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Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Names:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival  Search this

Extent:

1 Cubic foot (approximate)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Business records

Sound recordings

Negatives

Video recordings

Correspondence

Plans (drawings)

Memorandums

Photographic prints

Videotapes

Notes

Audiocassettes

Contracts

Slides (photographs)

Audiotapes

Digital images

Date:

June 23-July 4, 1995

Summary:

The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Scope and Contents note:

This collection documents the planning, production, and execution of the 1995 Festival of American Folklife. Materials may include photographs, audio recordings, motion picture film and video recordings, notes, production drawings, contracts, memoranda, correspondence, informational materials, publications, and ephemera. Such materials were created during the Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as well as in the featured communities, before or after the Festival itself.

Arrangement note:

Arranged in 6 series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Program Books, Festival Publications, and Ephemera

Series 2: The Cape Verdean Connection

Series 3: The Czech Republic: Tradition and Transformation

Series 4: Heartbeat: The Voices of First Nations Women

Series 5: Russian Roots, American Branches: Music in Two Worlds

Series 6: Special Events

Historical note:

The Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998.

The 1995 Festival of American Folklife was produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies and cosponsored by the National Park Service.

For more information, see Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Introduction:

The 1995 Festival featured American Indian women's musical traditions, the heritage of the Czech Republic and Czech Americans, music of Russian and Russian American groups, and the cultural life of the Cape Verdean community. These programs testified to the vitality of the human spirit, and to how people, ideas, and forms of cultural expression increasingly cross boundaries of geography, politics, language, race, and gender. Special events included evening concerts devoted to African immigrant communities in the Washington, D.C. area and a memorial concert for Festival founding director, Ralph Rinzler.

Heartbeat: The Voices of First Nations Women presented the musical culture of American Indian women. The program examined how these women express their identity through the use of a variety of musical forms - from traditional songs of home to contemporary songs of Indian life, from the appropriation of men's music to the fusion of root music with country, folk, blues, and gospel.

The Czech Republic: Tradition and Transformation provided a broad survey of the ways national, regional, ethnic, and local traditions have been defined in a complex state located at the crossroads of Central Europe. The "Velvet Revolution" of 1989 and the separation of the Czech and Slovak Republics in 1993 have prompted further examinations of cultural identity, the relationship between the state and popular expression, creativity and tradition. Czech Americans, too, have looked at these changes and the reestablishment of relationships to their ancestral homeland.

A third program, Russian Roots, American Branches: Music in Two Worlds, explored the musical culture of Old Believers and Molokans, Russian religious communities created in the 17th and 18th centuries. The program united immigrant communities long established in the United States with those from Russia, and brought together people who, although separated by generations and different social environments, have nonetheless faced parallel issues with regard to cultural persistence and adaptation.

All these programs involved complex institutional arrangements, local-level research and documentation, and strong commitment to and pride in Festival representation. The Cape Verdean Connection program well demonstrated these processes. Cape Verde is an independent island nation and former Portuguese colony located off the west coast of Africa. Cape Verdean Americans, now numbering about 400,000, most born and raised here, historically settled in New England during the 18th century, playing instrumental roles in the whaling and cranberry industries. Cape Verdeans had an important story to tell about their role in American life, their immigrant and continuing transnational cultural experience, their multiracial heritage, and their enduring sense of community - a story with much to tell others as well. Cape Verdeans provided the impetus for the Festival program, carried out most of the research in concert with Smithsonian scholars, led the effort to raise funds from governments, foundations, corporations, and individuals through benefit dances, auctions, and other community events, and, as is fitting, joined with the Smithsonian to share their experiences with the American public.

The 1995 Festival took place during two five-day weeks (June 23-27 and June 30-July 4) between Madison Drive and Jefferson Drive and between 10th Street and 13th Street, south of the National Museum of American History and the National Museum of Natural History (see site plan). It featured four programs and several special events.

The 1995 Program Book included schedules and participant lists for each program; essays provided background on the Festival and each of the four programs.

The Festival was co-presented by the Smithsonian Institution and National Park Service and organized by the Center for Folklife Programs & Cultural Studies.

