This collection consists of 754 pen-and-ink, watercolor, and gouache drawings and paintings by artist Lily Spandorf. They depict scenes from various years of the Festival of American Folklife and its successor, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Scope and Contents:
The Lily Spandorf drawings consist of 754 pen-and-ink, watercolor, and gouache drawings and paintings and date from 1967-1998. Some pieces contain drawings on both the recto and verso, and some drawings are unfinished. Lily Spandorf, an Austrian-born, Washington, D.C.-based artist, created the drawings each year at the Festival of American Folklife (later the Smithsonian Folklife Festival) over a thirty-year span. Many Festival programs are represented, particularly the bicentennial programs of 1976.
Many drawings were recieved with no label information, so at present, these drawings remain undated and only very generally described. As more information regarding individual drawings is gathered, more specific descriptive information will be added.
Arrangement note:
Arranged by size in appropriate folders and boxes (oversized flat boxes and document case) and further arranged by number assigned to drawings. Numbers were randomly assigned to drawings after the collection was acquired and do not reflect a specific order, chronological or otherwise.
Sixteen drawings and paintings are framed and displayed in the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage offices.
Biographical/Historical note:
Lily Spandorf was born in Vienna, Austria in 1914. An honors graduate of the Vienna Academy of Arts, she left Austria in 1938 to continue her art education at London's St. Martin's School of Art. During World War II, she volunteered for the Red Cross in Scotland. She also worked and lived in Italy, where she became attracted to painting scenes outdoors. She first moved to New York City in 1959, but found the city too vast and hectic and eventually moved to Washington D.C. in 1960, where she settled into an apartment in Dupont Circle.
From the very first Festival of American Folklife (later the Smithsonian Folklife Festival) in 1967, she brought her cart full of materials and supplies to the National Mall and sketched Festival scenes, documenting people, performances, settings, and activities for over three decades. Her work often appeared in the Washington Star newspaper. Her paintings and drawings of Washington, D.C. scenes and cityscapes were featured in a 1988 book called Washington Never More, as well as the Washington Post, Washingtonian Magazine, and National Geographic. She was also the subject of a documentary film produced and directed by Barr Weissman. In 1988, she was the first local solo artist to be exhibited at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Her annual paintings and drawings of the White House Christmas decorations were acquired by the White House Historical Association, and her work documenting the filming of Advise and Consent was acquired by the U.S. Senate. She continued to produce work until she passed away in February 2000 at the age of 85.
Provenance:
The Lily Spandorf drawings were acquired by Richard Kurin, former director of the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and Diana Parker, former director of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Thanks to generous donations and support from the Smithsonian Women's Committee and the general public, the Smithsonian purchased Spandorf's drawings from the Lily Spandorf Distribution Trust in 2001.
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File consists of note from Natalie Leventhal regarding photos of bronze sculpture of folk singers, and note attached to bust of Dr. Marthin Luther King, Jr.
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Large portions of this collection are digitized, and while these materials are being prepared for public access through this finding aid, researchers can request digital copies by contacting the Rinzler Archives at rinzlerarchives@si.edu or (202) 633-7322.
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Collection Citation:
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
205 Don't Put Off Salvation Too Long / Southland Ladies' Quartet.
206 Been a Long Time Traveling Here Below / Isom Ritchie.
207 I'm on My Journey Home / Denson Quartet.
208 I Am O'ershadowed by Love / Stamps-Baxter Music & Printing Co..
Local Numbers:
FP-RINZ-LP-0286
New World.223
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York New World 1978
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: San Antonio (Tex.), Texas, Richmond (Ind.), Indiana, New Orleans (La.), Louisiana, Atlanta (Ga.), Georgia, California, Boyd's Cave (N.C.), Timbo (Ark.), Arkansas, Springfield (Mo.), Missouri, Virginia, Montréal (Québec), Québec (Province), Canada, Kentucky, North Carolina, United States.
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Old Joe Clark (Wade Ward) -- Poor Ellen Smith (Estil C. Ball) -- Sourwood Mountain (Hobart Smith) -- The girl I left behind (Spencer Moore) -- John Henry (Glen Stoneman) -- Three little babes (Texas Gladden) -- Bonaparte's retreat (Norman Edmonds) -- June apple (Charlie Higgins & Wade Ward) -- Peg an' awl (Hobart Smith) -- Sally Anne (George Stoneman) -- The fox chase (Wade Ward, Bob Carpenter) -- The banks of the Ohio (Ruby Vass) -- Willow garden (Charlie Higgins, Wade Ward) -- Graveyard blues (Hobart Smith) -- Uncle Charlie's breakdown (Charlie Higgins & Wade Ward) -- The burglar man (Bob Carpenter) -- Fly around my blue-eyed girl (Hobart Smith) -- Single girl (Ruby Vass) -- Parson Burrs (Hobart Smith) -- Piney Woods gal (Charlie Higgins & Wade Ward) -- Hicks' farewell (Texas Gladden) -- Black Annie (Hobart Smith) -- The little schoolboy (Hobart Smith) -- Breaking up Christmas (Norman Edmonds) -- Whole heap a little horses (Texas Gladden) -- Cluck old hen (Wade Ward).
Track Information:
101 Three Nights Drunk (Child No. 274) / Carolyn Mainer Helmes, Glen Mainer, J. E. (Joseph E.) Mainer. Guitar,Fiddle,Banjo.
102 Sally Anne / George Stoneman. Banjo.
103 The House Carpenter (Child No. 243) / Almeda Riddle.
Merry golden tree -- Juice of the forbidden fruit -- Buffalo gals -- Willow green -- My pretty little gal is gone -- Alan Bain -- Eighth of January -- The soldier and the lady -- Cotton Eye Joe -- Turkey in the straw -- Lonesome dove -- Turnip greens -- Nancy's got a purty dress on -- Rock all the babies to sleep.
