Joshua fought the battle of Jericho ; Cotton fields at home ; Great historical bum ; I've been driving on Bald Moutain ; Water boy (Odetta) -- Virgin Mary had one son ; We are crossing the Jordan River (Joan Baez and Bob Gibson) -- Beware, o take care ; When first into this country I came ; Hopalong Peter (The New Lost City Ramblers) -- Little Maggie ; Dink's blues (Barbara Dane) -- My baby done changed the lock on the door ; Pick a bale of cotton (Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee).
Track Information:
101 Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho / Odetta.
102 Cotton Fields / Odetta.
103 The Great Historical Bum / Odetta.
104 I've Been Driving on Bald Mountain / Odetta.
104 Water Boy / Odetta.
105 Virgin Mary Had One Son / Bob Gibson, Joan Baez. Guitar.
106 We are Crossing the Jordan River / Bob Gibson, Joan Baez. Guitar.
201 Beware, O Take Care / New Lost City Ramblers, Mike Seeger, Tom Paley. Guitar,Banjo,Fiddle.
202 When First Into This Country I Came / New Lost City Ramblers, Mike Seeger. Autoharp.
203 Hopalong Peter / New Lost City Ramblers, Mike Seeger, John Cohen. Guitar,Banjo,Fiddle.
204 Little Maggie / Barbara Dane. Guitar.
205 Dink's Blues (Dink's Song) / Barbara Dane. Guitar.
206 My Baby Done Changed the Lock on the Door / Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee. Guitar,Harmonica.
207 Pick a Bale of Cotton / Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee. Guitar,Harmonica.
Local Numbers:
RA-RAMS-LP-0166
Vanguard.2054
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Vanguard 1959
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in Newport, R.I. on 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:
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Pennywhistlers; New Lost City Ramblers--Old bell cow--Milk 'em in the evening blues--Farmer's daughter--Dirt farmer--Crow black chicken--Jolie blon (with Dewey Balfa)--J'etais bal--Lacassine special--Bas de bapa--Indian on a stump--Little glass of wine--Give the fiddler a dram; Don Yoder, Cora Jackson, Margaret Daetwyler, Mary Zickefoose, Juraslawa Thatch, Paul Shenk- dairy discussion
Track Information:
101 Eastern European Songs / Pennywhistlers (Musical group), Ethel Raim.
102 Old Time String Band / New Lost City Ramblers, John Cohen, Mike Seeger. Guitar,Fiddle,Banjo. English language.
103 Dairy discussion / Don Yoder, Cora Jackson, Jaroslawa Tkach, Mary Zickefoose, Paul Shenk, Margaret Daetwyler. English language.
General note:
DPA number 70.101.52
Local Numbers:
FP-1970-7RR-0052
General:
CDR copy
70.101.52
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 4, 1970.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
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Horton Barker--Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender; Stanley Brothers--Wicked Path of Sin; Libba Cotten--Going Down the Road Feeling Bad--Babe, It Ain't No Lie; New Lost City Ramblers--Long Journey Home--Foggy Mounain Top--Railroad Blues; Arvella Gray--Look Down That Lonesome Road; Allan Mills and Jean Carignan--I's the Boy--Quebec Reel--V'la Bon Vent--Leve Ton Pied; Frank Warner--Fod--Hold My Hand Lord Jesus--Blue Mountain Lake--Raccoon's Got a Bushy Tail; Horton Barker--Devil and the Farmer's Wife, The (The Farmer's Curst Wife--Two Sisters--Wayfaring Stranger; Stanley Brothers--
Track Information:
101 Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender (Child No. 73) / Horton Barker. English language.
