East Virginia blues -- In the evening (Pete Seeger) -- Hieland Laddie (Pete Seeger; Oscar Brand) -- Hobo blues = Dusty road -- Mandie --Tupelo = Backwater blues (John Lee Hooker with Bill Lee, bass) -- A si mon moine voulait danser (Alan Mills with Jean Carignan, fiddle) -- Le reel du peudu (Jean Carignan) -- I know an old lady (Alan Mills) -- La bastringue (Alan Mills with Jean Carignan) -- Briau Boru (Tom Makem) -- Johnny, I hardly knew ye -- The whistling gipsy (Tom Makem with Pete Seeger, banjo and Eric Weissberg, guitar) -- Old Joe Clark (Jimmy Driftwood) -- The unfortunate man (Jimmy Driftwood) --Roll in my sweet baby's arms -- The man of constant sorrow -- Foggy Mountain top (The New Lost City Ramblers).
Track Information:
101 East Virginia / Pete Seeger. Banjo.
102 In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down / Pete Seeger. Banjo.
103 Hieland Laddie / Pete Seeger, Oscar Brand. Banjo.
104 Hobo Blues (Dusty Road) / John Lee Hooker. Guitar.
105 Maudie / John Lee Hooker. Guitar.
106 Tupelo (Backwater Blues) / John Lee Hooker. Guitar.
107 A Si Mon Moine Voulait Danser / Alan Mills, Jean Carignan. Guitar,Fiddle.
108 Le Reel du Pendu / Jean Carignan. Fiddle.
109 I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly / Alan Mills. Guitar.
110 La Bastringue / Alan Mills, Jean Carignan. Guitar,Fiddle.
201 Brian Boru / Tommy Makem. Bagpipe.
202 Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye / Pete Seeger, Tommy Makem, Eric Weissberg. Banjo,Guitar.
203 Whistling Gypsy, The (Gypsy Davy) (Child No. 200)/ Pete Seeger, Tommy Makem, Eric Weissberg. Banjo,Guitar.
204 Old Joe Clark / Pete Seeger, Jimmie Driftwood. Banjo.
205 The Unfortunate Man / Jimmie Driftwood. Guitar.
206 Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms / New Lost City Ramblers, Tom Paley. Banjo,Guitar,Fiddle,Autoharp.
207 Man of Constant Sorrow / Mike Seeger. Autoharp.
208 Foggy Mountain Top / New Lost City Ramblers, Tom Paley. Banjo,Guitar,Fiddle,Autoharp.
Local Numbers:
RA-RAMS-LP-0190
Vanguard.2087
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Vanguard 1960
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded on location June 24-26, 1960.
General:
Program notes by Stacey Williams on container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Whoa Buck / Bob Gibson (2:35) --Railroad Bill / The Homesteaders (3:40) --Red River / Sony Terry (2:25) --The E-ri-e was rising / Oscar Brand (2:34) --I know where I'm going / Cynthia Gooding (1:55) --A dying man's plea / The Staple Singers (2:48) --Made me a pallet on the floor / Odetta (3:46) --Bahaman Lullaby / Billy Faier (4:13) --Raise a ruckus / The Lonsesome River Boys (1:52) --Sunnyland train / Memphis Slim (3:56) --Hard, ain't it hard / Eric Weissberg and Dick Rosmini (2:01) --I rowed a little boat / John Lee Hooker (3:25).
Track Information:
101 Whoa, Back, Buck / Bob Gibson. Guitar.
102 Railroad Bill / Homesteaders (Folk group). Guitar.
103 Red River / Sonny Terry. Harmonica.
104 The Erie Was Rising / Oscar Brand. Guitar.
105 I Know Where I'm Going / Cynthia Gooding. Guitar.
106 A Dying Man's Plea / Staple Singers.
201 Make Me a Pallet on the Floor / Odetta.
202 Bahamian Lullaby / Billy Faier. Banjo.
203 Raise a Ruckus Tonight / Lonesome River Boys. Guitar.
204 Sunnyland Train / Memphis Slim. Piano.
205 Hard, Ain't it Hard / Dick Rosmini, Eric Weissberg. Guitar,Banjo.
206 I Rowed a Little Boat / John Lee Hooker. Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-1194
Riverside.7539
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Riverside
General:
Sung by individual or group performers with added musicians.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
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1. A Tribute to Moses Asch, 10 October 1987: with Pete Seeger, Ella Jenkins, Ruth Rubin, Sam Gesser, Oscar Brand, Tiny Robinson, Alan Lomax, Tony Schwartz, Suni Paz, part 1 (FP-1988-CT-0651) .