Track Information:
101 Merry Golden Tree (Child No. 286) / Almeda Riddle.
102 Juice of the Forbidden Fruit / Neil Morris. Guitar.
103 Buffalo Gals / Carlos Shannon. Banjo.
104 Willow Green / Ollie Gilbert.
105 My Pretty Little Gal is Gone / Ashley Morrison. Fiddle.
106 Alan Bain / Almeda Riddle.
107 The Eighth of January / Carlos Shannon. Banjo.
201 Soldier and the Lady, The (Laws P14) / Neil Morris. Guitar.
202 Cotton Eyed Joe / Carlos Shannon. Banjo.
203 Turkey in the Straw / Neil Morris, Charlie Eldridge. Guitar,Mouth bow.
204 Lonesome Dove / Almeda Riddle.
205 Turnip Greens / Neil Morris. Guitar.
207 Rock All the Babies to Sleep / Neil Morris. Guitar.
206 Nancy's Got a Pretty Dress On / Ashley Morrison. Fiddle.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-1688
Prestige/International.25006
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Bergenfield, NJ Prestige International 1961
General:
Additional imprint on container: Prestige/International. "Southern journey: a collection of field recordings from the South." Program notes by Alan Lomax on container.
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Pretty Polly (Estil C. Ball, vocal & guitar) -- Po' Laz'rus (Bright Light Quartet) -- Claude Allen (Hobart Smith, vocal & guitar) -- Hangman tree (Almeda Riddle, vocals) -- Early in the mornin' (Johnny Lee Moore, lead vocal, with prisoners from Camp B, Mississippi State Penitentiary at Lambert) -- Lawson murder (Spencer Moore, vocal & guitar; and Roy Everett Birns, mandolin) --Dangerous blues (Floyd Batts, vocals) --Railroad Bill (Hobart Smith, vocal & guitar) --Columbus stockade (Carolyn Mainer Helmes, Mary Mainer, vocals & guitars; J.E. Mainer, fiddle; Glen Mainer, banjo; Floyd Overcash, bass) -- Willie Brennan (Neil Morris, vocal & guitar) -- Hawkins County jail (Hobart Smith, vocal & 5-string banjo) -- Po' Laz'rus (James Carter, lead vocal, with prisoners from Camp B, Mississippi State Penitentiary at Lambert). Pretty Polly -- Po' Laz'rus -- Claude Allen -- Hangman tree --Early in the mornin' -- The Lawson murder -- Dangerous blues -- Railroad Bill -- Columbus Stockade -- Willie Brennan -- Hawkins County Jail -- Po' Laz'rus.
Track Information:
101 Pretty Polly / E.C. Ball. Guitar.
102 Po' Laz'Rus / Bright Light Quartet.
103 Claude Allen / Hobart Smith. Guitar.
104 Hangman Tree (Child No. 95)/ Almeda Riddle.
105 Early In the Mornin' / Johnny Lee Moore.
106 The Lawson Murder / Roy Birns, Spence Moore. Guitar,Mandolin.
201 Dangerous Blues / Floyd Batts.
202 Railroad Bill / Hobart Smith. Guitar.
203 Columbus Stockade / Carolyn Mainer Helmes, J. E. (Joseph E.) Mainer, Mary Mainer. Guitar,Fiddle,Banjo,Bass.
204 Willie Brennan / Neil Morris. Guitar.
205 Hawkins County Jail / Hobart Smith. Banjo.
206 Po' Laz'Rus / James Carter.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-1690
Prestige/International.25009
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Bergenfield, N.J. Prestige International 1961
General:
Additional imprint on container: Prestige International. Program notes by Alan Lomax on container.
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Squid jiggin' ground --Prettly little black eyed Susy --Lukey's boat --Ride an old paint --Lavender cowboy --Riders in the sky --Ballad of Frank Slide --Cotten-eyed Joe --It takes a worried man to sing a worried song --Western wind --Black is the color --Careless love.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-1782
Dawn.1127
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Dawn 196x
General:
Biographical and program notes by J. Stanley on container. Performer(s): Ed McCurdy, vocals ; accompanied by Ray Norris, guitar.
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Poor Howard --Peter Gray --Run come see --Silvy --Hullabaloo --Peat bog soldiers --Deep blue sea --Pay me my money down --By'm by --Michael, row the boat ashore -- Little Maggie --Brown eyes --There's a hole in the bottom of the sea --Banuwa --Room enough --Keep your hand on that plow.
Track Information:
101 Poor Howard / Folk Singers, Erik Darling. Banjo,Guitar.
102 Peter Gray / Folk Singers, Erik Darling. Banjo,Guitar.
103 Run, Come See / Folk Singers, Erik Darling. Banjo,Guitar.
104 Bring Me a Little Water, Silvy / Folk Singers, Erik Darling. Banjo,Guitar.
105 Hullabaloo / Folk Singers, Erik Darling. Banjo,Guitar.
106 Moorsoldaten (Peat Bog Soldiers) / Folk Singers, Erik Darling. Banjo,Guitar.
107 Deep Blue Sea / Folk Singers, Erik Darling. Banjo,Guitar.
108 Pay Me My Money Down / Folk Singers, Erik Darling. Banjo,Guitar.
201 By'm By / Folk Singers, Erik Darling. Banjo,Guitar.
202 Michael, Row the Boat Ashore / Folk Singers, Erik Darling. Banjo,Guitar.
203 Little Maggie / Folk Singers, Erik Darling. Banjo,Guitar.
204 Brown Eyes / Folk Singers, Erik Darling. Banjo,Guitar.
205 There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea / Folk Singers, Erik Darling. Banjo,Guitar.
206 Banuwa / Folk Singers, Erik Darling. Banjo,Guitar.
207 Room Enough / Folk Singers, Erik Darling. Banjo,Guitar.
208 Keep Your Hand on That Plough (Gospel Plow) / Folk Singers, Erik Darling. Banjo,Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-2407
Elektra.157
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Elektra 1959
General:
Descriptive notes by Lee Hays [of the Weavers] on container. Performer(s): Folk songs; Erik Darling ; Dylan Todd ; Don Vogel ; Caroly Wilcox.