102 Wicked Path of Sin / Stanley Brothers, Ralph Stanley. Banjo,Guitar. English language.
103 Going Down the Road Feeling Bad / Elizabeth Cotten. Guitar. English language.
104 Babe, It Ain't No Lie / Elizabeth Cotten. Guitar. English language.
105 Long Journey Home / New Lost City Ramblers, John Cohen, Mike Seeger. Banjo,Guitar,Fiddle. English language.
106 Foggy Mounain Top / New Lost City Ramblers, John Cohen, Mike Seeger. Banjo,Guitar,Fiddle. English language.
107 Railroad Blues / New Lost City Ramblers, John Cohen, Mike Seeger. Banjo,Guitar,Fiddle. English language.
108 Look Down That Lonesome Road / Arvella Gray. English language.
109 I's the Boy / Alan Mills, Jean Carignan. Fiddle. English language.
110 Quebec Reel / Alan Mills, Jean Carignan. Fiddle. English language.
111 V'la Bon Vent / Alan Mills, Jean Carignan. Fiddle. English language.
112 Leve Ton Pied / Alan Mills, Jean Carignan. Fiddle. English language.
113 Fod / Frank Warner. Guitar. English language.
114 Hold My Hand Lord Jesus / Frank Warner. Guitar. English language.
115 Blue Mountain Lake / Frank Warner. Guitar. English language.
116 Raccoon's Got a Bushy Tail / Frank Warner. Guitar. English language.
117 Devil and the Farmer's Wife, The (The Farmer's Curst Wife) (Child No. 278)./ Horton Barker. English language.
118 The Two Sisters / Horton Barker. English language.
119 Wayfaring Stranger / Horton Barker. English language.
120 Black Mountain Boggy / Stanley Brothers, Ralph Stanley. Banjo,Guitar. English language.
121 Wreck of the Old '97 / Stanley Brothers, Ralph Stanley. Banjo,Guitar. English language.
122 Let's Be Sweethearts Again / Stanley Brothers, Ralph Stanley. Banjo,Guitar. English language.
123 Cumberland Gap / Stanley Brothers, Ralph Stanley. Banjo,Guitar. English language.
124 The Story of Charley Lawson / Stanley Brothers, Ralph Stanley. Banjo,Guitar. English language.
125 Nine Pound Hammer / Stanley Brothers, Ralph Stanley. Banjo,Guitar. English language.
126 Man of Constant Sorrow / Stanley Brothers, Ralph Stanley. Banjo,Guitar. English language.
127 Come All Ye Tender Hearted Ladies / Stanley Brothers, Ralph Stanley. Banjo,Guitar. English language.
128 Two Dollar Bill / Stanley Brothers, Ralph Stanley. Banjo,Guitar. English language.
129 Angel Baby / Stanley Brothers, Ralph Stanley. Banjo,Guitar. English language.
130 Little Birdie / Stanley Brothers, Ralph Stanley. Banjo,Guitar. English language.
131 Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss / Frank Proffitt. Banjo. English language.
132 John Henry / Frank Proffitt. Banjo. English language.
133 Little Liza Jane / Frank Proffitt. Banjo. English language.
134 She Moves Through the Fair / Sandy Paton. Guitar. English language.
135 Dear Companion / Sandy Paton. Guitar. English language.
136 Four Pence a Day / Sandy Paton. Guitar. English language.
137 We're Going to Rock / Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon. Piano. English language.
139 Stewball / Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon. Piano. English language.
140 On Top of Old Smoky / Roscoe Holcomb. Banjo. English language.
141 East Virginia / Roscoe Holcomb. Banjo. English language.
142 Hook and Line / Roscoe Holcomb. Banjo. English language.
143 This Train / Marshall Brickman. Guitar. English language.
144 Oh, What a Beautiful City / Marshall Brickman. Guitar. English language.
145 Hey Joe / Bill Roberts. Guitar. English language.
146 Voodoo Indian Chant / Valucha Buffington.
147 Oyster Street Cry / Valucha Buffington.
148 Cancao de Cabolo / Valucha Buffington.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-3354
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Chicago (Ill.), United States, Illinois.
General:
CDR copy
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
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This land is your land (Woody Guthrie) -- Irene (H. Ledbetter, A. Lomax) -- If I had a hammer (Lee Hayes-Pete Seeger) -- Time is drawing near (Gary Davis) -- Penitentiary blues (Hopkins) -- The coo-coo bird (trad.) --Better day (trad.) -- Franklin D. Roosevelt's back again (Bill Cox & Cliff Hobbs) -- Blue moon of Kentucky (B. Monroe) -- Have a feast here tonight (C. Monroe) -- Freight train (Elizabeth Cotton) -- The ballad of John Henry Faulk (Phil Ochs) -- Lafayette (Lucinda Williams) -- Gonna be an engineer (Peggy Seeger/Storm King) -- Hesitation blues (Rev. Gary Davis) -- Freedom road (words, Langston Hughes; music, Emerson Harper) --Two good men (Woody Guthrie) -- I was standing by the bedside of a neighbor (Thomas A. Dorsey) -- Pretty Saro (trad.) -- Somebody's been fooling #1 (Big Joe Williams) -- Sweet old Chicago (trad.) -- Virgo (Mary Lou Williams) -- Syl-O-Gism (Mary Lou Williams).
