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Collection Citation:
Esther G. Rolick papers, 1940-1985. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
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Collection Citation:
Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Introduction:
The program of American Indian music at the 1992 Festival represented as broad a range as possible of non-traditional musics being performed contemporaneously on reservations and in urban Indian communities. The curators felt it appropriate in the year of the Quincentenary to demonstrate some of the musical repercussions in Indian Country of the initial Columbian "encounter." Many of the performers came from very conservative Indian backgrounds; some were even religious practitioners, maintaining and providing the music required for ancient ceremonies. But some chose to go beyond the traditional music they were brought up with, to adopt other styles, to take up non-Indian musical instruments, to create songs with English texts in a contemporary idiom, and to perform before non-Indian as well as Indian audiences. This musical direction was a relatively recent development, which probably began with the protest singers of the 1960s.
Although European origins might have been discernible in many of the traditions presented at the Festival, it was Indian music, played by and for Indian people. Thus waila functions as a popular idiom for the O'odham on a Saturday night in Arizona, as does country and western, or blues in bars or nightclubs on or near reservations in other parts of North America, or marimba or brass bands in small town festivals throughout Mexico and Central America. Because music is never static, traditions continue to evolve, and the program taught Festival visitors to expect further changes in the soundscape of Indian Country in years to come.
Thomas Vennum, Jr. was Curator, with Arlene Reiniger as Program Coordinator and Dennis Fox, Jr. as Program Assistant.
The Changing Soundscape in Indian Country, co-sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian, was made possible with the support of the Music Performance Trust Funds and the government of Nicaragua.
Fieldworkers:
Keith Secola, Tom Vennum
Presenters:
Elaine Bomberry, Olivia Cadaval, Jacob Coin, Rayna Green, Daniel Sheehy, Nick Spitzer, Bob Tenequer, Tom Vennum
White Boy and the Wagon Burners, -- blues, rock -- White Boy and the Wagon Burners, blues, rockDugan Henhawk, saxophone, vocals, Nedrow, New YorkJohn "Kapp" Kappusniak, keyboards, Nedrow, New YorkKent R. Lyons, 1961-, bass guitar, Nedrow, New YorkRex Lyons, guitar, Nedrow, New YorkPhil Regan, drums, Syracuse, New York
Sharon Burch, guitar, Santa Rosa, California
Vincent Craig, 1950-, guitar, harmonica, Window Rock, Arizona
Brent Michael Davids, 1959-, composer, flautist, Tempe, Arizona
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Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1992 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
101 Fiddle Styles: Athabaskan Yukon / Bill Stevens, Francis Williams. Fiddle.
102 Oneida Keyboardist / Murray Porter. Piano.
Local Numbers:
FP-1992-CT-0005-6
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 25, 1992.
Restrictions:
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101 Fiddle Styles: Athabaskan Yukon / Bill Stevens, Francis Williams. Fiddle.
102 Mohican Flautist/Composer / Brent Michael Davids. Flute.
Local Numbers:
FP-1992-CT-0009
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 26, 1992.
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101 Athabaskan Guitarist / Francis Williams. Guitar.
102 Mohican Flautist/Composer / Brent Michael Davids. Flute.
103 Oneida Keyboardist / Murray Porter. Piano.
Local Numbers:
FP-1992-CT-0014
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 27, 1992.
Restrictions:
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Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 27, 1992.
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103 Nicaraguan Marimba Group / Hermanos Martínez. Guitar,Guitarrilla,Marimba.
Local Numbers:
FP-1992-CT-0018
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 28, 1992.
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Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
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101 Nicaraguan Marimba Group / Hermanos Martínez. Guitar,Guitarrilla,Marimba.
102 Old Country/Alaskan Yukon Folk Songs / Francis Williams. Guitar.
103 Oneida Keyboardist / Murray Porter. Piano.
Local Numbers:
FP-1992-CT-0019
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 28, 1992.
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Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
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