Track Information:
103 Program / Ella Jenkins.
102 Study War No More (Down by the Riverside) / Brownie McGhee, Pete Seeger.
101 Program / Moses Asch.
104 Program / Ruth Rubin.
105 Program / Sam Gesser.
106 Program / Oscar Brand.
106 This Land is Ours / Oscar Brand.
107 Program / Tiny Robinson.
108 Program / Alan Lomax.
109 Program / Jimmy Collier.
110 Program / Suni Paz.
111 Program / Tony Schwartz.
Local Numbers:
FP-1988-CT-0651
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York, United States, October 10, 1987.
General:
tape 1
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording
sound-tape reel (analog, 7 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Date:
1974 July 12
Contents:
Guy Carawan--Ain't you got a right to the tree of life; Rinzler introduces Oscar Brand; Oscar Brand- A very nice country; Jim Ringer--Paradise; Mary McCaslin--Blackbird; Andy Wallace--How can you keep on movin'; Hazel Dickens---Build me a cabin in gloryland; Florence Reece-Ragweed; Sarah Ogan Gunning--Come all ye coal miners; Jim Garland--Can't Feel at home in this world anymore (Guthrie)
General note:
DPA number 74.701.31
Other number 7413.L3
Local Numbers:
FP-1974-7RR-0425
General:
CDR copy
74.701.31
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 12, 1974.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1974 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
The bridge of hope (2:02) -- One step farther than the moon (3:14) -- The leaves turn to paper (1:43) -- Comfort me with apples (1:45) -- Kill for peace (2:25) -- Give me your hand (2:34) -- Wonderful country (1:27) -- Who knows the color of God (2:25) -- Walk with the Holy Spirit (2:47) -- Oh, what a time to be born (2:48) -- The really remarkable star (4:00) -- Take, eat (2:22) -- The stones shall roll away (2:55) -- Oh, give thanks (2:01).
Track Information:
101 The Bridge of Hope / Guitar.
102 One Step Farther Than the Moon / Guitar.
103 The Leaves Turn to Paper / Guitar.
104 Comfort Me with Apples / Guitar.
105 Kill for Peace / Guitar.
106 Give Me Your Hand / Guitar.
107 Wonderful Country / Guitar.
201 Who Knows the Color of God / Guitar.
202 Walk with the Holy Spirit / Guitar.
203 Oh, Rally What a Time to Be Born / Guitar.
204 The Really Remarkable Star / Guitar.
205 Take Eat / Guitar.
206 The Stone Shall Roll Away / Guitar.
207 Oh, Give Thanks / Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FP-RINZ-LP-0978
Celebrate.1001
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Celebrate 1970
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York, United States.
General:
Religious folk songs. "Selections from The bridge of hope and Songs for the feast days"--Container. Program notes ([5] leaves) and 2 photographs inserted in container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
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204 Al Harim / Theodore Bikel. Guitar. Hebrew language.
205 Mi Caballo / Theodore Bikel. Guitar.
206 Three Jolly Rogues / Theodore Bikel. Guitar.
207 Eres Alta / Theodore Bikel. Guitar.
208 Galveston Flood / Theodore Bikel. Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FP-RINZ-LP-0255
Elektra.189
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Elektra
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
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A hole in the bucket -- Lookin' for a home -- The great baby show -- The smeller song -- Cod liver oil -- The talking guitar blues -- Kafoozalem -- I was born about ten thousand years ago -- Hard times -- The state of Illinois -- The old soldiers of the king -- Robin-a-thrush -- Cotton-eyed Joe -- See them buzzards -- Dunderbeck -- Old Dan Tucker.
