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Collection Citation:
Lee Ya-Ching Papers, NASM.2008.0009, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Main Image: Soldier and refugee followed by many refugees
Other Image(s): X/A
Local numbers:
Princeton Poster# 1282
Translation:
Serb Day June 25 1916
General:
Issued for: Journée Serbe
Artist(s): Steinlen
Series:
EDITION "LA GUERRE"
Printing Info:
Printer: I. Lapina Imp., Paris
Related Materials:
Duplicates: 1282, 1302
Condition differs: No
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Princeton University Posters Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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1 Poster (1/4 size; Monochrome, Text Only, 50.5 x 32 cm)
Container:
Box 15, Folder 7
Type:
Archival materials
Posters
Place:
France
Date:
1914 Aug. 21
Local numbers:
Princeton Poster# 6023
Translation:
Warning to needy, foreign families 1. for whom support has been given under the English, Belgian, Russian, or Serbian Flags...
General:
Issued by: Le Préfet de la Seine, M. Delanney
Series:
5841
Locale:
Paris
Printing Info:
Printer: Imp. Hemmerle et Cie, Paris, 8/1914
Collection Restrictions:
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Main Image: Soldier and refugee followed by many refugees
Other Image(s): X/A
Local numbers:
Princeton Poster# 1302
Translation:
Serb Day June 25 1916
Related Materials:
Duplicates: 1282, 1302
Condition differs: No
Collection Restrictions:
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Main Image: Serbian soldier [?] watching on[[ne fugels?]] crossbridge
Local numbers:
Princeton Poster# 1175
Translation:
Serb Day June 25 1916
General:
Issued for: Journée Serbe
Artist(s): Mourgue
Printing Info:
Printer: Imp. Chambrelent, Paris
Related Materials:
Duplicates: 1175, 1359
Condition differs: Yes
Collection Restrictions:
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Main Image: Serbian refugees crossing a bridge with dead people floating in water
Local numbers:
Princeton Poster# 1359
Translation:
Serb Day June 25 1916
General:
Issued for: Journée Serbe
Artist(s): Mourge
Printing Info:
Printer: Imp. Chambrelent, Paris
Related Materials:
Duplicates: 1175, 1359
Condition differs: Yes
Collection Restrictions:
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1 Poster (Full size; Multi-color, Text Only, 112.5 x 76.5 cm)
Container:
Map-folder 176
Type:
Archival materials
Posters
Place:
France
Date:
1916 Jun. 25
Local numbers:
Princeton Poster# 1478
General:
Issued by: COMITÉ DU SECOURS NATIONAL
Issued for: JOURNÉE SERBE
Printing Info:
Printer: Imp. VILLAIN et BAR, Paris
Other Printing Info: 44407
Collection Restrictions:
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Serb Day June 25 1916. Anniversary of the Battle of Kossovo
General:
Issued for: Journée Serbe
Artist(s): D. Charles Fouqueray
Printing Info:
Printer: Devambez Gr., Paris
Related Materials:
Duplicates: 1245, 666
Condition differs: No
Collection Restrictions:
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Serb Day June 25 1916. Anniversary of the Battle of Kossovo
General:
Issued for: La Journée Serbe
Artist(s): D. Charles Fouqueray
Printing Info:
Printer: Devambez Gr., Paris
Related Materials:
Duplicates: 1245, 666
Condition differs: No
Collection Restrictions:
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Surat al-Fatiha = Sourate "al-Fa.tiha" -- Ayet 284 of the Surat al-Baqara = Verset 284 de la sourate "la vache" -- Ayet 180 of the Surat al EAraf = Verset 180 de la sourate al EAraf -- Ashere "La qad zaEa min--" (prayers for a deceased dervish) = (prierres pour un derviche defunt) -- DuEa -- Kelime-i tevid (prayers = prierres) / Yunus Emre Gazel -- Zikr -- Prayers to Allah = Prierres adresseres ar Dieu -- Prayers to the Prophet = Prierres adresseres au Propherte -- Zikr with illahi (mystic chant) = Zikr avec un chant mystique (illahi) / by Hu.dai -- Zikr with percussion instruments = accompagner d'instruments de percussion ; Illahi / by Yunus Emre Gazel -- DuEa for the Prophet = pour le Propherte -- Tekbir (prayer for all the members of the succession traced back to the prophet = prierre pour toute la descendance du Propherte).