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Sounds of the South --Blue Ridge Mountain music --Roots of the blues --White spirituals --American folk songs for children --Negro church music --The Blues roll on.
210 The Old Hickory Cane / Mountain Ramblers, Cullen Galyean. Banjo,Guitar.
208 Big Ball in Boston (Big Ball in Cowtown) / Mountain Ramblers, Cullen Galyean. Banjo,Guitar.
211 John Brown / Hobart Smith. Banjo.
212 Poor Ellen Smith / Hobart Smith. Banjo.
213 Liza Jane / Mountain Ramblers. Banjo,Guitar.
214 Shady Grove / Mountain Ramblers, Cullen Galyean. Banjo,Guitar.
301 Jim and John / Ed Young, Lonnie Young. Fife,Drum.
307 Chevrolet (Diamond Ring) / Ed Young, Lonnie Young. Fife,Drum.
308 Oree / Ed Young, Lonnie Young. Fife,Drum.
302 Wild Ox Moan, The (Black Woman) / Vera Hall.
303 Been Drinkin' Water Out of a Hollow Log / Fred McDowell. Guitar.
305 Shake 'Em on Down / Fred McDowell, Fannie Davis, Miles Pratcher. Guitar,Comb.
312 Freight Train Blues / Fred McDowell. Guitar.
304 All Nihgt Long / Miles Pratcher, Bob Pratcher. Guitar,Fiddle.
306 Levee Camp Reminiscience / Forest City Joe, Joe B. Pugh. Harmonica.
309 Levee Camp Holler / Johnny Moore.
310 Eighteen Hammers / Johnny Moore.
311 Train Time / Forest City Joe, Joe B. Pugh. Harmonica.
313 Drink on Little Girl / Forest City Joe, Joe B. Pugh. Harmonica.
401 Tribulations / E.C. Ball, Blair Reedy, Larry Richardson. Guitar.
402 When I Get Home / E.C. Ball, Blair Reedy, Larry Richardson. Guitar.
403 Wayfairing Stranger / E.C. Ball. Guitar.
408 Please Let Me Stay a Little Longer / E.C. Ball, Blair Reedy, Larry Richardson. Guitar.
409 Father, Jesus Loves You / E.C. Ball. Guitar.
410 Lonesome Valley / E.C. Ball, Orna Ball, Blair Reedy, Larry Richardson. Guitar.
411 Father Adieu / E.C. Ball. Guitar.
414 The Cabin on the Hill / E.C. Ball, Orna Ball, Blair Reedy, Larry Richardson. Guitar.
404 Baptizing Down by the Creek / Mountain Ramblers. Banjo,Guitar.
412 The Old Country Church / Mountain Ramblers. Banjo,Guitar.
405 Baptizing Down by the Creek / I.D. Beck.
406 Antioch / W.W. Kidd, Alabama Sacred Harp Singers.
407 Calvary / W.W. Kidd, Alabama Sacred Harp Singers.
413 Little Moses / Neil Morris. Guitar.
601 Death, Have Mercy (Oh Death) / Vera Hall.
602 I Want Jesus to Walk with Me / Fred McDowell, James Shorty.
603 Jesus is Real to Me / Lee, Mary and Congregation.
604 I Love the Lord / Chrenshaw, R.C. and Congregation.
605 A Sermon Fragment / G.I. Townsel.
606 I'm Going Home on the Morning Train / Chrenshaw, R.C. and Congregation.
607 Power / Wigley. Mattie & Congregation.
608 On That Rock / Ed Young, Lonnie Young, Viola James. Fife,Drum.
609 Jesus on the Main Line / James Shorty, Viola James.
610 This Little Light of Mine / James Shorty, Viola James.
611 I'm Gonna Sail Like a Ship on the Ocean / St. Simon's Island Singers, Henry Morrison.
612 Blow Gabriel / Bessie Jones, John Davis, St. Simon's Island Singers.
613 Motherless Children / Fred McDowell, Felix Dukes.
614 What Do You Think About Jesus (He's All Right) / Bernice MacClellan.
701 Boogie Children / Boy Blue, Joe Lee, Willie Jones. Guitar,Harmonica.
702 She Lived Her Life Too Fast / Forest City Joe, Sonny Boy Rogers, Thomas Martin. Guitar,Harmonica.
706 She Don't Love Me That Way / Forest City Joe, Sonny Boy Rogers, Thomas Martin. Guitar,Harmonica.
707 Stop Breaking Down / Forest City Joe, Sonny Boy Rogers, Thomas Martin. Guitar,Harmonica.
711 Red Cross Store / Forest City Joe. Piano.
712 Forest City Jump / Forest City Joe, Sonny Boy Rogers, Thomas Martin. Guitar,Harmonica.
708 Joe Lee's Rock / Boy Blue, Joe Lee, Willie Jones. Guitar,Harmonica.
703 Drop Down Mama / Fred McDowell. Guitar.
710 When You Get Home, Write Me a Few of Your Lines / Fred McDowell. Guitar.
704 Sitting on Top of the World / Ed Young, Lonnie Young. Fife,Drum.
705 Cool Water Blues / John Dudley. Guitar.
709 Bullyin' Well / Rosa Lee Hill. Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-3601
Atlantic.1346-1352
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Atlantic 1961
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, United States.
General:
Program notes by Gary Kramer and the editor on containers ; discussion of the music and musicians by the editor ([4] p.) inserted in containers. Production notes: Recorded summer 1959.
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On a British submarine --Maggie May --The handsome cabin-boy --The Mary Anne McHugh --Santy Anno --My bonny bonny boy --The banks of Claudy --Jack went a-sailing -- Fine girl you are --Henry Martin --Long years ago --The Arbroath tragedy --Paddy and the whale --The bleacher lassie o' Kelvinhaugh --Tom's gone to Hilo --Time for us to leave her.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-4133
EMI.1362
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
EMI 1960
General:
"Recorded and edited by Peter Kennedy at the English Folk Song and Dance Society." Program notes on album cover. Performer(s): Steve Benbow (with guitar), Shirley Collins, Bob and Ron Copper, Fred Dallas, Seamus Ennis, Jimmie Macgregor (with mandolin and guitar), Bob Roberts (with melodeon), Isabel Sutherland, and Cyril Tawney (with guitar); also with Perry Friedman, banjo, and Vic Pitt, bass.
