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Series II: Sound Recordings (continued)
SR408, November 11, 1945
1 10-inch disc (broken)
Performed by Morning Star, of Cochiti, New Mexico. Unidentified drummer performs on both tracks. SR407-SR412 (inclusive) were received from the collector housed together in a Motorola gatefold box.
Side A:
Digital ID: afc1942002_sr408a
Buffalo Dance
Side B:
Digital ID: afc1942002_sr408b
Parrot Dance
SR409, circa November 2, 1945
1 10-inch disc (broken)
Performed by Needahbeh, of Fosters Pond, North Wilmington, Massachusetts. SR407-SR412 (inclusive) were received from the collector housed together in a Motorola gatefold box.
Side A:
Digital ID: afc1942002_sr409a
Lullaby
Death Song
Loon Call
Side B:
Digital ID: afc1942002_sr409b
Dance Songs
SR410, March 14-15, 1943 (Side A); March 15, 1943 (Side B)
1 10-inch disc
Performed by Maynard Reynolds (vocals), in Pittsburg, New Hampshire. SR407-SR412 (inclusive) were received from the collector housed together in a Motorola gatefold box. Collector’s original ID: IV.
Side A:
Digital ID: afc1942002_sr410a
White Captive (two verses)
Dark-Eyed Sailor
Side B:
Digital ID: afc1942002_sr410b
Margaret Gray
Young Monroe
B. Allen [Barbara Allen] [fragment]
SR411, September 23, 1947
1 10-inch disc
Side A: tunes 1 and 2 performed by Sammy Tomah. Tunes 3 and 4 performed by Sebat Tomah. Side B: songs performed by Sebat Tomah. Musical instruments include drum and rattle. The recordings were made at Peter Dana Point, Maine. SR407-SR412 (inclusive) were received from the collector housed together in a Motorola gatefold box. Collector's original ID: II A.
Side A:
Digital ID: afc1942002_sr411a
Untitled [1]
Untitled [2]
Untitled [3]
Untitled [4]
Side B:
Digital ID: afc1942002_sr411b
Peace Song
Micmac Dance
Jig Song
Snake Dance
SR412, May 24, 1941
1 10-inch disc
Performed by Metosanya, of Beverly, Massachusetts. Percussion may be foot-tapping. SR407-SR412 (inclusive) were received from the collector housed together in a Motorola gatefold box.
Side A:
Digital ID: afc1942002_sr412a
Wild Rice Gatherers
The Appeal to the Great Spirit
Benediction Song or Invocation of the Wampanog Tribe
Side B:
Digital ID: afc1942002_sr412b
Wampanoag Lullaby
Wampanoag Love Song
Navajo War Chant
SR413, circa 1940s
1 12-inch disc (broken)
Side A: John Hubbard Linscott plays the clarinet. On both disc sides, Eloise Hubbard Linscott can be heard repeating the word "testing." Although “Bill Bailey” is written on the disc sleeve, it is not on the recording for either disc side.
Side A:
Digital ID: afc1942002_sr413a
Testing
Home on the Range
Untitled song played on clarinet
Untitled [1]
Untitled duet for piano and clarinet
Untitled [2]
Side B:
Digital ID: afc1942002_sr413b
Testing
SR414, circa 1940
1 7-inch disc
Performed by Eloise Hubbard Linscott.
Side A:
Digital ID: afc1942002_sr414a
Old Man Who Lived in the Wood
Side B:
Digital ID: afc1942002_sr414b
Frog in the Well
SR415, October 6, 1940 (Side A); June 11, 1940 (Side B)
1 7-inch disc
Performed by John Hubbard Linscott.
Side A:
Digital ID: afc1942002_sr415a
Fiddle Dee Dee
Side B:
Digital ID: afc1942002_sr415b
Ferdinand the Bull
SR416, October 6, 1940
1 7-inch disc
George Reed (guitar and vocals). Unidentified male singers provide backup vocals for “Amsterdam.” Eloise Hubbard Linscott's voice also can be heard briefly on the chorus of "Amsterdam."
Side A:
Digital ID: afc1942002_sr416a
Colony Times [Good Old Colony Time]
Amsterdam [Maid of Amsterdam]
Side B:
Digital ID: afc1942002_sr416b
A Bear Went Over the Mountain
SR417, circa 1941-1947
1 sound tape reel : analog, 3 3/4 ips, mono. ; 7 in.
This tape is a compilation of recordings made on disc by Linscott. While the tape is dated January 20, 1974, the recordings date from the 1940s. The tape was made by Peter Fagley. The first 8 tracks were made by Linscott of herself singing and playing Native American songs, possibly during a lecture (she can be heard addressing children). Instrumental accompaniment on some tracks, including piano, drums, and rattles. Several songs have spoken-word introductions.
Side A: Recordings of Penobscot, Navajo, and Wampanoag Indian songs
Digital ID: afc1942002_sr417a
Once A Little Indian Maid [Linscott]
Hunter's Song [Linscott]
Algonquin Death Chant [or Mohican Death Chant] [Linscott]
Navajo Lullaby [Linscott]
Algonquin Lullaby [Linscott]
Wabenaki Love Song [Linscott]
Song of the Lighting of the Council Fire [Linscott]
Sunrise Chant [Linscott]
Linscott introduces Princess Metosanya, of the King Philip Indian tribe
[Wampanoag?] Lullaby [Metosanya]
Wampanoag Courtship Love (Wampanoag Courtship Love Song?)
War Chant (Navajo) [Metosanya]
Wild Rice Gatherers [Wild Rice Gathering] [Metosanya]
Prayer to the Great Spirit (here called “Appeal to the Great Spirit) [Metosanya]
Invocation of Wampanog Tribe [Metosanya]
Chief Sammy introduces himself and councillor Sebat then Sebat talks ... re [title incomplete, followed by several songs, not identified] [Sammy Tomah, Sebat Tomah]
Untitled [1] [Alec Bailey]
Sassos-go-fli-nay-nee-mk (hymn of praise) [Alec Bailey]
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