Track Information:
101 Surat al-Fatiha/ Ayet 284 of the Surat al-Baqara/ Ayet 180 of the Surat al Araf/ Ashere "La qad za'a min/ Du'a/ Zikr/ Prayers to Allah/ Prayers to the.
102 Zikr/ Du'a for the Prophet/ Tekbir.
Local Numbers:
UN-COMM-CD-08055-7
UNESCO.8055
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Paris, France Audivis 1996
General:
Commercial
Field recordings of Sufi ceremony. Historical and descriptive notes in English and French by Bernard Maugin (7 p.) in container. Re-issue of Auvidis LP Islamic ritual of Yugoslavia, made in 1974 by the International Institute for Comparative Music Studies and Documentation (IICMSD), Berlin.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Listening only. No Duplication Allowed.
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125 Kraj Kapele Svete Ane / Krajevi ulice (Musical group). Viola,Bass. Croatian language.
126 Samoborci piju vino z lonci [and] turopoljski drmesOE / Prestige (Musical group). Croatian language.
Local Numbers:
UNESCO.8276
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Paris, France Audivis 1988
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Croatia.
General:
Commercial
Traditional and contemporary music of Croatia, in Croatia. Booklet with historical and descriptive notes (19 p. : ill.) inserted in container. "Traditional music of today" - On booklet.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. SI Permission.
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Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
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Introduction:
Romania consists of several distinct geographical regions, all of which have historically been more gateways than barriers to different cultures and peoples. To the west lie the hills and flatlands of Crişana and Banat, regions that open onto the immense Hungarian plain even farther west. To the north are the hills and mountains of Maramureş and Bucovina, regions that have long been considered the cradle of Romanian folklore and traditional art. In the center is Transylvania, with its distinctive multicultural heritage influenced by Romanians, Hungarians, and Germans. To the south of the Carpathians are Oltenia and Muntenia, often grouped together under the name Wallachia, with their vast agricultural zones washed by the Danube. And situated between the Danube and the Black Sea is Dobrogea, where ancient fishing villages have given way to bustling tourist resorts.
At the time of the 1999 Festival, Romania's population was just under 23 million. While Romanians formed the majority population, major ethnic minorities included Hungarians (7 percent) and Roma or Gypsies (2 percent), as well as Germans, Ukrainians, Jews, Turks, Serbs, and other peoples. Diaspora communities were scattered throughout the world, especially in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe.
Modern Romanian culture is the product of centuries of interaction between local populations and successive waves of immigration to the region. Music, dance, folk art, and religious traditions share many commonalities with those of Hungarians, Slavs, Turks, and other Balkan peoples, even if the Romanian language is a Romance language like French, Italian, or Spanish. Pre-Christian festivals associated with the changing of the seasons were combined with saints' days and other religious feasts after the coming of Christianity. Many of these traditions are preserved among the country's large rural population.
A people with a rich Latin heritage influenced by myriad other cultural traditions, the Romanians inhabit a land of diverse landscapes, where local customs, rituals, and ways of life have adapted to distinct physical environments: the woodlands of Transylvania and Maramureş, the plains of the west, the lowlands along the Danube river, and the urban cityscapes of Bucharest, Iaşi, and Cluj, ancient settlements that are nodal points in Romania's expanding array of private businesses, tourist outlets, and expatriate communities. The folk culture of the peasant had long been seen as the embodiment of Romanian identity, but at the close of the millennium, Romanian culture was more than ever a dynamic combination of both tradition and modernity - both vividly on display to Festival visitors in Washington.
Colin Quigley was Curator and Robert Dunlap Miclean was Program Coordinator. A Curatorial Committee included Corneliu Bucur, Nicolae Constantinescu, Mihai Dăncuş, Zamfir Dejeu, Irina Nicolau, Ioan Opriş, and Georgeta Roşu; Charles King was Curatorial Advisor.
The Romania program was produced with the Romanian Cultural Foundation and organized with the cooperation of the Office of the President of Romania, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, and the U.S. Embassy in Romania, and with support from the Government of Romania. Major sponsors were Coca-Cola and CONNEX. Contributors included the Romanian Development Bank, Chase Manhattan Bank and the Timken Foundation. Donors included Nestor Nestor & Kingston Petersen, Cold Chain Impex S.R.L., Zero International Inc., and General Electric. Major in-kind support was provided by Tarom Airlines, Bates Centrade Saatchi & Saatchi Romania, and Romtrans.