Track Information:
101 This Land is Your Land / Woody Guthrie. Guitar.
102 Irene (Goodnight Irene) / Lead Belly. Guitar.
103 If I Had a Hammer (Hammer Song) / Pete Seeger. Banjo.
104 Time is Drawing Near / Gary Davis. Guitar.
105 Penitentiary Blues / Lightnin' Hopkins. Guitar.
106 The Coo-Coo Bird / Clarence Ashley, Doc Watson. Guitar,Banjo.
107 The Fields Have Turned Brown / Country Gentlemen (Musical group). Guitar,Banjo,Mandolin.
108 Born 100,000 Years Ago / Cisco Houston. Guitar.
109 Black Girl (In the Pines) / Lead Belly. Guitar.
110 Long Road to Travel / Lonnie Johnson. Guitar.
111 Better Day / Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry. Guitar,Harmonica.
112 Franklin D. Roosevelt's Back Again / New Lost City Ramblers, John Cohen, Mike Seeger. Guitar,Banjo,Fiddle.
113 Blue Moon of Kentucky / Bill Monroe. Guitar,Banjo,Mandolin.
114 Have a Feast Here Tonight / Doc Watson, Bill Monroe. Guitar,Banjo,Mandolin.
115 Freight Train / Elizabeth Cotten. Guitar.
116 The Ballad of John Henry Faulk / Phil Ochs. Guitar.
117 Lafayette / Lucinda Williams. Guitar.
118 I'm Gonna Be an Engineer / Peggy Seeger. Guitar.
119 Hesitation Blues / Dave Van Ronk. Guitar.
120 Freedom Road / Josh White. Guitar.
121 Two Good Men (Sacco and Vanzetti) / Woody Guthrie. Guitar.
122 I Was Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbor / Sweet Honey in the Rock (Musical group), Michelle Lanchester.
123 Pretty Saro / Doug Wallin, Jack Wallin.
124 Somebody's Been Fooling #1 / Big Joe Williams. Guitar.
125 Sweet Old Chicago / Roosevelt Sykes. Piano.
126 Virgo / Mary Lou Williams. Piano.
127 Syl-O-Gism / Mary Lou Williams. Piano.
Local Numbers:
FW-COMM-CD-40061
Smithsonian Folkways.40061
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Folkways 1996
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only; No Duplication.
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Collection consists of edited films by John Cohen of music and crafts in the United States, Peru, Greece, and Scotland.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or Anthropology Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged in chronological order for titles held in their original film format by the Human Studies Film Archives, followed by titles held only on DVD copies.
Provenance:
Received from John Cohen in 1993.
DVD copies of Visions of Mary Frank, Josef Albers at Yale, Josef Albers at Home, Bob Dylan: On My Rooftop, and The Legacy of Roscoe Holcomb received from John Cohen in 2019.
Restrictions:
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1 Film reel (30 minutes, black-and-white sound; 1080 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1963
Scope and Contents:
Edited film records the songs of religious worshippers, miners, and farmers of eastern Kentucky. The music and relgion of these people are presented as mainstays by which Kentucky mountaineers retain their dignity and tradition. Featured are old ballads and church songs as well as popular hillbilly and country music.
Local Number:
HSFA 1993.20.1
Collection Restrictions:
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John Cohen films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Edited film presents traditional music of gypsies who travel throughout Scotland. Film focuses on the long unaccompanied British ballads that date back hundreds of years and are passed on through memory to each new generation.
Local Number:
HSFA 1993.20.10
Collection Restrictions:
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John Cohen films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Edited film presents the Choquela ceremony, a traditional oral song cycle of the Peruvian Aymara Indians with interpretation by the Aymaras and by outsiders. The contrasting interpretations illustrate the dilemma between anthropology and self representation.