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includes ballad songs sun by unknown Anglo-American female folk singer: unk; in. Devil and the Farmer's Wife--Georgie--One Morning in May;; 7 tracks from Morrocco
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Lord Randall--Paddy McGinty's goat--Johnny Cope--Wae's Me for Prince Charlie--Story that I started at the Kirk soiree--He's young but he's growing--Watchin' TV--Clark Saunders
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-4042
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: United States, California, Berkeley (Calif.), June 30, 1962.
General:
CDR copy FW-ASCH-7RR-4042 is a concert featuring prominent Scottish folk singer, Jean Redpath, unaccompanied and with guitar, recorded on 6/30/1962.
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Lie in thy bed again--Warm up--My heart is fa-la-la--Johnny, when will you return--Gypsy tale--I'll go a-roving--Mermaid song--Henry Martin--I wonder as I wander--When you and I were young, Maggie--Listen to the mockingbird--erie Canal--Give my regards to Broadway--Turkey in the straw--Uncle Sam--King Street Blues--Name that baby--Millionaires drowning in the sea--Sang in the evening by moonlight---Dear old mother
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-4921
General:
CDR copy; in DAMS system; digitized by Tim Traverse- Steve Lorenz, 8/30/2013
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Sung in English by Alan Mills; Gilbert Lacombe, guitar.
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Two short selections sung by Canadian folk singer Alan Mills, "Kolyade" appear to be an unreleased track intended for 1957 album "Christmas Songs from Many Lands" (FC7750/FW07550). Mills chose these songs because they depart from the traditional seasonal repertoire. Accompanied by Gilbert Lacombe on guitar.
CDR copy; copy exists in DAMS system
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Jenkins, Ella - Interviews to add to SF45004 Ella Jenkins (born August 6, 1924) is an American folk singer. Dubbed "The First Lady of the Children's Folk Song" by the Wisconsin State Journal, Jenkins has been a leading performer of children's music for fifty years. These interviews center on the subject of dance, pertaining to youth education, ballet, and dance therapy.
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1.75 Linear feet (Four legal-sized, acid free Hollinger document boxes (approximately 1.75 linear feet) and miscellaneous flat files.)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1927-1985
Scope and Contents:
Original song lyric manuscripts, music, artwork, correspondence, and other writings by Woody Guthrie; news clippings, articles, correspondence, and business records related to Woody Guthrie. Bulk dates: Guthrie song text, writings, and drawings, 1940-1948; correspondence by and to Woody Guthrie, 1944-1951; correspondence regarding Woody Guthrie, 1956-1977
The series contains typescript and song lyric manuscripts, drawings, pen and ink sketches, and correspondence by Woody Guthrie. Song lyrics are often written on with corrections or have anecdotal notes typed or handwritten on them. Drawings and sketches are in pencil, pen, brush and ink, crayon, pastel, and watercolor. Correspondence is mostly between business associates, family, and friends. Clippings are related to Guthrie himself, his colleagues, or subjects he wrote about, such as the Great Depression, and the Sacco and Vanzetti trials.
Biographical/Historical note:
Woodrow (Woody) Wilson Guthrie (1912-1967) was one of the most important folk composers in American history. Born in Okemah, Oklahoma, Guthrie's name is associated with the common people and those displaced by the Great Dust Storms of the 1930's. He was a prolific songwriter, and his song "This Land is Your Land" is considered by many to be his best known.
During the height of his short recording career, Guthrie recorded with many of the most renowned folk singers and players in the New York area. A one time member of the Almanac Singers with Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Bess Hawes and others, Woody also frequently performed with Lead Belly, Burl Ives, Cisco Houston and Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee.
Guthrie's earliest recordings were done for RCA and came out as a set entitled Dust Bowl Ballads, later reissued by Folkways. It was Guthrie's association with Moses Asch of Folkways Records which yielded the bulk of Guthrie's recorded legacy. Guthrie was given a stipend by Asch to come by the studio when he felt like recording. A one day session in March 1944 yielded 75 recorded songs alone. His songs were recorded on glass discs that now reside in the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Much of this material was released by Asch on various Asch, Disc, and Folkways recordings, including his classic children's material.
Although known for his music, Guthrie was also a visual artist. Among the materials that came with the Moses and Frances Asch Collection are watercolors and pen and ink drawings. He also was an author of note; his most famous work being the autobiographically-based novel Bound for Glory. Historians have begun to consider Guthrie an important literary figure of the 20th century. The Woody Guthrie Papers - including typed song lyrics, correspondence, drawings, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous items - were left with Moses Asch, and came to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections as part of the Asch Collection. Guthrie died of Huntington's Chorea in 1967 after a long hospitalization.
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Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this
Type:
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Introduction:
The United States has always been a country of immigrants and, thus, the proud inheritor of the artistic styles of many different peoples. The section of the Festival that focused on this particular feature of American culture was called "Old Ways in the New World". Here were brought together the sons and daughters of people who immigrated to the United States from various parts of the world and their cultural cousins who stayed at home. These two groups joined together at the Festival in the practice of their traditional artistic and creative behavior; thus they could celebrate a kind of family reunion while they examined together the changes that their different experiences had brought about.
Where possible, participants were invited from the same region or even the same village - both those who migrated and those who stayed at home. Where this was impossible or impractical, attention focused on behavior or style, tracing parallels in all aspects of tradition from cooking to dance. As in past years of the Festival, this program stimulated a healthy kind of self-examination for domestic communities that drew strength from discovering their relationship with older cultures as well as for the foreign guests, who could return to their homelands proud of the vitality of their own art forms that remained clearly identifiable, although removed by oceans of time and space.