Center for Folklife Programs & Cultural Studies

Richard Kurin, Director; Richard Kennedy, Deputy Director; Diana Parker, Festival Director; Anthony Seeger, Director, Smithsonian/Folkways Recordngs; Peter Seitel, Senior Folklorist; Thomas Vennum, Jr., Senior Ethnomusicologist; Betty Belanus, Olivia Cadaval, Amy Horowitz, Marjorie Hunt, Diana Baird N'Diaye, Curators, Folklorists, Educational and Cultural Specialists; Carla M. Borden, John W. Franklin, Charlene James-Duguid, Program Managers; Felicia Erickson, Arlene L. Reiniger, Mary Van Meter, Program Specialists; Jeffrey Place, Archivist; Kenneth M. Bilby, Roland Freeman, Ivan Karp, Corrine Kratz, Alan Lomax, Worth Long, Yook Jung Park, Kate Rinzler, Research Associates & Collaborators

Folklife Advisory Council and Folkways Advisory Council

Roger Abrahams, Jacinto Arias, Michael Asch, Jane Beck, Don DeVito, Pat Jasper, Ella Jenkins, Jon Kertzer, Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, John Nixdorf, Bernice Reagon, John Roberts, Carol Robertson, Gilbert Sprauve, Jack Tchen, Ricardo Trimillos, Carlos Vélez-Ibáñez

National Park Service

Roger Kennedy, Director; Robert G. Stanton, Regional Director, National Capital Region

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.

Forms Part Of:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1995 Festival of American Folklife forms part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival records .

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: Papers

1967 Festival of American Folklife records - [Ongoing]

Related Archival Materials note:

Within the Rinzler Archives, related materials may be found in various collections such as the Ralph Rinzler papers and recordings, the Lily Spandorf drawings, the Diana Davies photographs, the Robert Yellin photographs, and the Curatorial Research, Programs, and Projects collection. Additional relevant materials may also be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives concerning the Division of Performing Arts (1966-1983), Folklife Program (1977-1980), Office of Folklife Programs (1980-1991), Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies (1991-1999), Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present), and collaborating Smithsonian units, as well as in the administrative papers of key figures such as the Secretary and respective deputies. Users are encouraged to consult relevant finding aids and to contact Archives staff for further information.

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.

Topic:

Folk art  Search this

arts and crafts  Search this

Food habits  Search this

Folk music  Search this

Folklore  Search this

World music  Search this

Folk festivals  Search this

Genre/Form:

Business records

Sound recordings

Negatives

Video recordings

Correspondence

Plans (drawings)

Memorandums

Photographic prints

Videotapes

Notes

Audiocassettes

Contracts

Slides (photographs)

Audiotapes

Digital images

Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1995 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1995

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1995 Festival of American Folklife

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5d0f338f7-ff86-4399-82c5-39d8a73d9b35

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-cfch-sff-1995

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2018-10-23T15:00:04.000Z

YouTube Category:

Music  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolkways

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_0_7lA6bvXnE

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2018-11-30T18:19:11.000Z

YouTube Category:

Music  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolkways

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_ZKMhPwX6_I4

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2019-04-11T14:48:43.000Z

YouTube Category:

Music  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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smithsonianfolkways

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolkways

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_jG1sRvFDnU0

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2009-02-09T18:26:41.000Z

YouTube Category:

Music  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolkways

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_kNbj0XaZrvI

Performer:

Sea Island Singers  Search this

Terry, Sonny  Search this

McGhee, Brownie, 1915-1996  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Gullahs  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Place:

United States

Rhode Island

New York

North Carolina

Georgia

Contents:

Sonny and Brownie--Living with the blues; Sonny Terry--My baby done changed the lock on my door; Sea Island Singers--Join the band--Peas in the rye (2x)--Join the band--Draw me a bucket of water--Things are coming my way--Little Johnny Brown--Moses--Before this time anothrer year--What a time

Track Information:

102 My Baby Changed the Lock on the Door / Sonny Terry. Harmonica. English language.

103 Join the Band / Sea Island Singers. Sea Islands--Creole dialect.

101 Born and Living the Blues / Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee. Harmonica. English language.

104 Peas in the Rye / Sea Island Singers. Sea Islands--Creole dialect.

106 Join the Band / Sea Island Singers. Sea Islands--Creole dialect.

107 Draw Me a Bucket of Water / Sea Island Singers. Sea Islands--Creole dialect.

108 Things Are Coming My Way / Sea Island Singers. Sea Islands--Creole dialect.

109 Little Johnny Brown / Sea Island Singers. Sea Islands--Creole dialect.

110 Moses / Sea Island Singers. Sea Islands--Creole dialect.

111 Before This Time Another Year / Sea Island Singers. Sea Islands--Creole dialect.

112 What a Time / Sea Island Singers. Sea Islands--Creole dialect.

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-7RR-1105

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Rhode Island, United States.