Track Information:
101 Talking Guitar Blues.
102 Old Dan Tucker.
103 Kafoozalem.
104 Cod Liver Oil.
105 The State of Illinois.
106 Robin-a-Thrush.
107 Dunderbeck.
108 The Great Baby Show.
201 I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago.
202 Hard Times.
203 Lookin' for a Home.
204 See Them Buzzards.
205 Cotton-Eyed Joe.
206 A Hole in the Bucket.
207 The Old Soldiers of the King.
208 The Smeller Song.
Local Numbers:
FP-RINZ-LP-1106
Tradition.1014
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Tradition 1960
General:
Program and biographical notes by Brand on container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
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101 Intro Theme (tune: Rosin' the Bow) / Oscar Brand. Guitar.
102 Hallelujah I'm a Bum / Oscar Brand. Guitar.
103 Sweet Betsy from Pike / Bob Gibson. Guitar.
104 No More Cane on the Brazos / Bob Gibson. Guitar.
105 Red Wing / Oscar Brand. Guitar.
106 Intro Theme (tune: Rosin' the Bow) / Oscar Brand. Guitar.
201 My Name is Jon Johnson / Oscar Brand. Guitar.
202 Devil's Dream / Bill Monroe. Mandolin.
203 I am a Pilgrim / Bill Monroe. Mandolin.
204 Muleskinner Blues / Bill Monroe. Mandolin.
205 The Old Destroyer Squadron / Oscar Brand. Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FP-RINZ-LP-0561
World of Folk Music.108
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
World of Folk Music
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
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Zulaika -- Winnipeg whore -- Chris Colombo -- Ball o'yarn -- Squire of great renown -- A gob is a slob -- Limericks -- Erie Canal -- Crusher Bailey -- The same the 'ole world over -- The hermit -- Foggy dew -- Darby ram --Black eyed Susie.
Track Information:
101 Zulaika / Guitar.
102 Winnipeg Whore / Guitar.
103 Chris Colombo / Guitar.
104 Ball O'Yarn / Guitar.
105 Squire of Great Renown / Guitar.
106 A Gob is a Slob / Guitar.
107 Limericks / Guitar.
201 Erie Canal / Guitar.
202 Crusher Bailey / Guitar.
203 The Same the Whole World Over / Guitar.
204 The Hermit / Guitar.
205 The Foggy Dew / Guitar.
206 The Darby Ram / Guitar.
207 Black Eyed Suzy / Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FP-RINZ-LP-1383
Audio Fidelity.1806
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Audio Fidelity 1956
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Flinthill special (Earl Scruggs) -- What're we going to do with the baby-oh ; Pretty Saro ; Shady grove (Jean Ritchie) -- Paper of pins (Jean Ritchie & Oscar Brand) -- The hangman, or The maid freed from the gallows (John Jacob Niles) -- Lady Gay (Frank Hamilton) -- Old raccoon (Frank Warner) -- Earl's breakdown (Earl Scruggs) -- Which side are you on? (Oscar Brand) -- Un Domingo ; Jalisco (Cynthia Gooding) -- The bold fisherman ; When cockle shells turn silver bells ; Frankie and Johnny ; Twinkle twinkle little star (Ed McCurdy) -- Cumberland Gap (Earl Scruggs).
Track Information:
101 Flint Hill Special / Earl Scruggs, Hylo Brown. Banjo.
102 What are We Gonna Do with the Baby-O / Jean Ritchie. Appalachian dulcimer.
103 Pretty Saro / Jean Ritchie. Appalachian dulcimer.
104 Shady Grove / Jean Ritchie. Appalachian dulcimer.
105 Paper of Pins / Jean Ritchie, Billy Faier, Oscar Brand. Appalachian dulcimer,Guitar.
106 Lady Gay (Child No. 79)/ Frank Hamilton. Guitar.
107 Old Racoon / Frank Warner. Banjo.
202 Which Side are You On? / Billy Faier, Oscar Brand. Guitar.
206 When Cockle Shells Turn Silver Bells / Ed McCurdy. Guitar.
207 Frankie and Johnny / Ed McCurdy. Guitar.
208 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star / Ed McCurdy. Guitar.
209 Cumberland Gap / Earl Scruggs, Hylo Brown. Banjo.
Local Numbers:
RA-RAMS-LP-0165
Vanguard.2055
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Vanguard 1959
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded on location at the Newport Folk Festival, July 11-12, 1959.