June 16-20, Israeli and American Jewish, Romanian
June 23-27, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Swedish, Finnish, Faroese
July 1-5, French, Canadian, Polish
July 7-11, British, Canadian, Portuguese
July 14-18, Yugoslav, Irish
July 21-25, Belgian, Egyptian
July 28-August 1, German, Pakistani
August 4-8, Spanish, Mexican
August 11-15, Japanese, Greek
August 18-22, Austrian, Indian
August 25-29, Swiss, Hungarian
September 2-6, Italian
Program Coordinator for the Old Ways in the New World was Shirley Cherkasky, with Assistant Program Coordinators Suzanne Cox, Jeffrey LaRiche, Genie Kitlaus, and Larisa Lucaci. An advisory group included Conrad Arensberg, Svatava Pirkova Jakobson, Alan Lomax, and David McAIIester.
Fieldworkers and presenters:
Héctor Aguíñiga, Richard González, Antony Hellenberg, Nazir Jairazbhoy, Anna Lomax, John McDowell, Daniel Sheehy, Gordon Thompson, Roger Welsch, Maria Behr, David Bjork, Calogero Cascio, Svatava Pirkova Jakobson
Participants:
Israeli
Mord'chai Abrahamov, 1945-, singer, dancer, instrumentalist, Tel Aviv, Israel
David Levi, 1934-, dancer
Mord'chai 'Aziz, 1935-, dancer
Yosef Gum'ah, 1923-, drummer, Tel Lachish, Israel
Elijahu Israel Lassa, 1932-, zurna player, Tel Lachish, Israel
Mord'chai 'Ezra, 1935-, singer, dancer, Tel Lachish, Israel
Yosef Rahamim, 1937-, dancer, Kiryat Malakhi, Israel
Rivka Levi, 1945-, singer, dancer, Kiryat Malakhi, Israel
Bathia Rahamim, 1947-, singer, dancer, Kiryat Malakhi, Israel
Bathia Levi, 1919-, dancer, instrumentalist, Kiryat Ono, Israel
Shoshana Danukh, 1920-, singer, instrumentalist, Kiryat Ono, Israel
Zehava Gedasi, 1957-, dancer, singer, Tel Aviv, Israel
Ahuva Gedasi, 1948-, dancer, singer, Givatayim, Israel
Moshe 'Oved, 1953-, singer, dancer, Amka, Israel
Amnon 'Oved, singer, dancer, Amka, Israel
Avraham Daniel 'Arussi, 1968-, singer, dancer, Kiryat Ono, Israel
Menachem 'Arussi, 1930-, dancer, singer, drummer, Kiryat Ono, Israel
Saadia Gur-Esh, 1928-, singer, drummer, dancer, Midrakh Oz, Israel
Ziona Nagar, 1951-, dancer
Binyamin Hershkowitz, 1946-, accordion, singer, drummer, Netanya, Israel
Arie Polak, 1956-, drummer, Herzlia, Israel
Moshe Choen, 1929-, singer, dancer, Bnei Brak, Israel
Yosef Pinchas Reimer, 1955-, dancer, drummer, Jerusalem, Israel
Yitzhak Meier Tritel, 1951-, dancer, clarinetist, Jerusalem, Israel
Levi 'Ochayom, 1927-, singer, drummer, Jerusalem, Israel
Yosef Ben-Nun, 1927-, singer, Jerusalem, Israel
David Weissman, 1933-, 'ud player, Jerusalem, Israel
Dr. Daniel Ronen, leader
Itimar Gurevitch, tour administrator
Uri Sharvit, folklorist
Jewish American
Ira Axelrod, badkhn, Brooklyn, New York
Nechama Biderman, succah maker, Flushing, New York
Avram Dahari, 1923-1999, singer, Brooklyn, New York
Naomi Dahari, 1924-1988, singer, food demonstrator, Brooklyn, New York
Ray Faust, 1900-1993, painter, New York, New York
Miriam Haymie, singer, food demonstrator, Brooklyn, New York
Shlomo Hymie, singer, Brooklyn, New York
Meyer Kirshenblatt, 1916-2009, toy maker, immigrant narrator, Downsview, Ontario
Rivka Kirshenblatt, food demonstrator
Lillian Klempner, 1897-1984, Yiddish folksinger, Brooklyn, New York
Tuvia Mekhabar, scribe, New York, New York
Mazel Nagar, singer, dancer, cook, Brooklyn, New York
Nissim Nagar, singer, dancer, Brooklyn, New York
Arie Ovagia, cantor, singer, Brooklyn, New York
Jerold Roschwalb, shofar demonstrator
William Shuster, 1904-2002, tailor, New York, New York
Tsirl Waletsky, paper cutter, Bronx, New York
Workmen's Circle Mandolin Orchestra -- Workmen's Circle Mandolin OrchestraRosario Carcione, 1909-1984, mandolinist, Bronx, New YorkFrances Darvick, mandolinist, Brooklyn, New YorkSophie Fuchs, mandolinist, Jamaica, New YorkBeverly Frierman, mandolinist, New York, New YorkMuriel Isbitts, mandolinist, New Milford, New JerseyFani Jacobson, mandolinist, leader, New York, New YorkNorman Levine, mandolinist, Brooklyn, New YorkTessie Nerenberg, mandolinist, Yonkers, New YorkMeyer Schein, mandolinist, Bronx, New YorkCharles Slater, mandolinist, Brooklyn, New YorkHenry Wurman, 1900-1981, mandolinist, Bronx, New York
Walter Pardon, 1914-, singer, North Walsham, Norfolk, England
Anne Rosetta Springfield, 1911-, Pearlie Queen, London, England
The Watersons and Martin Carthy -- The Watersons and Martin CarthyLal Waterson, 1943-1998, singerMike Waterson, 1941-2011, singer, Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire, EnglandNorma Waterson, 1939-, singer, Robin Hoods Bay, EnglandMartin Carthy, 1941-, singer, Robin Hoods Bay, England
A. L. (Albert Lancaster) Lloyd, 1908-1982, folklorist
S. A. Matthews, folk dance specialist, London, England
British-American
United States
John Ashby, 1915-1979, fiddler
Dillard Chandler, 1907-1992, ballad singer, Rosedale, New York
Lloyd Chandler, 1896-1978, ballad singer, Marshall, North Carolina
Nell Fernandez, singer, Summer Shade, Kentucky