Presenters:
Eva Borbely, Nicolae Constantinescu, Mihail Dăncuş, Zamfir Dejeu, Carmen Firan, Irina Horea, Ioana Ieronim, Cipriana Petre, Luminiţa Petrescu, Georgeta Roşu, Nicolae Voiculeţ
Participants:
Music and Dance Traditions
FOLK ENSEMBLE -- FOLK ENSEMBLEAlexandru Şandorică Ciurcui, violinist, Soporu de Câmpie or Frata, Cluj, RomaniaMaria Ciurcui, dancer, Soporu de Câmpie or Frata, Cluj, RomaniaRomulus Ciurcui, violinist, Soporu de Câmpie or Frata, Cluj, RomaniaAlexandru Gheti, braci (viola) player, Soporu de Câmpie or Frata, Cluj, RomaniaIuliu Gheti, contrabassist, Soporu de Câmpie or Frata, Cluj, RomaniaDumitru Moldovan, dancer, vocals, Soporu de Câmpie or Frata, Cluj, RomaniaVasile Soporan, dancer, vocals, Soporu de Câmpie or Frata, Cluj, RomaniaFlorineta Ilincuţa Trif, dancer, Soporu de Câmpie or Frata, Cluj, Romania
COSÂNZEANA, FOLK ENSEMBLE -- COSÂNZEANA, FOLK ENSEMBLEEmilia-Cornelia Boloţ, vocals, dancer, Orăştioara de Jos, Hunedoara, RomaniaAdrian Ioan Bruzan, vocals, dancer, Orăştioara de Jos, Hunedoara, RomaniaAlina-Valeria Bruzan, vocals, dancer, Orăştioara de Jos, Hunedoara, RomaniaEugen-Ioan Bruzan, leader, dancer, vocals, Orăştioara de Jos, Hunedoara, RomaniaValeria Bruzan, vocals, dancer, Orăştioara de Jos, Hunedoara, RomaniaCamelia-Gabriela Bura, dancer, vocals, Orăştioara de Jos, Hunedoara, RomaniaDafin Georgescu, vocals, dancer, Orăştioara de Jos, Hunedoara, RomaniaSorin-Ioan Georgescu, vocals, dancer, Orăştioara de Jos, Hunedoara, RomaniaDorel Josin Sibişan, braci (viola) player, Orăştioara de Jos, Hunedoara, RomaniaValentin-Florin Ioan Stăncioi, contrabassist, Orăştioara de Jos, Hunedoara, RomaniaIoan (Neleţu) Urs I, violinist, Orăştioara de Jos, Hunedoara, RomaniaIoan Urs II, violinist, Orăştioara de Jos, Hunedoara, Romania
Florin Colibaba, potter, Rădăuţi, Suceava, Romania
Neculai Diaconu, clay figurine maker, Codlea, Braşov, Romania
Gheorghe Iorga, potter, Horezu, Vâlcea, Romania
Maria Iorga, potter, Horezu, Vâlcea, Romania
Augustin Pall, potter, Corund, Harghita, Romania
Mihai Truşcă, potter, Balş, Olt, Romania
Weaving
Rodica Maria Ispas, weaver, Buzău, Romania
Margareta Nagy, corn-husk artisan, Chendu Mare, Mureş, Romania
Cristina Delciza Nicolau, weaver, eggs and beads, Buzău, Romania
Adela Petre, weaver, spinner, Buzău, Romania
Alice Torella Kosza Szegedi, reed dolls and mask artisan, Câmpeniţa, Mureş, Romania
Woodcarving
Pavel Caba, Nereju, Vrâncea, Romania
Ion Costache, Merişani, Prahova, Romania
Dan Gherasimescu, Valea Dorului, Argeş, Romania
Viţa Lepădatu, Băbeni, Vâlcea, Romania
Icon Painting
Marioara Ciupitu, Cârţişoara Abbey, Sibiu, Romania
Angela Niculai, Tulcea, Romania
Filofteia Papacioc, Cârţişoara Abbey, Sibiu, Romania
Mihaela-Lidia Zamfirescu, Bucharest, Romania
Ornament and Mask Making
Ion Albu, masks and dolls, Roman, Romania
Mircea Lac, ornaments, woodcuts, Deva, Romania
Sabina Costinela Medrea, ornaments, Deva, Romania
Lucia Todoran, ornaments, beaded textiles, Bistriţa, Romania
Egg Decorating
Oltica Cârstiuc, Vatra Moldoviţei, Suceava, Romania
Filofteia Drajmici, Vatra Moldoviţei, Suceava, Romania
Foodways Traditions
Moşica Bercovici, Bucharest, Romania
Rodica Bulboacă, Suceava, Romania
Iulia Goran, Bucharest
Church Builders
Teodor Bârsan, Maramureş, Romania
Ioan Chindriş, Maramureş, Romania
Ion Chindriş, Maramureş, Romania
loan Fodoruţ, Maramureş, Romania
Dumitru Hotico, Maramureş, Romania
Gavrilă Hotico I, Maramureş, Romania
Gavrilă Hotico II, Maramureş, Romania
Gavrilă Hotico III, Maramureş, Romania
Petru Ioan Pop, Maramureş, Romania
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Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1984 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
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Introduction:
Like other ethnic or immigrant communities in the United States, South Slavs (Slovenes, Croats, Serbs, and Macedonians of Yugoslavia as well as Bulgarians) cherish, nurture, and thoroughly enjoy the musical traditions of their homeland. In any city with a South Slavic communiy, on almost any weekend of the year, one will more than likely find a variety of ongoing musical events. Something is sure to be going on at one of the churches or lodge halls. At a Slovenian or Croatian Catholic church, there might be a performance by a button-box accordion group, a choir, or a tamburitza ensemble, while at a Serbian or Macedonian Orthodox church musicians play an accordion or clarinet backed by rhythm instruments for dancing. In addition, there are fraternal lodge halls and taverns that feature similar kinds of music; here one can listen to a song, join in a line dance, or grab a partner to enjoy a polka or waltz. Throughout the summer, there is sure to be a lamb roast at a church or lodge picnic grove.