Local Number:
HSFA 1993.20.11
Collection Restrictions:
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John Cohen films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Edited film is a musical portrait of immigrant clarinetist Pericles Halkias. Film includes footage shot both in Queens, New York and in northern Greece of the Epirot community and their traditional music.
Local Number:
HSFA 1993.20.12
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Edited film documents the Carnival celebrations of a remote community of Q'eros Indians in the Peruvian Andes. The Q'eros play pincullus (flutes) and sing to their alpacas to promote fertility. Singing and playing separately from each other, they produce a distinctive heterophonic sound which exemplifies a key connection between Andean culture and that of the Amazon jungle. Film also records negotiations between the filmmaker and the Q'eros for compensation for their participation and the distribution of that compensation.
Local Number:
HSFA 1993.20.13
Collection Restrictions:
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Edited film documents the role of Huayno music and its migration from the Andes mountains in Peru to the capital city of Lima. Combining Andean musical structures with Spanish musical instruments, Huanyo music is the most popular music in Peru as well as being the only recorded music that is based on native tradition. Also featured is the process of disseminating Huanyo music back to the Andean villages by way of radio broadcasts. Interviews with Julia, a performer and singer of Huanyo music, reveal the crucial role of smaller studios in recording Huanyo music. Footage includes marketplace and street scenes in Lima, recording studios, Huanyo performances in radio stations and Peruvians in the Andes listening to Huanyo.
Legacy Keywords: Music appreciation of in religious ceremonies aesthetic thrill in Peru ; Musical instruments production industry Peru ; Military forces operations leaders posts Peru ; Guerrilla warfare Peru ; Mobilization wartime Peru ; Migration Peru ; Emigration Peru ; Emigration and immigration ; Settlement patterns Peru ; Resettlement organized Peru ; Songs Peru ; Singing Peru ; Domestic servants Peru ; Musicians Peru ; Performances dancing on stage Peru ; Dancing in religious ceremonies performances on stage Peru ; Religious activities ceremonial cermonies, dancing in music music in ceremonies paraphernalia Peru ; South America ; Peru ; Peru Lima Andes Mountains
Local Number:
HSFA 1993.20.14
Collection Restrictions:
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DVD also contains the title Josef Albers at Home, 1968-1969, by Sedat Pakay.
Local Number:
HSFA 1993.20.17
Collection Restrictions:
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A silent film of Bob Dylan playing guitar on a rooftop in New York City.
Local Number:
HSFA 1993.20.19
Collection Restrictions:
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1 Film reel (30 minutes, black-and-white sound; 972 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1972
Scope and Contents:
Edited film revisits the North Carolina mountains where in the early 1900s English folklorist Cecil Sharp collected British ballads. The film contrasts the nature of the ballad singer with the presence of the jukebox and the impact that this has had on retention of this singing style. Featured is balladeer Dillard Chandler.
Local Number:
HSFA 1993.20.2
Collection Restrictions:
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John Cohen films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
DVD compilation by Shanachie Entertainment Corp. released in 2010 contains two films by Cohen featuring Roscoe Holcomb, including The High and Lonesome Sound (1963), and Roscoe Holcomb from Daisy, Kentucky (2010) as well as six additional outtakes of Holcomb shot by Cohen.
Local Number:
HSFA 1993.20.20
Collection Restrictions:
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Edited film depicts the way of life among the Q'eros Indians of Peru who have lived in the Andes for more than 2,000 years. Film presnts Q'eros music in its religious and shepherding functions and shows weaving as an elemental part of everyday life. Footage also includes scenes of farming, herding, and playing music.
Local Number:
HSFA 1993.20.3
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Edited film examines the ancient Andean Indian tradition of warp pattern weaving in Peru. Footage features detailed demonstrations of the weaving technique on back-strap and four-stake looms and includes an interview with Dr. Junius Bird from the American Museum of Natural History.
Local Number:
HSFA 1993.20.4
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Edited film is a rare, filmed performance of two members of the Carter family whose music and recordings helped establish the country music industry. Sara and Maybelle are shown demonstrating their famous guitar picking and singing harmony.
Local Number:
HSFA 1993.20.5
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