Ray Hicks, 1922-2003, storyteller, Banner Elk, North Carolina
Wiktor Mikolajski, 1910-, tour administrator, Warsaw, Poland
Ludwik Bielawski, 1929-, folklorist, Warsaw, Poland
Polish American
The Gromada Family -- The Gromada FamilyAniela Gromada, 1908-1984, cellist, singer, Elmwood Park, New JerseyAnn Gromada, 1965-, dancer, Wyckoff, New JerseyJan Gromada, 1905-1996, fiddler, embroiderer, Elmwood Park, New JerseyJohn Gromada, 1964-, dancer, Wyckoff, New JerseyTadeusz Gromada, 1929-, second fiddler, dancer, Wyckoff, New JerseyTeresa Gromada, 1930-, dancer, singer, Wyckoff, New JerseyHenryk Kedron, 1926-, dancer, singer, metal worker, Hasbrouck Heights, New JerseyJanina Kedron, 1931-, fiddler, singer, dancer, Hasbrouck Heights, New JerseyTadeusz Koziek, 1930-1979, fiddle, bass player, singer, Garfield, New JerseyEdward Nowobielski, 1924-2006, singer, dancer, Garfield, New Jersey
Stephanie Batory, 1913-1994, decorative paper cuttings, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Portuguese
Grupo Coral da Aldeia Nova de São Bento -- Grupo Coral da Aldeia Nova de São BentoManuel de Mira Monge, 1925-, singer, São Bento, PortugalSilvestre Charraz Morais, 1945-, singer, São Bento, PortugalJosé Candeias Rosa, 1935-, singer, São Bento, PortugalManuel Carrasco Valadas, 1949-, singer, São Bento, PortugalManuel Toira Varela, 1934-, singer, São Bento, PortugalBento Charraz Calvinho, 1922-, singer, São Bento, PortugalJosé Francisco Esparteiro Serrano, 1951-, singer, São Bento, PortugalJosé Lopes Carrilho, 1919-, singer, São Bento, PortugalBento Brito Coelho, 1937-, singer, São Bento, PortugalJosé Valadas Mata-Setam, 1936-, singer, São Bento, Portugal
Grupo Folclórico Mirandes de Duas Igrejas -- Grupo Folclórico Mirandes de Duas IgrejasAntonio Maria Moorinho, 1917-, director, Duas Igrejas, PortugalJosé Pires Martins, 1912-, musician, Duas Igrejas, PortugalAlexandre Feio, 1914-, musician, Duas Igrejas, PortugalAlfredo Augusto Ventura, 1912-, musician, Duas Igrejas, PortugalDelmiro Braz Antão, 1915-, musician, Duas Igrejas, PortugalDomingos Augusto Ruano, 1955-, musician, Duas Igrejas, PortugalLuciano de São Pedro Martins, 1953-, musician, Duas Igrejas, PortugalAdão Dos Santos Moreira, 1926-, musician, Duas Igrejas, PortugalClemente de Jésus Amaro Dias, 1957-, musician, Duas Igrejas, PortugalMateus Augusto Martins Fidalgo, 1927-, musician, Duas Igrejas, PortugalArtur Raposo Alves Galego, 1956-, musician, Duas Igrejas, PortugalManuel João Alves, 1927-, musician, Duas Igrejas, PortugalManuel Baltazar Fernandes Aires, 1959-, musician, Duas Igrejas, Portugal
Maria Ernestina Costa Rodrigues, interpreter, Murtal São Pedro Do Estoril, Portugal
Portuguese American
Odete Amarelo, 1950-, food demonstrator, Fall River, Massachusetts
Manuel Azuvedo, 1917-2004, singer, dancer, Sacramento, California
Maria Alice Cordeiro, 1961-, singer, Fall River, Massachusetts
Elaine C. Oliveira, 1938-, singer, musician, Somerset, Massachusetts
Armindo I. Paira, 1963-, singer, Fall River, Massachusetts
Scheeseler Beekschepers -- Scheeseler BeekschepersWilhelm Leuenroth, 1906-, clarinet player, Wittkopsbostel, GermanyBernd Meyer, accordion player, Visselhoevede, GermanySiegfried Johann Karl Lott, 1933-, friction drum, flute, jaws harp player, Rohr, GermanyHans Johannes Almering, 1941-, clarinet player, Ahaus-Wüllen, GermanyUrsula Christina Wassing Almering, 1942-, accordion player, Ahaus-Wüllen, GermanyUrsula Blomeier, 1920-, street organ player, Berlin, GermanyKonrad Koestlin, 1940-, folklorist and presenter, Hoffeld über Bordesholm, Germany
German American
Albert Fahlbusch, 1925-2005, hackbrett player and maker, Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Mary Fahlbusch, 1932-2013, food demonstrator, Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Roger Fahlbusch, 1958-, hackbrett player and maker, Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Ray Stahla German-Russian Band -- Ray Stahla German-Russian BandRay Stahla, 1929-, accordion player, Grand Island, NebraskaPhil Stahla, 1949-, trombone player, Gillette, WyomingRandy Stahla, 1952-, drummer, Greeley, ColoradoJohn Klein, 1919-1982, hackbrett player, Lincoln, Nebraska
Dorf Musikanten -- Dorf MusikantenJohn Braun, 1938-, accordion player, Mequon, WisconsinRoland A. Braun, 1923-2004, clarinet and zither player, Milwaukee, WisconsinEarl Hilgendorf, 1934-, trumpet and fluegel horn player, Mequon, WisconsinHarold Pipkorn, 1927-, baritone player, Mequon, WisconsinJacob Skocir, 1913-2008, guitar and mandolin player, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Die Tiefen Keller-Kinder -- Die Tiefen Keller-KinderLarry Bobe, 1955-, trombone player, Amana, IowaJeff Ehrmann, 1956-, cornet player, Amana, IowaPatrick H. Kellenberger, 1951-, tuba player, South Amana, IowaDennis Kraus, 1955-, cornet player, Middle Amana, IowaMark H. Rettig, 1951-, baritone player, Middle Amana, IowaCarol Schuerer, 1958-, clarinet player, Amana, IowaPaul R. Staman, 1958-, cornet player, Amana, IowaAlan J. Trumpold, 1953-, tuba player, South Amana, IowaGuy H. Wendler, baritone and cornet player, Amana, IowaBrad Zuber, 1956-, manager, Amana, IowaRobert Zuber, 1957-, trombone player, Homestead, Iowa
