Collection Summary
AFC 1986/037
1986 Neptune Plaza
Concert Series Collection
1986
Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife
Center Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
11
folders
24 sound tape reels
: analog, 7 1/2 and 15 ips, double track, stereo. ; 10 in.
10 photographic prints
: black and white
315 photographs :
negatives, black and white
408 slides :
color
American Folklife Center
English,
Armenian,
Chinese,
Malinka,
Polish, and
Spanish
Manuscript materials,
sound recordings, photographs, and color slides documenting the performance of
bluegrass music, blues music, Armenian music, Senegalese music and dance, Irish
music, country music, gospel music, Chinese traditional music and modern
compositions, Caribbean music, and Polish music and dance celebrating the
Harvest Festival from several regions in Poland. Most concerts were recorded
live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building,
Library of Congress. The concert of Chinese music was recorded in the Coolidge
Auditorium, Library of Congress. The May 22 concert was held in celebration of
the tenth anniversary of the Neptune Plaza Concert Series. Concerts were held
from April through September 1986, sponsored by the American Folklife Center
and the National Council for the Traditional Arts.
Scope and Content
The 1986 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection consists of
manuscript and print materials, audio recordings, and graphic materials that
document the 1986 concert series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. The
annual series, which began in 1977, features the presentation of folk
traditions from many cultures. The concerts take place on the Neptune Plaza at
the front of the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress between May and
September. Adverse weather conditions sometimes force the concerts indoors. The
1986 series was produced with the assistance of the National Council for the
Traditional Arts.
The 1986 season consisted of the following:
Date
Performers
Place of Origin
Subject
April 24
Byron Berline, Dan Crary, and John
Hickman
California
Bluegrass music
May 1
John Jackson and James Jackson
Virginia
Blues music
May 22
Tenth Anniversary Concert: Leo Sarkisian and
group; The Johnson Mountain Boys
District of Columbia; Virginia
Armenian music; Bluegrass music
June 5
Djimo Kouyate African Griot Tradition
District of Columbia
Senegalese music
June 19
The Irish Tradition
Maryland
Irish music
July 17
The Blue Ridge Mountain Boys String
Band
Virginia
Old-time music
August 7
Pearl Williams-Jones and the Kings of
Harmony
District of Columbia
Gospel music
August 21
Chinese Traditional and Folk Music
Maryland
Chinese music
September 18
María y sus Magníficos
District of Columbia
Caribbean music
September 25
Dawne Tańce and Tom Brzostowski
District of Columbia
Polish music
Administrative History
Documentation created and accessioned by the American Folklife Center
in 1984.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject and listed alphabetically therein.
People
Berline, Byron, performer.
Brzostowski, Tom, performer.
Crary, Dan, performer.
Hickman, John, performer.
Jackson, James, 1961- performer.
Jackson, John, 1924-2002, performer.
Kouyate, Djimo, performer.
Liang, David Mingyue, 1941- performer.
Pan, Huizhu, performer.
Sarkisian, Leo, 1921- performer.
Tang, Liangshan, performer.
Williams-Jones, Pearl, 1931-1991, performer.
Yeh, Chen-Feng, performer.
Organizations
American Folklife Center, collector.
Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress), collector.
Blue Ridge Mountain Boys (Musical group) performer.
Dawne Tańce Ensemble, performer.
Irish Tradition (Musical group) performer.
Johnson Mountain Boys, performer.
Kings of Harmony (Brass ensemble) performer.
María y sus Magníficos (Musical group) performer.
National Council for the Traditional Arts, sponsor.
Subjects
African Americans--Music.
Armenian Americans--Music.
Bluegrass music--1981-1990.
Bluegrass music--California.
Bluegrass music--Virginia.
Blues (Music)--1981-1990.
Blues (Music)--Piedmont (U.S. : Region)
Blues (Music)--Virginia.
Chinese--United States--Music.
Country music.
Dance--Africa, West.
Dance--Senegal.
Folk dancing--Poland.
Folk music--Armenia.
Folk music--China.
Folk music--Ireland.
Folk music--Poland.
Folk music--United States.
Gospel music--Washington (D.C.)
Irish Americans--Music.
Kora music--Senegal.
Music--Caribbean Area.
Music--Senegal.
Old-time music--Virginia.
Polish Americans--Music.
String band music--Virginia.
Titles
American Folklife Center concert, 1986
Neptune Plaza Concert Series, 1986
Form/Genre
Color slides.
