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Sound Recordings
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MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0744 |
AFC 1975/001: SR065 (1),
Recorded:
1962-10-12
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|
Running time: 37:47 |
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This is the first part of a concert performance at the University of
Virginia by Allen Damron. The second part is on SR065 (2). |
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|
Time
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Content
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Performer(s)
|
| Start |
Damron introduces the next song. |
|
| 1:03 |
"Hi Jolly - Ho Jolly" |
Damron (banjo) |
| 3:21 |
Damron introduces himself and the next song. |
|
| 4:10 |
Unidentified song |
Damron (banjo) |
| 6:32 |
Damron talks as he tunes his banjo. He says a bit
about himself. |
|
| 9:09 |
"Alberta" ["let your hair hang low"] |
Damron (banjo) |
| 9:59 |
"Damron introduces the next song. He says it is sung
by Mariachi bands in south Texas where he is
from. |
|
| 12:05 |
Unidentified song, in Spanish |
Damon (guitar) |
| 15:19 |
Damon talks. |
|
| 15:45 |
Unidentified song |
Damon (guitar) |
| 18:12 |
Damon says he attends (or attended) the University of
Texas. He talks about some people he met there. |
|
| 19:22 |
"Tip Toe through the Tulips" |
Damon (guitar) |
| 21:14 |
Damon introduces the next song. |
|
| 22:03 |
"Come Little Donkey, Come" |
Damon (banjo) |
| 24:20 |
Damon tunes his banjo and talks. |
|
| 25:22 |
"Michael Row Your Boat Ashore" |
Damon (banjo) |
| 27:49 |
Damon says the next song is a request. He tunes his
guitar. |
|
| 28:58 |
"Nancy whiskey" [also known as "Carlton
Weaver"] |
Damon (guitar) |
| 32:47 |
Damon is joined by Carol Hedin |
|
| 33:25 |
"Jack of Diamonds" |
Damron and Hedin (guitar) |
| 35:26 |
"Copper kettle" |
Damron and Hedin (guitar) |
| 37:47 |
End |
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MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0744 |
AFC 1975/001: SR065 (2),
Recorded:
1962-10-12
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|
Running time: 30:59 |
|
This is the second part of a concert performance at the University of
Virginia by Allen Damron. The first part is on SR065 (1). |
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Time
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Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
Damron talks about what it might be like to attend a
Southern Baptist church. |
|
| 4:32 |
Unidentified song |
Damron (guitar) |
| 6:30 |
Unidentified song |
Damron (guitar) |
| 8:59 |
Damron introduces the next song. |
|
| 9:30 |
"Old Blue" |
Damron (guitar) |
| 13:57 |
"Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy" |
Damron (guitar) |
|
The first line of the version as he sings it is:
"Well I'm goin' down town, I'm gonna buy me a jug of
brandy" |
|
| 16:32 |
Damron introduces the next song. He says it was
written by Pete Seeger. |
|
| 17:58 |
"The Bell of Rhymney" |
Damron (guitar) |
| 21:17 |
Carol Hedin joins Damron. Guitar being tuned. The
next song is introduced. |
|
| 22:25 |
"There's a Hole in the Bucket" |
Damron and Hedin (guitar) |
| 26:44 |
They are joined by an unidentified man. Damron
introduces the next song. Tuning of guitar and
banjo. |
|
| 28:40 |
"Down by the Riverside" [The sound cuts out soon
after the song begins.] |
Damron, Hedin and unidentified man |
| 30:59 |
End |
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MBRS Rack Number: RAA54536 |
AFC 1975/001: SR066, Recorded: ca.
1962
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Running time: 21:41 |
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This is a set of solo instrumental performances by Pat Webb. |
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Time
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Content
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Performer(s)
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| Start |
unidentified |
Webb, dulcimer |
| 3:30 |
"Lodi" |
Webb, guitar |
| 5:40 |
"Ode to Dylan Thomas" |
Webb, guitar |
| 10:10 |
"Skid Row Blues" |
Webb, guitar |
| 12:57 |
square dance medley |
Webb, guitar |
| 14:50 |
unidentified |
Webb, guitar |
| 18:29 |
"Big Bill" |
Webb, guitar |
| 21:41 |
End |
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|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0746 |
AFC 1975/001: SR067, Recorded: ca.