Spanish American
Andalusian
Manuel "Agujetas" De Los Santos, flamenco singer, New York, New York
Tibulina De Los Santos, flamenco dancer, New York, New York
Asturian
Sixto Alonso, singer, Kearney, New Jersey
Basque
Elisa Vidasolo, dancer, Brooklyn, New York
Luis Vidasolo, dancer, Brooklyn, New York
Maria Luisa Vidasolo, cook, Brooklyn, New York
Alys Viña, 1914-1993, tambourine player, Cranford, New Jersey
Angelo Viña, 1914-2003, drummer and fife player, Cranford, New Jersey
Galician
Domingo Casais, bombo player, Bayonne, New Jersey
Francisco Castineira, dancer, Kearny, New Jersey
Manuel Galan, bagpiper, Seaford, New York
Manolo Garcia, dancer, North Tarrytown, New York
Fina Meizoso, dancer, Woodside, New York
Kim Munoz, dancer, Queens, New York
Manuel Pena, tambor player, Corona, New York
Carlos Rodriguez, bagpiper, Elizabeth, New Jersey
Old Spanish
Cleofes Vigil, 1917-1992, singer, San Cristobal, New Mexico
Puerto Rican
Cuarteto Isabelino, instrumental ensemble -- Cuarteto Isabelino, instrumental ensembleWilfredo Cordero, Isabela, Puerto RicoJoaquin Rivera, 1910-1995, Isabela, Puerto RicoMatildo Rosado Santiago, Isabela, Puerto RicoDomingo Ruiz, Isabela, Puerto Rico
Mexican
Los Caporales -- Los CaporalesRicardo Gutierrez Villa, violin, Apatzingán, Michoacán, MexicoRubén Cuevas Maldonado, harp, Apatzingán, Michoacán, MexicoCarlos Cervantes Mora, guitarra de golpe, Michoacán, MexicoOvaldo Ríos Yañez, five string guitar, Tomatlán, Michoacán, MexicoJesús Espinoza Mendoza, violin, Apatzingán, Michoacán, Mexico
Pokar de Ases -- Pokar de AsesMartín Ruíz Luciano, small drum, San Juan, Guerrero, MexicoZacarías Salmerón Daza, violin, Tlapehuala, Guerrero, MexicoJuan Taviera Simón, violin, Ajuchitlán, Guerrero, MexicoSalomón Echeverría de la Paz, bass guitar, Tlapehuala, Guerrero, MexicoNicolas G. Salmerón, guitar and lead singer, Tlapehuala, Guerrero, Mexico
Grupo de Musica Azteca – Puebla -- Grupo de Musica Azteca – PueblaJulio Ocelo Abrajan, huehuetl playerFrancisco García, redoblante, Tlacopac, San Angel, MexicoCrescenciano Chantes Misnáhuatl, chirimia, Tlacopac, San Angel, Mexico
Los Gavilanes -- Los GavilanesAlberto Hernández Carmona, Veracruz, MexicoFortino Hoz Chávez, jarana, Boca del Rio, Veracruz, New MexicoRamon Hoz Chávez, arpa, Boca del Rio, Veracruz, MexicoEvaristo Silva Reyes, pandero, Tlacotlalpan, Veracruz, MexicoJosé Aguirre Vera, requinto, Tlacotlalpan, Veracruz, Mexico
Banda Sinaloense -- Banda SinaloenseJuventino Cruz, bass drum, Los Angeles, CaliforniaFrancisco Garcia, trombone, Los Angeles, CaliforniaPascual Garxiola, trombone, Los Angeles, CaliforniaAntonio Ibarra, snare drum, Los Angeles, CaliforniaManuel Luna, clarinet, Los Angeles, CaliforniaMiguel Nuñez, clarinet, tuba, Los Angeles, California
Isabella Ortega, 1926-2000, food demonstrator, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Ben Ortega, 1923-1998, wood carver, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Luis Eligio Tapia, 1950-, wood carver, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Conjunto Jarocho -- Conjunto JarochoRoberto Murillo, 1941-2001, Vera Cruz harp player, La Mirada, CaliforniaHarry González, 1932-, guitar and requinto jarocho player, Walnut Creek, CaliforniaSteve Luévano, 1939-, jarana jarocho player, Los Angeles, CaliforniaCarlos Gonzalez, 1936-, jarana jarocho player
José Mariano Ortega, 1921-, corrido singer, guitar player, Los Angeles, California
María Elena Villarreal, corrido singer, guitar player, Los Angeles, California
The Tyrolers -- The TyrolersEmery Wechselberger, 1933-, zither player, yodeler, Leavenworth, WashingtonEric Wechselberger, 1961-, trumpet player, Leavenworth, WashingtonRoy Wechselberger, 1963-, trumpet and bells player, schuhplatt dancer, Leavenworth, WashingtonFranz Schauer, drummer, Seattle, Washington
The Alpiners -- The AlpinersDick Theml, 1922-2003, violin player, singer, Glenview, IllinoisJohn Weber, 1945-, tuba player, Chicago, IllinoisMiles G. Soumar, 1933-2013, clarinet player, Chicago, IllinoisEdward C. Richter, 1917-1998, accordion player, Chicago, IllinoisRichard A. Jenson, 1942-, trumpet player, Palatine, IllinoisJerome C. Olson, 1934-1991, drummer, Chicago, IllinoisHeidi Siewert, 1938-, singer, yodeler, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Sara Schwarz, 1912-1992, embroiderer, Chicago, Illinois