General:
Program notes by Studs Terkel on container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
101. Multinational Corporation of Man / Bill Horowitz. Connecticut-New Haven.
102. It Could Have Been Me / Holly Near. California.
103. Red Dawn / Covered Wagon Musicians, The. Idaho.
104. Play Your Guitars, American Friends / Alfonso Ray Riate.
105. A Very Nice Country / Oscar Brand. New York.
106. Inez Garcia / Human Condition, The and Beverly Grant. New York.
201. We've Come a Long Way to Be Together / Bernice Johnson Reagon. District of Columbia.
202. How About You? / Pete Seeger. New York.
203. The Allen-Bradley Clock / Redwing.
204. Here's a Gift from Rocky / Charlie King. New York.
205. Ballad of the Unknown Soldier / Barbara Dane. California.
206. Song to a Child / Chris Iijima. New York.
Local Numbers:
Paredon.2001
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York, Paredon 1975
General:
Performed by various artists.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Collection Citation:
Lee Hays papers, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
3.83 Cubic feet (8 binders containing contact sheets, slides, and prints; 7 boxes (8.5"x10.75"x2.5") of 35 mm negatives; 2 binders of 35 mm and 120 format negatives; and 1 box of 11 oversize prints.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Contact sheets
Slides (photographs)
Black-and-white negatives
Photographic prints
Place:
New York (N.Y.)
Saint Simons Island (Ga. : Island)
Date:
1963-2009
Summary:
The Diana Davies photographs consist of images taken by Diana Davies at various stages of her career. Locations include the Festival of American Folklife, the Newport Folk Festival, the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the Poor People's Campaign, various peace and protest marches and outdoor performances, New York City, and the Georgia Sea Islands. The collection includes contact sheets, negatives, photographic prints, and slides.
Original photographs, negatives, and color slides taken by Diana Davies. Materials date from 1963-2009. Bulk dates: Newport Folk Festival, 1963-1969, 1987, 1992; Philadelphia Folk Festival, 1967-1968, 1987.
Scope and Contents:
The Diana Davies photographs, 1963-2009, consist of black and white negatives, contact sheets and prints, as well as color slides and negatives. The bulk of materials depict major festivals and protest movements (including the Poor People's March of 1968) documented by Diana Davies (located in Series 1: Newport Folk Festival, Series 2: Philadelphia Folk Festival, Series 6: Festival of American Folklife, and Series 11: Social Justice). Also well-represented are non-festival performances (in locations such as clubs, concert halls, and homes), recording sessions, and other music-related images, mainly of notable figures in the American folk music revival (located in Series 3: Broadside Magazine, Series 4: Sing Out! Magazine Concerts, Series 5: Miscellaneous Concerts and People, Series 7: Recording Sessions, Series 8: Instruction Book Shots, and Series 9: Jazz, Blues, and Salsa Musicians). Series 10: Georgia Sea Islands consists of photographs depicting the culture, environment, and daily life of these coastal islands in 1966. Series 12: New York City Scenes contains photographs taken on the street depicting everyday life in NYC in the 1960s and 1970s. The collection also contains related papers in Series 13: Miscellaneous Papers and Correspondence.
Arrangement note:
Each item in the Diana Davies Photographs has been assigned an accession number, and like materials have been put together such as the Newport Folk Festival photographs, in a chronological sequence as much as possible. Materials in the three more recent donation batches (1998, 2004, and 2006) were numbered and integrated into the collection. In some series, the accession numbers are in numerical order, and in others, the numbers are random because like items with different number sequences were pulled together in a series for subject coherence. The best way to find occurrences of a particular subject is to use the ctrl+F function. Please consult the archivists if you have any questions about the collection contents.
Contact sheets, slides, and prints arranged in 8 binders; negatives and oversize prints are stored separately.