1962
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|
Running time: 37:45 |
|
This is a John Dildine recording of the Beers family, Bob, Evelyn and
their daughter Marty. It was recorded in St. Louis, probably in the
Beers' home. |
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|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
A song is being played on the fiddle with rhythm
being played in the background. |
|
| 1:25 |
Dildine introduces Bob and Evelyn Beers. Bob say that
the previous song is a Cherokee fiddle tune. The rhythm
(or beating) we heard is called "straw beating." A reed
or straw is tapped against the fiddle. They talk about
dancing dolls [e.g., limber Jacks] also used to provide
rhythm. |
|
| 4:38 |
"The Conufman's (sic) Rambles" |
fiddle and straw beating |
| 5:54 |
Dildine asks Bob Beers how he learned the fiddle. Bob
answers. Dildine asks Bob about the psaltery that Bob
has in front of him. Bob answers. |
|
| 9:35 |
"Johnny Comes a Courtin'" |
Evelyn (vocal), Bob (psaltery) and Marty Beers, their
daughter, singing harmony |
| 12:43 |
Dildine and Bob talk about the psaltery. |
|
| 13:36 |
"The Wind and the Rain" |
Bob (psaltery), Evelyn (vocal) |
| 16:55 |
Dildine and the Beers talk about the phonograph
records they have made. Bob talks about his grandfather
and other old fiddlers he know and/or from whom he
learned. He introduces the next song. |
|
| 21:08 |
"The Man from Montana" |
Bob (a capella) |
| 24:03 |
Bob and Dildine talk about the previous song. They
talk about the songs of Keith Clark. |
|
| 25:34 |
"Old Jim Gray" |
Bob and Evelyn (psaltery) |
| 27:46 |
Bob says that the previous song was based upon the
true story of a runaway slave. |
|
| 29:23 |
"One Morning, One Morning, One Morning in
May" |
Bob and Evelyn (psaltery) |
| 32:12 |
The Beers say that they learned the previous song
from Char Daniels. They talk about from whom she learned
it. |
|
| 34:00 |
"Bonnie George Campbell" |
Bob and Evelyn (psaltery) |
| 37:33 |
Dildine thanks the Beers. |
|
| 37:45 |
End |
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|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0747 |
AFC 1975/001: SR068, Recorded: ca.
1962
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|
Running time: 28:38 |
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This is a recording of a John Dildine radio broadcast. The Christenson
portion is an extract of SR062. He also
interviews Tossi Aaron and Seamus Ennis. |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
Dildine introduces Robin and Ellen
Christenson. |
|
| 0:28 |
"Little birdie" |
Robin and Ellen |
| 4:35 |
Dildine talks with Robin and Ellen about their
recordings and how they developed their interest in folk
music. They talk about "kitchen songs" and other kinds
of folk songs. |
|
| 8:13 |
"Woody" [May also be called "I'm a Poor Country
Boy"] |
Robin (vocal) |
| 16:06 |
Dildine introduces Tossi Aaron. |
|
| 16:25 |
"Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair" |
Aaron (a cappella) |
| 13:06 |
Dildine interviews Aaron. They discuss the previous
song. They talk about a range of topics related to
Aarons' songs and how they evolve over time, and how she
came to be a performer. |
|
| 20:30 |
Dildine interviews Seamus Ennis |
|
| 21:33 |
Unidentified song |
Ennis (a cappella) |
| 22:10 |
Ennis talks about a bird that he calls a corn
crake. |
|
| 22:45 |
Ennis continues the previous song. |
|
| 24:05 |
Dildine and Ennis talk about the corn crake. They
talk about carrying on the traditions in the city and in
the country. Ennis discusses his involvement with a
children's television program. |
|
| 27:29 |
unidentified song |
Ennis [penny whistle] |
| 28:08 |
Ennis recites a short [poem]. |
|
| 28:31 |
Dildine says goodnight. |
|
| 28:38 |
End |
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|
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|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0748 |
AFC 1975/001: SR069, Recorded:
1963-02-03
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|
Running time: 24:01 |
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This is Part 1 of a recording for a John Dildine radio broadcast. Part 2
is on SR070. The part of the program is
recordings of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. |
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|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
"Opening theme "Railroad Bill." Dildine opens the
broadcast. He says that the show will consist mainly of
new recordings by Pete Seeger and of The Clancy Brothers
with Tommy Makem. |
|
| 3:25 |
"O-Donahugh" |
Clancy Brothers and Makem |
| 5:12 |
"I'll Tell My Ma" [also known as "the Boys won't
Leave the Girls Alone"] |
Clancy Brothers and Makem |
| 6:55 |
"Wild Mountain Thyme" [also known as "Will you Go,
Lassie Go"] |
Clancy Brothers and Makem |
| 10:07 |
Dildine gives the titles of the three previous songs.