As members of veteran ensembles drop out, owing to health or personal reasons, their places are often filled by players young enough to be their children. In many cases they are in fact sons or daughters of musicians, in family combos entirely composed of parents and children or siblings. There are ensembles of young musicians in which every member is the child of an ethnic musician. Even the children of "mixed" marriages, that is of a South Slav to an individual of some other ethnic group, seem to gravitate more to the South Slavic traditions than to those of their other parent. Thus it is not uncommon to find South Slavic musicians with Irish or Polish last names, children who grew up absorbed in the South Slavic community through ties in the maternal line.
Though the music is certainly not dying out, it is definitely evolving - change being a sure sign of its vitality. South Slavic musicians play the music of their own nationality, and whatever other music is pleasing to them. American popular songs, country and western numbers, and big band jazz tunes have entered the repertoires of South Slavic bands. Only certain melodies from other genres are appealing and meet the aesthetic criteria of the musical traditions. These find a lasting place in the repertoire, sometimes even becoming translated into a Slavic language. This filtering process assures that South Slavic American music will remain distinct from other American music while sharing some musical traits and repertoire with other traditions.
At the 1981 Festival, music and dance ensembles from Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin brought Balkan and South Slavic traditions to life, drawing Festival visitors onto the dance floor to join the fun.
Participants:
Participants
Balkan Four
William Cvetnic, musician, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nick Kisan, musician, McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Walter Naglich, musician, Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Dan Puhala, musician, McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Balkan Tamburitzans
Stevan Petrovich, musician, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mark Richards, 1958-, musician, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Steven Richards, 1960-, musician, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Marko Stojsavljevic, musician –West Allis, Wisconsin
Milan Opacich, craftsperson, musician, Schererville, Indiana
Nickola Tokic, 1950-, craftsperson, Takoma Park, Maryland
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Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1981 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
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Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1981 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 14, 1976.
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1976 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
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Date:
June 30-July 4, 1973
Introduction:
Old Ways in the New World was launched at the 1973 Festival as a cooperative, comparative presentation prepared and mounted by a joint effort involving the Smithsonian and the Government of Yugoslavia. Musicians, singers and dancers from Serbia and Croatia joined with their cultural descendants in America for a five-day celebration of the bechar tamburashi tradition. A series of concerts comparing American Anglo-Scots-Irish material with the English, Scots and Irish forms was intended as a preview of future Festivals.
Like the other Festival programs, Old Ways was concerned with the presentation of elements of group identity. Here the point of focus was the cultural traditions that newcomers - early and late, forced and willing - brought to the United States and creatively used in maintaining their unique sense of community. These traditions serve to reinforce, reassure and stabilize people struggling to survive in an unaccustomed environment.
As the Smithsonian began planning a multi-month Bicentennial Festival of American Folklife projected for 1976, it established relationships with foreign governments to initiate joint research programs, with U.S. scholars working abroad and visiting specialists coming to the U.S. to map and compare traditions as they exist in the mother country and here. The resources of ethnographic museums, folklore institutes, universities and independent scholars were mobilized to approach this material with fresh perspectives and techniques.