General:

CDR copy

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.

Topic:

Blues (Music)  Search this

Sea Islands -- Songs and music  Search this

Folk songs -- United States  Search this

Harmonica  Search this

African Americans  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-1105

See more items in:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection

Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / CDR copy

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5f20cc86d-8c49-4312-9fed-78d8917e31e7

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref19599

Performer:

Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014  Search this

Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009  Search this

New Lost City Ramblers  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Anglo-American  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Place:

United States

New York

Rhode Island

Contents:

Pete Seeger--I hate Bosco--Scaler--The pets--Poplarville Jail--Talking smog bowl--What a friend we have in congress--Cumberland Mountain bear chase; New Lost City Ramblers--Raggedy Ann--Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender--Hop high ladies--Take a drink on me; Pete Seeger--Clean-o--One big fat hen--Wimoweh--Darling Corey--Risselty-Rosselty--Michael, row the boat ashore--Fannin Street--Living in the country-- Big Bill's gone

Track Information:

101 I Hate Bosco /

102 The Scaler /

103 The Pets /

104 Poplarville Jail /

105 Talking Smog Bowl

106 What a Friend We Have in Congress /

107 Cumberland Mountain Bear Chase /

108 Raggedy Ann / New Lost City Ramblers.

109 Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender (Child No. 73) / New Lost City Ramblers, Mike Seeger. Autoharp.

110 Hop High Ladies / New Lost City Ramblers. Banjo,Fiddle,Guitar.

111 Take a Drink on Me / New Lost City Ramblers. Banjo,Fiddle,Guitar.

112 Clean-O / Pete Seeger.

113 One Big Fat Hen / Pete Seeger.

114 Wimoweh / Pete Seeger.

115 Darling Corey / Pete Seeger.

116 Risselty-Rosselty / Pete Seeger.

117 Michael, Row the Boat Ashore / Pete Seeger.

118 Fannin Street (Mr. Tom Hughes' Town) / Pete Seeger.

119 Living in the Country / Pete Seeger.

120 Big Bill's Gone / Pete Seeger.

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-7RR-1392

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Rhode Island, New York, United States.

General:

CDR copy- Disc 326

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.

Topic:

Folk songs -- United States  Search this

Folksong revival  Search this

String band  Search this

Banjo  Search this

Violin  Search this

Guitar  Search this

Autoharp  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-1392

See more items in:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection

Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / CDR copy

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5bb813113-05bd-410a-9c5b-1398825458a0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref19871

Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Faier, Billy  Search this

Odetta, 1930-2008  Search this

Schlamme, Martha  Search this

Hamilton, Frank, 1934-  Search this

Grossman, Albert, 1926-1986  Search this

McCurdy, Ed, 1919-2000  Search this

Gooding, Cynthia  Search this

Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Place:

United States

Rhode Island

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-7RR-1396

General:

CDR copy- Disc 340/ 343

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.

Topic:

Folk songs -- United States  Search this

Folksong revival  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-1396

See more items in:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection

Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / CDR copy

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5bf59f15d-f449-4d28-983a-cf2c85e2eab6

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref19875

Artist:

New Lost City Ramblers  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Place:

California

United States

Berkeley (Calif.)

Contents:

NLCR- intro--Baltimore fire--Why do you bob your hair, girls--Old fish song--Railroad blues--Banks of the Ohio

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-7RR-1836

General:

CDR copy Tape Info: The following tapes were recorded at the 1962 University of California - Berkeley Folk Festival. Many other tapes in the CFCH Archives were recorded at the same festival. FW-ASCH-7RR-1836 is Reel 1 of "Coffee Hour,", recorded on 6/27/1962. This reel is devoted solely to an informal presentation, with audience feedback, requests, and questions, of the New Lost City Ramblers, a prominent old-timey trio consisting of Mike Seeger, John Cohen and Tom Paley. They sing five songs, and discuss how they originally got together. Reel 2 from the same Coffee Hour can be heard on FW-ASCH-7RR-1840.

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.

Topic:

Folk songs -- United States  Search this

Folksong revival  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-1836

See more items in:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection

Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / CDR copy

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk52f4f7964-7a5c-4fd4-ac6b-7bb90fe68ef5

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref20257

Artist:

Hinton, Sam, 1917-2009  Search this

Seeger, Charles, 1886-1979  Search this

Summers, Andrew Rowan  Search this

Ritchie, Jean  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Place:

California

United States

Berkeley (Calif.)