Manuscripts.
Photographic prints.
Sound recordings.
Access
Listening and viewing access to the collection is unrestricted.
Duplication of the materials requires prior permission of the Center and may be
governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Preferred Citation
1986 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection (AFC 1986/037), Archive
of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington,
D.C.
Collection Concordance by Format
Quantity
Physical Extent
Item Numbers
Manuscript
Materials
3
boxes
FOLDERS 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19,
21
Sound Recordings
18
10" DT stereo reels at 15 ips
RWB 2960-2962 [AFS 24234-24236]
RWB 2963-2964 [AFS 24237-24238]
RWB 3329-3332 [AFS 24295-24298]
RWB 3045-3047 [AFS 24253-24255]
RWB 3040-3042 [AFS 24256-24258]
RWB 3325-3327 [AFS 24291-24293]
6
10" DT stereo reels at 7.5 ips
RWB 3328 [AFS 24294]
RWB 3320 [AFS 24286]
RWB 3323-3324 [AFS 24289-24290]
RWB 3321-3322 [AFS 24287-24288]
Graphic Images
441
black-and-white negatives
ENVELOPES 1, 5, 8, 18, 22, 28
32
black-and-white contact sheets
FOLDERS 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15-16, 18, 20,
22-23
10
8x10 black-and-white photographic
prints
FOLDERS 3, 7, 9, 11, 15-16
408
color slides
ENVELOPES 2-4, 6-7, 9-15, 16-17, 19-20, 21,
23-25, 26, 27, 29-33
http://lccn.loc.gov/2004695156
Collection Inventory
Series I: MANUSCRIPTS
Publicity and
Administration
1
Archive of Folk Culture Administrative
Materials.
The collection guide (this document), an article about the
concert series, and posters for the 1986 concert season.
2
Berline, Crary, and Hickman, 4-24-86.
Press releases, fliers, news clippings, administrative
correspondence, and identification of people in photographs.
4
John Jackson and James Jackson, 5-1-86.
Press releases, fliers, news clippings, and identification of
people in photographs. Includes material on James "Son" Thomas, who was
originally scheduled to play on this date but was unable to due to an
accident.
6
Tenth Anniversary Concert, 5-22-86.
Press releases, fliers, pamphlets, news clippings, a schedule
of events for the tenth anniversary celebration and symposium, a brochure on
the Johnson Mountain Boys, and identification of people in photographs.
8
Djimo Kouyate, 6-5-86.
Press releases, fliers, and identification of people in
photographs.
10
Irish Tradition, 6-19-86.
Press releases, fliers, news clippings, and identification of
people in photographs.
12
Blue Ridge Mountain String Band, 7-17-86.
Press releases and fliers.
14
Pearl Williams-Jones and the Kings of Harmony, 7-
8-86.
Press releases, fliers, and identification of people in
photographs.
17
Chinese Traditional and Folk Music,
8-21-86.
Press releases, fliers, news clippings, and identification of
people in photographs.
19
María y sus Magníficos, 9-18-86.
Press releases, fliers, news clippings, identification of
people in photographs, and photo credits.
21
Dawne Tańce and Tom Brzostowski, 9-25-86.
Press releases, fliers, photo credits, and a photocopy of an
article in Polish from Nowy Dziennik, a major
Polish-American newspaper.
Series II: SOUND RECORDINGS
Reel-to-reel Audio
Tapes
2960-2962
24234-24236
Berline, Crary, and Hickman, 4-24-86.
Three 10" DT stereo at 15 ips.
2963-2964
24237-24238
John Jackson and James Jackson, 5-1-86.
Two 10" DT stereo at 15 ips.
3329-3332
24295-24298
Tenth Anniversary Concert, 5-22-86.
Four 10" DT stereo at 15 ips.
3045-3047
24253-24255
Djimo Kouyate, 6-5-86.
Three 10" inch DT stereo at 15 ips.
3040-3042
24256-24258
Irish Tradition, 6-19-86.
Three 10" DT stereo at 15 ips.
3321-3322
24287-24288
Blue Ridge Mountain String Band, 7-17-86.
Two 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips.
3325-3327
24291-24293
Pearl Williams-Jones and the Kings of Harmony,
7-8-86.
Three 10" DT stereo at 15 ips.
3328
24294
Chinese Traditional and Folk Music,
8-21-86.
One 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips.
3320
24286
María y sus Magníficos, 9-18-86.