He then does a station break. |
|
| 12:29 |
"The Day We Went to Rathsay-O" |
Clancy Brothers and Makem |
| 14:56 |
"Mairi's Wedding" |
Clancy Brothers and Makem |
| 17:03 |
"Singing Bird" |
Clancy Brothers and Makem |
| 20:10 |
Dildine introduces the next song. |
|
| 20:56 |
"Holy Ground" |
Clancy Brothers and Makem |
| 23:28 |
Dildine does a station break. |
|
| 24:01 |
End |
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|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0749 |
AFC 1975/001: SR070, Recorded:
1963-02-03
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|
Running time: 32:45 |
|
This is Part 2 of a recording for a John Dildine radio broadcast. Part 1
is on SR069. This part of the program is
recordings of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, and of Pete Seeger
from his new album "The Bitter and the Sweet." |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
Dildine introduces the next song. |
|
| 0:42 |
"South Australia" |
Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem |
| 2:42 |
Dildine introduces the next song. |
|
| 3:26 |
"MacPherson's Lament" |
Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem |
| 7:04 |
Dildine introduces the next song. |
|
| 7:45 |
"Wild Colonial Boy" |
Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem |
| 10:54 |
Pete Seeger introduces the next song. He credits his
brother, Mike Seeger, for telling him the "secret" to
playing it. |
|
| 11:25 |
"Old Joe Clark" |
Pete Seeger |
| 14:32 |
Dildine talks about the previous song. He does a
break for a commercial. He introduces the next
song. |
|
| 16:15 |
"Windy Old Weather" |
Pete Seeger |
| 20:22 |
Dildine talks about the use of singing in protest
movements. He introduces the next song. |
|
| 21:35 |
"We Shall over Come" |
Pete Seeger |
| 26:21 |
"Turn, Turn, Turn" |
Pete Seeger |
| 29:30 |
Dildine talks about the previous song. He closes the
broadcast. |
|
| 30:02 |
"Railroad Bill" |
The closing theme. |
| 32:45 |
End |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0750 |
AFC 1975/001: SR071, Recorded: ca.
1963
|
|
Running time: 28:57 |
|
This tape is a recording for a John Dildine radio broadcast. Most of the
tape is an interview with Judy Collins. She has just released an album
called "Judy Collins #3." No songs are played on this tape. This
interview is concluded on SR145-1 Note:
There is a folder in the collection for this SR. The note in the folder
indicates a second tape of the Judy Collins session which includes the
songs "The Dove," "Deportee" and "Farewell." |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
| Start |
Dildine introduces a live guest, Judy Collins.