Contents:

Workshop on popular music

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-7RR-1837

General:

CDR copy Tape Info: The following tapes were recorded at the 1962 University of California - Berkeley Folk Festival. Many other tapes in the CFCH Archives were recorded at the same festival. FW-ASCH-7RR-1837 is reel 1 of "Workshop 5," recorded on 6/29/1962, announced at the outset by moderator Sam Hinton, as a discussion of popular music. However, to a large extent, it's a monologue by musicologist Dr. Charles Seeger presenting his hypothetical model of the historical development and differentiation of popular, art and folk music. No music is presented. Other panelists include Andrew Rowan Summers and Jean Ritchie. To emphasize the low regard with which folk music is held in most of academia, Dr. Seeger points out (after obtaining audience confirmation) that no one from Berkeley's Music Dept. was present. See FW-ASCH-RR-1841 for continuation of this Workshop.

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.

Topic:

Folk songs -- United States  Search this

Folksong revival  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-1837

See more items in:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection

Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / CDR copy

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5e3b067a5-8474-484b-8235-feb1e21b493e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref20258

Artist:

Cohen, John, 1932-2019  Search this

Jones, Bessie, 1902-1984  Search this

Summers, Andrew Rowan  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Place:

California

United States

Berkeley (Calif.)

Contents:

John Cohen- Pateroller song; Bessie Jones--Gray goose; Andrew Rowan Summers- Old Bangum; John Cohen- House carpenter; Summers- House carpenter; Bessie Jones- Wasn't that a time

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-7RR-1838

General:

CDR copy Tape Info: The following tapes were recorded at the 1962 University of California - Berkeley Folk Festival. Many other tapes in the CFCH Archives were recorded at the same festival. FW-ASCH-7RR-1838 is reel 1 of "Round Robin #2, recorded on 6/29/1962, with Sam Hinton as moderator. Performers are John Cohen, Bessie Jones and Andrew Rowan Summers. Mainly, they sing well-known folk songs, but Bessie Jones sings a rare and noteworthy song about World War II, on -1838B.

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.

Topic:

Folk songs -- United States  Search this

Folksong revival  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-1838

See more items in:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection

Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / CDR copy

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk563f934de-70bf-483d-a5e3-260b929274f6

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref20259

Artist:

Hinton, Sam, 1917-2009  Search this

Redpath, Jean  Search this

Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Place:

California

United States

Berkeley (Calif.)

Contents:

Jean Redpath- Butcher boy; Mike Seeger- Butcher boy; Handsome Molly; Sam Hinton--Grieve oh grieve; Jean Redpath- Maire's wedding; Mike Seeger- Bonaparte's retreat; Sam Hinton and Mike Seeger- Mississippi sawyer; Jean Redpath- Wee magic staine

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-7RR-1839

General:

CDR copy Tape Info: The following tapes were recorded at the 1962 University of California - Berkeley Folk Festival. Many other tapes in the CFCH Archives were recorded at the same festival. FW-ASCH-7RR-1839 is reel 2 of "Round Robin #1, recorded on 6/28/1962. It features Jean Redpath, Mike Seeger and Sam Hinton.

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.

Topic:

Folk songs -- United States  Search this

Folksong revival  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-1839

See more items in:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection

Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / CDR copy

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5f53d240b-8a37-48a1-9eca-919931b3c2e4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref20260

Artist:

Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009  Search this

Paley, Tom  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Place:

California

United States

Berkeley (Calif.)

Contents:

Mike Seeger and Tom Paley--Sally goodin'--Hog-eye man--Sal's got a meatskin--Stagolee--Molly and tenbrooks--Little Maggie;

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-7RR-1840

General:

CDR copy Tape Info: The following tapes were recorded at the 1962 University of California - Berkeley Folk Festival. Many other tapes in the CFCH Archives were recorded at the same festival. FW-ASCH-7RR-1840, recorded on 6/27/1962, a "Coffee Hour #2," featuring songs performed by Mike Seeger and Tom Paley. The session was quite spontaneous and informal with much input from the audience.

Restrictions:

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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.

Topic:

Folk songs -- United States  Search this

Folksong revival  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-1840

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ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref20261

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Place:

California

United States

Berkeley (Calif.)

