Reagon
Panelists:
Bill Barlow, a radio producer and professor, School of Communications, Howard University-Historical Overview of Post World War II Memphis Blues.
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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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