Dildine and Collins talk about her singing and
professional aspirations. |
| 4:21 |
Collins and Dildine introduce the next song,
"Anathea." |
| 6:21 |
The song is not on the tape. Dildine asks Collins
"why she sings, what she's trying to say, where she got
involved with the music, and why she sings the way she
does." Collins responds. |
| 11:01 |
Dildine introduces the next song, "Bullgine Run." It
is not on the tape. |
| 11:29 |
Collins and Dildine talk about the previous
song. |
| 11:47 |
Dildine asks Collins how she approaches traditional
material of this sort. Collins responds. |
| 13:45 |
Dildine talks about Mike Seeger and how some people
sing folk music as if they were popular songs (e.g.,
juke box songs). He and Collins discuss this. |
| 17:28 |
Collins says that she is not a traditional folk
singer. She talks about contemporary songs. Collins and
Dildine talk about singers being "socially aware" of
what's going on around them. |
| 18:53 |
Dildine does a station break. Dildine and Collins
talk about the next song, "Hey Nelly Nelly." |
| 20:30 |
The song is not on the tape. Collins talks about the
"point" of the album Judy Collins #3. |
| 23:30 |
Dildine and Collins talk about "old bad songs" and
"new bad songs." Collins talks about her "pet theory"
about folk music. |
| 24:48 |
Collin talks about her life as a performer and how it
affects her music. |
| 26:47 |
Dildine and Collins introduce the next song, ‘The
Dove." It is not on the tape. [End of the Collins
interview.] |
| 27:22 |
Dildine talks about an album called "Mountain Music
Played on the Autoharp." He closes the
broadcast. |
| 11:29 |
Collins and Dildine talk about the previous
song. |
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0751 |
AFC 1975/001: SR072, Recorded:
1963-08-25
|
|
Running time: 30:02 |
|
This is a recording for a Dildine radio broadcast. He has a live guest,
Tossi Aaron. |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
Dildine and Aaron talk about a number of things
including: folk songs, riddles and jokes (she tells
several); children's songs and games; hootenannies; and
the 2nd Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival. Aaron
introduces the next song. |
|
| 9:00 |
"Fernacio" |
Aaron |
| 11:50 |
Dildine and Aaron talk about a song called "Butcher
Boy" and unaccompanied singing. Aaron introduces the
next song. |
|
| 13:30 |
"Walie Walie" |
Aaron |
| 16:20 |
Dildine and Aaron talk about "the spell cast" by the
previous song and the mood set by quiet songs. They talk
about how to reach people through singing. They talk
about her records and making recordings. Aaron
introduces the next song. |
|
| 25:58 |
"Every Night when the Sun Goes Down" |
Aaron |
| 29:31 |
Dildine thanks Aaron and closes the
broadcast. |
|
| 30:02 |
End |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0752 |
AFC 1975/001: SR073, Recorded:
1963-12-15
|
|
Running time: 34:02 |
|
This is a recording of a Dildine radio broadcast. He has a live guest,
Mike Seeger. They are going to attempt to define bluegrass music and
will discuss its evolution using a tape of a number of recordings that
Seeger has prepared. This is the first of two parts of this program. The
second is SR074. |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
Dildine introduces Mike Seeger. They have a tape,
which Seeger made several years ago, with examples of
bluegrass music's evolution. Seeger fits bluegrass into
the genre of country music. He discusses Bill Monroe and
the Bluegrass Boys. Seeger talks about old time music.
He introduces the first (recorded) song. |
|
| 4:49 |
"Barbara Allen" |
J.N. Marler, a capella, from a 1938 Library of
Congress field recording |
| 5:53 |
Seeger discusses the previous song. Seeger relates
ballad singing to Bill Monroe and bluegrass
music. |
|
| 7:22 |
Sally Goodin" recorded 1922 |
A.C. ["Eck"] Robertson, fiddle |
| 10:22 |
Seeger discusses the previous song and the fiddler.