Arranged in 14 series:
Missing Title
Series 1: Newport Folk Festival
Series 2: Philadelphia Folk Festival
Series 3: Broadside Magazine
Series 4: -- Sing Out! -- Magazine Concerts
Series 5: Miscellaneous Concerts and People
Series 6: Festival of American Folklife
Series 7: Recording Sessions
Series 8: Instruction Book Shots
Series 9: Jazz, Blues, and Salsa Musicians
Series 10: Georgia Sea Islands
Series 11: Social Justice
Series 12: New York City Scenes
Series 13: Miscellaneous Papers and Correspondence
Series 14: Oversize Materials
Biographical/Historical note:
Diana Davies is a well-known photographer of folk performers and festivals. Davies photographed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in its earlier years. Born in 1938, Davies grew up in Maine, the Catskills, New York City, and Boston. Her grandparents were local union organizers and Debs socialists; one grandfather was a gandy dancer with the railroad, and her grandmother was a textile worker in Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania. Davies finds that her family background was later expressed in her own activist efforts.
Davies left high school at 16, and worked sweeping out coffeehouses, which gave her the opportunity to listen to music while she worked. She became interested in theater and music. In Greenwich Village, she began doing some sound technician work, and then got interested in photography. She taught herself how to develop and print photographs in a darkroom, and began photographing in theaters, shooting from behind the scenes. Her theater photos are at Smith College in Northampton, where she presently lives. In the early 1960s, she began working with the editors of Broadside Magazine, Sis Cunningham and Gordon Friesen. She developed an interest in human rights work, which grew from her contact with Sis and Gordon, and also her own family background. She also worked as a photographer in a wide range of settings, including night clubs, weddings, and doing portrait photography. This led her to work for major national and international media including the New York Times, covering such events as the war in Biafra, and traveling to Mexico, Cuba, and Portugal on assignment.
Davies' folk photographs represent about one-quarter of her body of work; her other major photographic work includes the Civil Rights Movement, the Peace Movement, and theater. Davies began photographing at the Newport Folk Festival in 1964, which she covered for a number of years. She knew Ralph Rinzler, and found him a vibrant, alive person excited by all aspects of culture. He introduced her to Bessie Jones from the Georgia Sea Islands, and in 1966 she made a photographic journey to the islands. Her work from this trip is included in the collection. Davies has also been a musician. She became involved with the punk rock movement of the 1970s, and felt that there was a connection between the hard-hitting songs from the punk world and the songs being published in Broadside Magazine. In 1975, she became part of a folk/punk women's band in Boston, and later moved to Western Massachusetts. In addition to being a photographer and musician, Davies is also a writer. She wrote a play entitled "The Witch Papers" in 1980, which was produced in Boston and other locations. The play was a vehicle for her human rights activism, comparing the technology of inquisition with labor sweatshops. In 1998, her play "The War Machine" was produced in Amherst, Mass. She lives in Northampton, and enjoys and participates in street performance, which she describes as the "most essentially communicative stuff you can come up with."
General note:
All contact sheets from the collection are digitized and accessible through this finding aid. Series-level slideshows accessible through this finding aid represent a small sampling from the collection.
Shared Stewardship of Collections:
The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage acknowledges and respects the right of artists, performers, Folklife Festival participants, community-based scholars, and knowledge-keepers to collaboratively steward representations of themselves and their intangible cultural heritage in media produced, curated, and distributed by the Center. Making this collection accessible to the public is an ongoing process grounded in the Center's commitment to connecting living people and cultures to the materials this collection represents. To view the Center's full shared stewardship policy, which defines our protocols for addressing collections-related inquiries and concerns, please visit https://folklife.si.edu/archives#shared-stewardship.
Provenance:
The Smithsonian Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections acquired portions of the Diana Davies Photograph Collection in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when Ms. Davies photographed for the Festival of American Folklife. More materials came to the Archives circa 1989 or 1990. Archivist Stephanie Smith visited her in 1998 and 2004, and brought back additional materials which Ms. Davies wanted to donate to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. These two more recent donations of additional photographs (contact sheets, prints, and slides) consisted of documentation of the Newport Folk Festival, the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the Poor People's March on Washington, the Civil Rights Movement, the Georgia Sea Islands, and miscellaneous personalities of the American folk revival. In a letter dated 12 March 2002, Ms. Davies gave full discretion to the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage to grant permission for both internal and external use of her photographs, with the provison that her work be credited in any use.