Contents:

Workshop

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-7RR-1841

General:

CDR copy Tape Info: The following tapes were recorded at the 1962 University of California - Berkeley Folk Festival. Many other tapes in the CFCH Archives were recorded at the same festival. FW-ASCH-7RR-1841 is reel 2 of Workshop #5, recorded on 6/29, 1962. Reel no. 1 of the same workshop is FW-ASCH-7RR-1837. Reel no. 2 includes Dr. Charles Seeger, Mike Seeger, Andrew Rowan Summers, Jean Ritchie and Sam Hinton, and Malvina Reynolds (who was in the audience). Reel no. 2 contains a spontaneous free-ranging discussion on the nature of folk music, its definition and what it encompasses, without reaching any conclusions. The nature of bluegrass and it's relationship to folk music is also discussed, along with an alleged decline in the quality of popular music. Mike Seeger plays Little Maggie, etc., on the banjo in Scruggs style to illustrate his points. The relationship of Stephen Foster and the Star-Spangled Banner to folk music is also discussed. Unlike reel no. 1, all participants play a significant role in the discussion. (Dr. Charles Seeger was predominant in Reel #1.).

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.

Topic:

Folk songs -- United States  Search this

Folksong revival  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-1841

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GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref20262

Artist:

Jones, Bessie, 1902-1984  Search this

Summers, Andrew Rowan  Search this

Cohen, John, 1932-2019  Search this

Holcomb, Roscoe  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Place:

California

United States

Berkeley (Calif.)

Contents:

Discussion of white spirituals; Andrew Rowan Summers- Boundless Mercy (frag); Roscoe Holcomb- True Love (Little Glass of Wine); Bessie Jones- God Moves on the Water (Titanic); John Cohen- Talking Hard Luck

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-7RR-1842

General:

CDR copy Tape Info: The following tapes were recorded at the 1962 University of California - Berkeley Folk Festival. Many other tapes in the CFCH Archives were recorded at the same festival. FW-ASCH-7RR-1842 is reel 2 of Round Robin #2, recorded 6/29/1962. For reel 1 of Round Robin #2, see FW-ASCH-7RR-1838. Performers are the same as on reel 1 (John Cohen, Bessie Jones, Andrew Rowan Summers), with the addition of Roscoe Holcomb.

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.

Topic:

Folk songs -- United States  Search this

Folksong revival  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-1842

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection

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Archival Repository:

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GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5b333ee9a-acf9-475a-9979-ed0e2c82e19a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref20263

Artist:

Hinton, Sam, 1917-2009  Search this

Jones, Bessie, 1902-1984  Search this

Ritchie, Jean  Search this

Seeger, Charles, 1886-1979  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Place:

California

United States

Berkeley (Calif.)

Contents:

Sam Hinton- remarks; Besse Jones- Ya Ti Da Ti Ditta Dum--Brother rabbit, brother fox; Ball the Jack--Here comes Johnny Cuckoo--Uncle Jessie; Jean Ritchie--Here comes two dukes a-roving; Here we come a-riding; Charles Seeger--Discussion on how to raise a family of Seegers

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-7RR-1843

General:

CDR copy Tape Info: The following tapes were recorded at the 1962 University of California - Berkeley Folk Festival. Many other tapes in the CFCH Archives were recorded at the same festival. FW-ASCH-7RR-1843 was recorded on 6/28/1962. The tape box says "Concert Workshop 2, Reel 4." Moderator Sam Hinton states at the outset (perhaps the tape begins after an intermission) that the session is "for the purpose of discussing children's music, here and at home." Children's music is both performed and discussed by Sam Hinton, Bessie Jones, Jean Ritchie and Dr. Charles Seeger. (Only Bessie and Jean sing) For about ten minues at the end, Dr. Seeger denounces modern music education for children, claiming it is probably now at the "lowest stageithat was ever known in history." A handwritten sheet in the tape box lists the songs, ending with three sung by Mike Seeger that were apparently sung after the tape had ended.

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.

Topic:

Folk songs -- United States  Search this

Folksong revival  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-1843

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection

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Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk528a79a76-7465-47c9-b5d9-554834b58780

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref20264

Artist:

Hinton, Sam, 1917-2009  Search this

Ritchie, Jean  Search this

Summers, Andrew Rowan  Search this

Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009  Search this

Seeger, Charles, 1886-1979  Search this

Jarrett, Merrick  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Place:

California

United States

Berkeley (Calif.)