He discusses how the banjo came into country music. He
introduces the next song. |
|
| 12:12 |
"Darlin' Cora" [also known as "Darling
Corey"] |
B.F. Shelton, banjo and vocal |
| 16:00 |
Seeger discusses the banjo and the fiddle coming
together to be the beginnings of string band music. He
introduces the next song. |
|
| 16:43 |
"Whoop the Devil Round," Library of Congress
recording in the 1930's |
the musicians are not identified |
| 18:15 |
Seeger discusses the previous song. He talks about
when the guitar came into mountain and country music, as
did the autoharp and mandolin. He introduces the next
song. |
|
| 19:50 |
"Old Joe Clark" recorded in the mid 1929s |
Ernest V. Stoneman and His Dixie Mountaineers |
| 23:01 |
Seeger discusses the previous song. He introduces the
next song. |
|
| 23:35 |
"Riding on the Train 45" |
Wade Mainer, Zeke Morris and Steve Ledford
(fiddle) |
| 24:45 |
Seeger discusses the previous song. Dildine does a
station break. Seeger discusses the growth of country
music and country recordings. He introduces the next
song. |
|
| 26:38 |
"Who's That Knocking" |
The Carter Family |
| 29:38 |
Dildine points out that the previous song is the
first example (of the songs played) where the guitar
takes a break (i.e., a solo). Seeger says that it was
played by Maybelle Carter. They discuss the previous
song. Seeger talks about the Monroe brothers. He
introduces the next song. |
|
| 31:35 |
"Darling Corey" |
The Monroe Brothers |
| 34:01 |
End |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0753 |
AFC 1975/001: SR074, Recorded:
1963-12-15
|
|
Running time: 34:02 |
|
This is a recording of a Dildine radio broadcast. He has a live guest,
Mike Seeger. They are going to attempt to define bluegrass music and
will discuss its evolution using a tape of a number of recordings that
Seeger has prepared. This is the second of two parts of this program.
The first is SR073. |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
Dildine and Seeger discuss the previous song. Dildine
points out that this is the first song on which the
mandolin is played. Seeger says that the performer was
Bill Monroe. They discuss the two recordings of "Darling
Corey." They discuss the impact of the radio on the
music. Seeger introduces the next song. |
|
| 2:20 |
"Have a Feast Tonight" |
Monroe Brothers |
| 4:30 |
Seeger discusses the previous song. He says that all
of the previous songs can be called "old time music" but
not [yet] bluegrass music. Dildine and Seeger talk about
the mandolin and Bill Monroe. They talk about the
evolution of the music in the 1930s. Seeger says that
bluegrass music takes in its current form in 1945 when
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs joined Bill
Monroe. |
|
| 11:49 |
"Molly and Tenbrooks" |
Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs |
| 14:28 |
Seeger discusses the previous song then introduces
the next song. |
|
| 15:03 |
"Toy Heart" |
Monroe, Flatt, Scruggs and Chubby Wise |
| 17:43 |
Seeger and Dildine discuss the previous song. Seeger
discusses the musical form(s) of bluegrass music. He
introduces the next song. |
|
| 19:05 |
"Drunkard's Hell" |
The Stanley Brothers |
| 21:35 |
Seeger discusses the previous song. He discusses
improvisation and then introduces the next song. |
|
| 22:05 |
"Rawhide" |
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys,
instrumental |
| 24:33 |
Seeger introduces the next song. It is extracts from
three versions of the same song, from oldest to
newest. |
|
| 25:30 |
"Down in the Willow Garden" |
Texas Gladden (vocal) and Hobart smith (fiddle); Wade
Mainer; Osborne Brothers |
| 27:58 |
Dildine and Seeger close the broadcast. |
|
| 29:12 |
End |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0754 |
AFC 1975/001: SR075, Recorded:
1964-02-18
|
|
Running time: 28:57 |
|
This seems to be a recording of portion of a performance by Mississippi
John Hurt and Reverend Robert Wilkins at the Ontario Place in