Andrew Oerke was Program Coordinator for the Old Ways in the New World program, with Carla Borden as Field Reseach Coordinator and Martin Koenig and Ethel Raim-Zinser serving as Program Directors for Slavic and Balkan Cultures. Major sponsors for the Old Ways program included the Government of Yugoslavia, the Croatian Fraternal Union, and the Serb National Federation. Subsequent to their participation in the Festival, Yugoslav participants toured to perform in U.S. cities with Serbian and Croation populations; those Touring Performances were coordinated by Mark Mason.
Participants:
Tribute to the Tamburashi
Participants from Yugoslavia
Group from Vršac -- Group from VršacGroup Coordinator: Desimir Daković-Daca"Žarko Zrenjanin"Ivan DjodjevSredoja GranićSvetislav HerićŽiva JovanovŽarko MišićDoka MitrovVasa RadakŽiva RadakJoca StanisavljevBogoslav Vinchila
Group from Gundinci -- Group from GundinciGroup Coordinator: Drago KolesarMarica HorvatovićStjepan HorvatovićKata KadićManda KarovidovićPavo KarovidovićLuka KokanovićMato KokanovićManda MataševićFranjo MatasovićMarija MatasovićDurda MatićDuro MatićMarija MatićJosip MihićManda PlasićDurda UžarevićMarija Užarović
Group from Šiškovci -- Group from ŠiškovciAdam KneževićVinko KneževićAntun ToldiFranjo ToldiMato Toldi
Group from Novi Sad -- Group from Novi SadGroup Coordinator: Sava VukosavljevTvrdjeva Orchestra featuring Janika Balaz
Participants from America
Balkan Serenaders from Lackawanna, New York -- Balkan Serenaders from Lackawanna, New YorkCharlie Bukovich, Lackawanna, New YorkNick (Tillie) Klaich, Lackawanna, New YorkVlad Popovich, Lackawanna, New YorkCharlie Smilinich, Lackawanna, New YorkSteve Vranjes, Lackawanna, New York
Balkan Serenaders from Youngstown, Ohio -- Balkan Serenaders from Youngstown, OhioDave Egercic, Youngstown, OhioMelvyn Evanovich, Youngstown, OhioSteve Markulin, 1910-1988, Youngstown, OhioPaul Milanovich, Youngstown, Ohio
Banat Tamburitzans -- Banat TamburitzansWalter Bachinich, Elizabeth, New JerseyZdravko Jezdimir, 1896-1979, Elizabeth, New JerseyWalter Yezdimir, 1918-1983, Elizabeth, New JerseyMilutin Yezdimir, Elizabeth, New Jersey
Sloboda from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- Sloboda from Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCoordinator: Joe Grčevich
British Isles Music, Song, and Dance Traditions from England, Scotland, Ireland and America
Consultant: Dr. Kenneth S. Goldstein
Workshop leaders: Kay Cothran, Dr. Kenneth S. Goldstein
Ralph Aldous, 1909-1984, fiddler, Adirondacks
Ted Ashlaw, 1905-1987, singer, Adirondacks
Sam Bayard, 1908-1997, fife and whistle player, fiddler, Pennsylvania
The Boys of the Lough -- The Boys of the LoughAly Bain, 1946-, fiddler, ShetlandCathal McConnell, ballad singer, flute and whistle player, Northern IrelandRobin Morton, ballad singer, concertina and bodhran player, Northern IrelandDave Richardson, 1948-, ballad singer, instrumentalist, England
Sara Cleveland, 1905-1992, ballad singer, story teller, Adirondacks
Kay Cothran, singer, Georgia
Hazel Dickens, 1935-2011, singer, West Virginia
Jimmy Driftwood, 1907-1998, ballad singer, story, teller, Ozarks
Larry Older, 1912-1982, fiddler, ballad singer, story, teller, Adirondacks
Maggi Peirce, singer, story teller, North Ireland
Almeda Riddle, 1898-1986, singer, Ozarks
Jean Ritchie, 1922-2015, ballad singer, story, teller, dulcimer player, Kentucky
Grant Rogers, 1907-1979, fiddler, ballad singer, story, teller, New York
Wilf Wareham, singer, Newfoundland out port
Nimrod Workman, 1895-1994, singer, storyteller, West Virginia
African Traditions
From the Republic of the Gambia:
Al Haji Bai Konte, kora player
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Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1973 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