Rosegger Steirer Group -- Rosegger Steirer GroupBeryl Rossner, 1925-2010, folk dancer, Highland, IndianaCarl Rossner, 1921-1993, folk dancer, Highland, IndianaBarbara Rossner, 1958-, folk dancer, Highland, IndianaMichael Rossner, 1955-, folk dancer, Highland, IndianaBetty Wagner, 1930-, folk dancer, Chicago, IllinoisEdward Wagner, 1958-, folk dancer, Chicago, IllinoisAdolph Wagner, 1924-1982, accordion player, Chicago, IllinoisSharon Schuch, folk dancerMary Schuch, 1928-, folk dancer, Oak Lawn, IllinoisRoberta Schuch, 1961-, folk dancer, Oak Lawn, IllinoisAnthony Schuch, 1928-, folk dancer, Oak Lawn, IllinoisEllen Guenther, 1962-, folk dancer, Oak Lawn, IllinoisHedwig Guenther, folk dancer, Oak Lawn, IllinoisPaul Coglianese, 1957-, folk dancer, Oak Lawn, IllinoisFred Semmler, 1939-, folk dancer, Chicago, Illinois
Indian
The Chetana Indian Women's Organization, traditional food preparation
Dancers & singers from Manipur
Dancers & singers from Rajasthan and Gujarat
Dancers & singers from the Punjab and Haryana
Mrs. Battobai, folk doll maker
Surya Dev, madhubani painter
Bindeshwari Devi, sikki grass work
Sita Devi, madhubani painter
Mohan Mehar, ikat weaving from Orissa
Shantantra Prakash, craft program coordinator, New Delhi, India
Raghunath Singha, loin loom weaving of Manipur
Indian American
Arun Agrawal, 1945-, singer, dancer, musician, Fall River, Massachusetts
Paul Anderson, 1935-, singer, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Brigitte Geiser, 1941-, field researcher and presenter, Bern, Switzerland
Swiss American
Kapelle Werner Blaser -- Kapelle Werner BlaserWerner Blaser, 1926-, clarinet and saxophone player, Chehalis, WashingtonJoe Blaser, 1956-, clarinet and saxophone player, Chehalis, WashingtonDon Blaser, 1961-, accordion player, Chehalis, WashingtonMary Ann Ackerman, piano player, Orting, WashingtonJoe Burgi, 1906-1990, bass and accordion player, Tacoma, WashingtonRandy Grab, 1953-, bass player, Tacoma, Washington
Young Swiss Musicians -- Young Swiss MusiciansHelen Rast, 1961-, accordion player, San Jose, CaliforniaFrank Rast, 1959-, trumpet and alphorn player, San Jose, CaliforniaFred Rast, 1958-, clarinet, saxophone and alphorn player, San Jose, CaliforniaChristine Anderson, 1961-, bass player, Newark, CaliforniaKaren Anderson, 1959-, clarinet and alto saxophone player, Newark, CaliforniaSonja Ruckli, 1958-, piano player and singer, Newark, CaliforniaMichael Imhof, 1959-, accordion player, Fremont, California
Aelplergruppe -- AelplergruppeSergio Sartori, 1927-1978, accordion player and singer, San Francisco, CaliforniaDennis Sartori, 1954-, accordion player and singer, San Francisco, CaliforniaConrad Grass, 1954-, wrestler, San Bruno, CaliforniaRobert Wipfli, 1953-, wrestler, Fremont, California
Kaspar Hunkeler, flag thrower, Chevy Chase, Maryland
Robbi Hunkeler, flag thrower and alphorn player, Chevy Chase, Maryland
Italian
Calabria
Francesco Crudo, 1933-, piffero (oboe) player, Rombiolo, Italy
Michele Monteleone, 1918-, zampogna player (bagpiper), Rombiolo, Italy
Liguiria
Squadra Nuova Pontedecima, polyphonic chorus
Alessandro Anzini, 1940-, escort, Rome, Italy
Italian American
Basilicata
Antonio Davida, singer, drum player
Calabria
Anunziata Chimento, 1917-2006, singer, masker in Carnevale
Anunziato Chimento, singer, dancer, castanets player, "Doctor" in Carnevale
Franco Cofone, singer, dancer, quadrille caller, "Pulcinella" and master of ceremonies in Carnevale
Giuseppe DeFranco, 1933-, musician, singer, dancer
Raffaela DeFranco, 1935-, singer, dancer
Antonio DiGiacomo, tambourine player, singer, dancer
Carmine Ferraro, singer, dancer, masker in Carnevale
Francesco Feraco, singer, dancer, tambourine player
Angelo Gabriele, 1921-2006, singer, tambourine player, dancer, masker in Carnevale
Angelo Gencarelli, 1920-2004, singer, dancer, "La Quaresima" (Lent) in Carnevale
Federico Gencarelli, singer, tambourine player
Giuglio Gencarelli, singer, "Carnevale" in Carnevale
Maria Melito, dancer, masker in Carnevale
Molise
Vincenzo Deluca, 1933-1983, bagpiper
Sicily
Vincent Ancona, 1915-2000, chanty singer
Nino Curatolo, 1928-1980, singer of chanties, carittiere and fish vendors' songs, jaws harp player
Gaetano D'Angelo, 1906-1996, chanty singer
Giovanni Pellitteri, friscalettu (cane flute) player
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Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1976 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Liberian National Cultural Troupe; Mini Acrobats; Liberian Folk Singer; See 0537
Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. African Diaspora Program 1976 Washington, D.C. Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (7 inch reel, 1/4 inch tape)
sound-tape reel (analog, 7 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Date:
1976 July 15
General note:
DPA number 77.209.15
Other number FP-1996-7RR-0166
Local Numbers:
FP-1996-7RR-0166
General:
77.209.15
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington, D.C, United States, July 15, 1976.
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Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1976 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