One 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips.
3323-3324
24289-24290
Dawne Tańce and Tom Brzostowski, 9-25-86.
Two 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips.
Series III: GRAPHIC MATERIALS
Negatives
1
Berline, Crary, and Hickman, 4-24-86.
One sheet of black-and-white 35 mm (36 images). Photographed
by John T. Gibbs.
5
John Jackson and James Jackson, 5-1-86.
One sheet of black-and-white 35 mm (36 images). Photographed
by John T. Gibbs.
8
Tenth Anniversary Concert, 5-22-86.
Two sheets of black-and-white 35 mm (72 images). Photographer
unknown.
18
Irish Tradition, 6-19-86.
One sheet of black-and-white 35 mm (33 images). Photographed
by John T. Gibbs.
22
Pearl Williams-Jones and the Kings of Harmony, 7-
8-86.
Two sheets of black-and-white 35 mm (73 images). Photographed
by John T. Gibbs and Jim Higgins.
28
Dawne Tańce and Tom Brzostowski, 9-25-86.
Two sheets of black-and-white 35 mm (65 images, photographed
by John T. Gibbs) and one one-row sheet of two color 35 mm (photographer
unknown).
Photographic
Prints
3
Berline, Crary, and Hickman, 4-24-86.
Three black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets (73 images,
photographed by John T. Gibbs and Reid Baker), and two black-and-white 8 x 10
photographic prints (photographer unknown).
5
John Jackson and James Jackson, 5-1-86.
Two black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets (60 images).
Photographed by John T. Gibbs.
7
Tenth Anniversary Concert, 5-22-86.
Two black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets (72 images) and two
black-and-white 8 x 10 photographic prints (photographed by Lance LeRoy of the
Lancer Agency).
9
Djimo Kouyate, 6-5-86.
Two black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets (35 images) and two 8
x 10 black-and-white photographic prints. Photographed by Reid Baker and John
T. Gibbs.
11
Irish Tradition, 6-19-86.
Three black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets (66 images,
photographed by John T. Gibbs), two black-and-white 8 x 10 promotional
photographic prints (photographer unknown).
13
Blue Ridge Mountain String Band, 7-17-86.
One black-and-white contact sheet (27 images). Photographed by
John T. Gibbs.
15-16
Pearl Williams-Jones and the Kings of Harmony, 7-
8-86.
Four black-and-white contact sheets (121 images, photographed
by John T. Gibbs and Jim Higgins), four duplicates, and two 8 x 10
black-and-white photographic prints (photographer unknown).
18
Chinese Traditional and Folk Music,
8-21-86.
Two black-and-white contact sheets (32 images). Photographed
by Reid Baker.
20
María y sus Magníficos, 9-18-86.
Two black-and-white contact sheets (32 images). Photographed
by Reid Baker.
22-23
Dawne Tańce and Tom Brzostowski, 9-25-86.
Five black-and-white contact sheets (131 images) and two
duplicates. Photographed by John T. Gibbs and Reid Baker.
Color Slides
2-4
Berline, Crary, and Hickman, 4-24-86.
Three holders containing a total of 43. Photographed by John
T. Gibbs and Reid Baker.
6-7
John Jackson and James Jackson, 5-1-86.
Two holders containing a total of 30. Photographed by John T.
Gibbs and Reid Baker.
9-15
Tenth Anniversary Concert, 5-22-86.
Seven holders containing a total of 110. Photographed by John
T. Gibbs.
16-17
Djimo Kouyate, 6-5-86.
Two holders containing a total of 18. Photographed by Reid
Baker and John T. Gibbs.
19-20
Irish Tradition, 6-19-86.
Two holders containing a total of 34. Photographed by John T.
Gibbs and Reid Baker.
21
Blue Ridge Mountain String Band, 7-17-86.
One holder containing 19. Photographed by John T. Gibbs.
23-25
Pearl Williams-Jones and the Kings of Harmony, 7-
8-86.
Three holders containing a total of 46. Photographed by John
T. Gibbs, Jim Higgins, and an unknown photographer.
26
Chinese Traditional and Folk Music,
8-21-86.
One holder containing 14. Photographed by Reid Baker.
27
María y sus Magníficos, 9-18-86.
One holder containing 5. Photographed by Reid Baker.
29-33
Dawne Tańce and Tom Brzostowski, 9-25-86.
Five holders containing a total of 89. Photographed by John T.
Gibbs and Reid Baker.