Washington, D.C. The recording quality is poor and the song lyrics are
difficult to understand. See SR076 for an
interview of Reverend Wilkins by John Dildine. |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
[unidentified song] |
Hurt |
| 4:28 |
"No Body's Business" |
Hurt |
| 7:37 |
[movement on stage, guitar tuning, etc.] |
|
| 9:55 |
[Do Lord, Remember Me] |
Wilkins |
| 13:45 |
["Rock of Ages, Hear from Me"] [The guitar
accompaniment is the same as "This Land is your
Land."] |
Wilkins |
| 18:44 |
[audience noise, guitar tuning] |
|
| 20:10 |
["Highway to Heaven"] |
Wilkins |
| 22:40 |
[unidentified] |
Wilkins |
| 25:00 |
[guitar tuning and unintelligible talking] |
|
| 26:23 |
"Just a Closer Walk with Thee" |
Wilkins |
| 28:57 |
End |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0755 |
AFC 1975/001: SR076 (1),
Recorded:
1964-02-18
|
|
Running time: 25:52 |
|
The first portion of this tape is an interview of Reverend Robert Wilkins
by John Dildine. It was made at the Ontario Place in Washington D.C. on
February 18, 1964. See SR075 for part of
the performance by Reverend Wilkins. The second portion of this tape is
a recording of part of a U.S. Senate hearing and is not related to the
Dildine collection. |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
| Start |
Dildine introduces this recording. |
| 1:12 |
Dildine interviews the Reverend Robert Wilkins. Among
the subject discussed are: Wilkins recordings; Wilkins
no longer singing blues and singing only sacred music;
Wilkins background and history; how he learned to play
guitar; his military service in WWI; his faith; his
church; and bringing his music to the public. |
| 16:45 |
End of interview. |
| 18:44 |
[audience noise, guitar tuning] |
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0755 |
AFC 1975/001: SR076 (2),
Recorded: unknown
|
|
Running time: 8:30 |
|
This is a recording of a Dildine radio broadcast. He plays some Irish
recordings. |
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0756 |
AFC 1975/001: SR077, Recorded:
1964-02-23
|
|
Running time: 39:57 |
|
This is a recording for a John Dildine radio broadcast with The New Lost
City Ramblers as live guests. The band is composed of Mike Seeger, John
Cohen and Tracy Schwartz. |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
Dildine says he is going to play a recording of The
NLCR . |
|
| 0:10 |
unidentified instrumental |
The NLCR |
| 1:20 |
Dildine talks with Mike Seeger about what the band is
currently playing. Seeger and Cohen say that they are
broadening their repertoire. They have been collecting
and performing around the country. |
|
| 5:40 |
Tracy Schwartz talks about Dick [DeVoll] and the next
song. |
|
| 6:41 |
"Tom Sherman's Bar Room" [also known as "The streets
of Lerado"] |
Tracy Schwartz, a capella |
| 9:46 |
Dildine says that this program is being recorded in
the living room of Joe [Bossem] and family. Seeger
introduces the next song. |
|
| 10:45 |
"Pretty Little Miss" |
The NLCR |
| 14:02 |
Dildine and John Cohen discuss the previous song.
They discuss the next song. |
|
| 16:38 |
"Hawkins Rag" |
The NLCR (spoons, mandolin and guitar) |
| 18:05 |
They discuss the previous song. Dildine and Cohen
talk about a song called "The Cuckoo." They talk about
change and evolution of traditional songs. |
|
| 23:17 |
"The Cuckoo" |
John Cohen (banjo, Hobart Smith style) |
| 23:56 |
"The cuckoo" |
John Cohen (banjo, Clarence Ashley style) |
| 25:59 |
Dildine and Cohen talk about a film Cohen made of
Appalachian mountain singers. It is called "High
Lonesome Sound." Seeger introduces the next song. It is
a Carter Family song. |
|
| 29:28 |
"Gold Watch and Chain" |
The NLCR |
| 32:35 |
Dildine and Seeger discuss what The NLCR are doing
with bluegrass music. |
|
| 37:33 |
"Jaw Bone" or "Old Joe Bone" |
The NLCR |
| 39:31 |
Dildine closes the broadcast. |
|
| 39:57 |
End |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RAA 54537 |
AFC 1975/001: SR078, Recorded: ca.