Restrictions:
Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Chickens / Bob Gibson --Pearl Bryan / Paul Clayton --She moves through the fair / Margaret Barry --The Calton weaver / Ewan MacColl --The Wabash cannonball / John Greenway --A sup of good whiskey / Patrick Galvin --The three ravens / Ed McCurdy --The lime juice tub / A.L. Lloyd -- Little Maggie / Obray Ramsey --Early one morning / Milt Okun --Little Brown Jug / Oscar Brand ; Eric Darling --Shady Grove / Jean Ritchie --I went up on the mountain / Artus Moser --The Darby ram / A.L. Lloyd --Lord Randall / Ewan MacCall --Football crazy / Patrick Galvin --The old Chisholm trail / Merrick Jarrett --Hard times in the mill / John Greenway --To the begging I will go / Ewan MacColl --Blow Gabriel / Reverend Gary Davis.
Track Information:
101 Chickens / Bob Gibson.
102 Pearl Bryan / Paul Clayton.
103 She Moves Through the Fair / Margaret Barry.
104 The Calton Weaver / Ewan MacColl.
105 The Wabash Cannonball / John Greenway.
106 A Sup of Good Whiskey / Patrick Galvin.
107 The Three Ravens (Child No. 26)/ Ed McCurdy.
108 The Lime Juice Tub / A. L. (Albert Lancaster) Lloyd.
109 Little Maggie / Obray Ramsey.
110 Early One Morning / Milton Okun.
201 Little Brown Jug / Erik Darling, Oscar Brand.
202 Shady Grove / Jean Ritchie.
203 I Went Up On the Mountain / Artus Moser.
204 The Darby Ram / A. L. (Albert Lancaster) Lloyd.
205 Lord Randall (Child No. 12) / Ewan MacColl.
206 Football Crazy / Patrick Galvin.
207 The Old Chisholm Trail / Merrick Jarrett.
208 Hard Times in the Mill / John Greenway. Guitar. English language.
209 To the Begging I Will Go / Ewan MacColl.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-0403
Riverside.S-2
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Riverside 1956
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Cindy -- Tom Boylnn -- Plymouth Town -- Two maidens -- Basket of oysters -- Green grow the rashes -- The cuckoo's nest -- Sweet violets -- The money rolls in -- I used to work in Chicago -- The old sea chest -- The wayward boy -- Don't call me -- Roll me over.
Track Information:
101 Cindy / Guitar,Banjo.
102 Tom Bolynn (Tam Lin) (Child No. 39)/ Guitar,Banjo.
103 Plymouth Town / Guitar,Banjo.
104 Two Maidens / Guitar,Banjo.
105 Basket of Oysters / Guitar,Banjo.
106 Green Grow the Rashes / Guitar,Banjo.
107 The Cuckoo's Nest / Guitar,Banjo.
201 Sweet Violets / Guitar,Banjo.
202 The Money Rolls In / Guitar,Banjo.
203 I Used to Work in Chicago / Guitar,Banjo.
204 The Old Sea Chest / Guitar,Banjo.
205 The Wayward Boy / Guitar,Banjo.
206 Don't Call Me / Guitar,Banjo.
207 Roll Me Over / Guitar,Banjo.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-0588
Audio Fidelity.1847
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Audio Fidelity 1957
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
The cambric shirt -- The deaf woman's courtship -- I will give my love an apple -- Marching across the green grass -- Riddle me this -- What are little boys made of -- Madam, will you walk? -- Big glass doll -- Soldier, soldier -- My good old man -- Jennie Jenkins -- The riddle song -- Paper of pins -- Pretty li'l reckless boy -- Who killed Cock Robin -- Billy boy.