Contents:

Discussion about changing folk songs

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-7RR-1844

General:

CDR copy Tape Info: The following tapes were recorded at the 1962 University of California - Berkeley Folk Festival. Many other tapes in the CFCH Archives were recorded at the same festival. FW-ASCH-7RR-1844 is reel 3 of Workshop #5, recorded on 6/29, 1962. Reels no. 1 of and 2 of the same workshop are contained on FW-ASCH-7RR-1837 and -1841. Reel 3 includes Dr. Charles Seeger, Mike Seeger, Andrew Rowan Summers, Jean Ritchie, Sam Hinton, and, from the audience, Malvina Reynolds and Merritt Herring. It contains a spirited, spontaneous, free-ranging discussion on the characteristics of folk and popular music and their interactions, often focusing on change, whether within a tradition, within popular music (subject to more rapid change), or across genre lines and over time. Legitimacy of a modern singer changing or composing a "folk song" is discussed. In passing, the following are considered: John Jacob Niles, Marian Anderson, Rodgers and Hammerstein, rock and roll, jazz, improvisation, etc.

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.

Topic:

Folk songs -- United States  Search this

Folksong revival  Search this

Folklore -- Study and teaching  Search this

Folksong revival  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-1844

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection

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Archival Repository:

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GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5fe87677e-b5f2-4eea-b34e-d7be7d738ba8

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref20265

Performer:

Jones, Bessie, 1902-1984  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Gullahs  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Place:

Berkeley (Calif.)

California

United States

Georgia

Contents:

Story about hootin' owls--Sandaree-All hid--Juba--Rice and peas--Kneebone--Oh, day, yonder come day--If you want to please your captain--Ain't it hard to be a farmer

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-7RR-1845

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: United States, California, Berkeley (Calif.), 1962.

General:

CDR copy Tape Info: The following tapes were recorded at the 1962 University of California - Berkeley Folk Festival. Many other tapes in the CFCH Archives were recorded at the same festival. FW-ASCH-7RR-1845, recorded on 6/27, 1962, is reel 1 of a "Folksong Concert" featuring Bessie Jones, of the Georgia Sea Islands. She sings children's songs, spirituals and work songs. A song list in the tape box lists five additional songs she presumably sang after the tape ended.

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.

Topic:

Sea Islands -- Songs and music  Search this

Folk songs -- Georgia  Search this

Folk songs -- United States  Search this

Sea Islands  Search this

African Americans  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-1845

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection

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Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5d59cd50e-d0c1-471b-8647-1a97ec96ebfd

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref20266

Artist:

Hinton, Sam, 1917-2009  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Anglo-American  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Place:

Berkeley (Calif.)

California

United States

Contents:

Barnyard song (I had a cat)--I have a dolly--Ground hog--Frog song--Little old woman all skin and bone--Put your finger in the air--A horse named Bill--Old lady who swallowed a fly--Whoever shall have some good peanuts--Haul away Joe--Take this hammer--Little rabbit, where's your mammy

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-7RR-2087

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: United States, California, Berkeley (Calif.), June 29, 1962.

General:

CDR copy Tape Info: Recorded on 6/29/1962 at the annual University of California - Berkeley Folk Festival, this tape features Sam Hinton in a Children's Concert. Most of the songs are children's songs, but there are also two work songs. Frequently, the audience is asked to sing along for at least part of the song. Sam recorded another Children's Concert the next day (6/30/1962) , FW-ASCH-7RR-4043. Each Concert contains 12 songs, with 8 of the 12 sung in both concerts. FW-ASCH-7RR-2496 through -2519 and FW-ASCH-7RR-4032 through -4058, among others, were also recorded at the same 1962 Berkeley Folk Festival. See other sheet for song list and durations.

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.

Topic:

Music -- Juvenile  Search this

Folksong revival  Search this

Guitar  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-2087

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection

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GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk53290f5ff-8246-4580-8b18-1445a34108a1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref20436

Artist:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Stearns, Marshall Winslow  Search this

James, Willis, 1900-1966  Search this

Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-7RR-2324

General:

CDR copy; copy exists in DAMS system

FW-ASCH-7RR-2324 contains a panel discussion held at the initial Newport Folk Festival on 7/12/1959, on the subject of "What is American Folk Music." The panel members include Prof. Willis James of Atlanta Univ., Alan Lomax, Moses Asch, and Prof. Stanley Hyman of Bennington College. The moderator was Marshall Stearns. At the outset, each panel member gave on introductory speech of about 15 minutes. That is followed by a discussion, the beginning of which (perhaps the majority) is missing. The fidelity of the tape is poor. See other sheet for track listing with durations.

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.

Collection Rights:

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Topic:

Lectures and lecturing  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-2324

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GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref20634