Track Information:
101 The Cambric Shirt (Child No. 2) / Jean Ritchie, Dave Sear, Oscar Brand. Appalachian dulcimer.
102 The Deaf Woman's Courtship / Jean Ritchie, Dave Sear, Oscar Brand. Appalachian dulcimer.
103 I Will Give My Love an Apple / Jean Ritchie, Dave Sear, Oscar Brand. Appalachian dulcimer.
104 Marching Across the Green Grass / Jean Ritchie, Dave Sear, Oscar Brand. Appalachian dulcimer.
105 Riddle Me This / Jean Ritchie, Dave Sear, Oscar Brand. Appalachian dulcimer.
106 What are Little Boys Made Of? / Jean Ritchie, Dave Sear, Oscar Brand. Appalachian dulcimer.
107 Madam, Will You Walk / Jean Ritchie, Dave Sear, Oscar Brand. Appalachian dulcimer.
108 Big Glass Doll / Jean Ritchie, Dave Sear, Oscar Brand. Appalachian dulcimer.
201 Soldier, Soldier / Jean Ritchie, Dave Sear, Oscar Brand. Appalachian dulcimer.
202 My Good Old Man / Jean Ritchie, Dave Sear, Oscar Brand. Appalachian dulcimer.
203 Jennie Jenkins / Jean Ritchie, Dave Sear, Oscar Brand. Appalachian dulcimer.
204 The Riddle Song / Jean Ritchie, Dave Sear, Oscar Brand. Appalachian dulcimer.
205 Paper of Pins / Jean Ritchie, Dave Sear, Oscar Brand. Appalachian dulcimer.
206 Pretty Li'l Reckless Boy / Jean Ritchie, Dave Sear, Oscar Brand. Appalachian dulcimer.
207 Who Killed Cock Robin / Jean Ritchie, Dave Sear, Oscar Brand. Appalachian dulcimer.
208 Billy Boy / Jean Ritchie, Dave Sear, Oscar Brand. Appalachian dulcimer.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-0618
Riverside.12646
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Riverside 1957
General:
Program notes by Kenneth S. Goldstein on container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
The Goddamned Reserves -- Barnacle Bill, the pilot -- Fighter pilot's lament -- I wanted wings -- The poor co-pilot -- Cigareets and sake --Wreck of the old Ninety-seven -- Let's have a party -- Save a fighter pilot's ass -- Come and join the Air Force -- Give me Operations -- Itazuke Tower --Sidi Slimane -- Army Air Force heaven -- Bless 'em all -- Glory flying regulations.
Track Information:
101 Save a Fighter Pilot's Ass.
102 Come and Join the Air Force.
103 Give Me Operations.
104 Itazuke Tower.
105 Sidi Slimane.
106 Army Air Force Heaven.
107 Bless 'Em All.
108 Glory Flying Regulations.
201 The Goddamned Reserves.
202 Barnicle Bill the Pilot.
203 Fighter Pilot's Lament.
204 I Wanted Wings.
205 The Poor Co-Pilot.
206 Cigarettes and Sake.
207 The Wreck of the Old 97.
208 Let's Have a Party.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-0645
Elektra.168
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Elektra 1961
General:
Program notes by Oscar Brand on container; lyrics (12 p.) inserted. Performer(s): Humorous songs; Oscar Brand, assisted by the Roger Wilco Four.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
A horse named Bill -- Fooba-wooba John -- Midnight on the ocean -- The derby ram -- Good peanuts -- Anne Boleyn -- Buffalo gals -- The old woman and the pedlar -- Shoot the buffalo -- Alaska -- The frozen logger -- Talking blues -- The bold fisherman -- In the vinter -- Kafoozalum -- Bunch of Roses -- The lady wh loved a pig -- Ain't gonna rain no more.
Track Information:
101 A Horse Named Bill / Guitar.
102 Fooba-Wooba John / Guitar.
103 Midnight on the Ocean / Guitar.
104 The Darby Ram / Guitar.
105 Good Peanuts / Guitar.
106 Anne Boleyn (Ann Boleyn) / Guitar.
107 Buffalo Gals / Guitar.
108 The Old Woman and the Peddlar / Guitar.
109 Shoot the Buffalo / Guitar.
201 Alaska / Guitar.
202 The Frozen Logger / Guitar.
203 Talking Blues / Guitar.
204 The Bold Fisherman / Guitar.
205 In the Vinter / Guitar.
206 Kafoozalum / Guitar.
207 Bunch of Roses / Guitar.
208 The Lady Who Loved a Pig / Guitar.
209 Ain't Gonna Rain No More / Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-1726
Riverside.12825
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Riverside 195x
General:
Program notes by Oscar Brand on container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