1964
|
|
Running time: 1:00:54 |
|
This is a recording for a John Dildine (prerecorded) radio broadcast
devoted to the old and new recordings of Reverend John Wilkins. All
music is by Reverend Wilkins on vocal and guitar, except where
noted. |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
"Railroad Bill, opening theme. Dildine introduces the
program and Reverend Robert Wilkins. |
|
| 1:12 |
Reverend Wilkins talks (prerecorded). |
|
| 1:40 |
unidentified blues |
Wilkins |
| 5:01 |
Dildine talks about the previous recording and the
following recording. |
|
| 5:30 |
"Do Lord" |
Wilkins |
| 9:48 |
Dildine discusses the previous recording. He
introduces an interview he made with Reverend Wilkins on
February 18, 1964. |
|
| 10:24 |
Dildine interviews Reverend Wilkins. They talk about
recordings he made in the 1930s. Wilkins no longer plays
the blues because he has become a Reverend. They talk
about his musical history. |
|
| 17:27 |
(Interview continued) They talk about Wilkins moving
from blues to "church music." They talk about Wilkins
performing outside the context of his church. |
|
| 27:04 |
Dildine does a station break and introduces Dick
Spottswood. |
|
| 27:45 |
Dildine and Spottswood talk about: how Spottswood
found Reverend Wilkins; recent recordings of Reverend
Wilkins and of Mississippi John Hurt; the renewal of
interest in blues and old blues musicians; young people
playing blues and old time music. |
|
| 38:13 |
"Thank You Jesus" |
Wilkins, instrumental |
| 43:13 |
Dildine does a commercial. He and Spottswood talk
about: Reverend Wilkins' new recording being available
soon; Reverend Wilkins and John Hurt will be at the
Newport Folk Festival this year. |
|
| 49:08 |
"Just a Closer Walk with Thee" |
Wilkins |
| 52:23 |
"Jesus Will Fix It All right" |
Wilkins |
| 56:55 |
Dildine and Spottswood talk about Reverend Wilkins'
recordings. Dildine closes the broadcast. "Railroad
Bill," closing theme. |
|
| 1:54 |
End |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RAA 54538 |
AFC 1975/001: SR079,
Recorded: unknown
|
|
Running time: 1:00:04 |
|
This is a recording for a Dildine radio broadcast of a live interview
with Séamus Ennis. It was prerecorded. |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
"Ned of the Hill" |
Ennis, pennywhistle |
| 2:01 |
Dildine and Emmis talk about how Ennis learned music
and became a musician. His father and grandfather were
musicians. Ennis describes the pipes he plays. He can't
play the bagpipes today because they have suffered from
the weather change from Ireland to D.C. Dildine asks him
to pay a tune he learned from his grandfather. |
|
| 9:25 |
"The Trip We Took over the Mountain" |
Ennis, pennywhistle |
| 11:07 |
Dildine and Ennis discuss the prior song. Dildine
says that Pete Seeger has recorded aversion of the song.
They discuss traditional singing in Ireland being a
cappella. They talk about the songs Ennis has
collected. |
|
| 14:40 |
Ennis tells the story of the next song. He sings it
first in Gaelic and then in English, is own
translation. |
|
| 16:30 |
unnamed song in Gaelic |
Ennis, a cappella |
| 19:00 |
unnamed song in English |
Ennis, a capella |
| 20:22 |
Dildine and Ennis discuss the previous song. The talk
about the music Ennis has collected. |
|
| 21:45 |
"Ned of the Hill" |
Ennis in English, then in Gaelic, then back to
English (all a cappella) and then on the
pennywhistle. |
| 29:30 |
Dildine does a station break and commercial. They
talk about Ennis collecting for the BBC
archives. |
|
| 34:55 |
["The Corn Crake"] |
Ennis, a cappella |
| 37:30 |
Dildine and Ennis talk about when and how Ennis
caught a corn crake. They talk about folk songs and folk
tales of Scotland and Ireland. Ennis says that the same
motifs are found throughout Europe. Ennis tells the tale
of a stone mason building a castle. |
|
| 47:32 |
Dildine asks about a song called "Bonnie Bunch of
Roses." |
|
| 48:42 |
"Bonnie Bunch of Roses" |
Ennis, a cappella |
| 52:54 |
SE tells where and how he learned the previous song.
Dildine and Ennis talk about the continuing of
traditional music in Ireland. They talk about Ennis's
involvement in Irish television. He does a weekly, 30
minute children's program. |
|
| 57:49 |
Dildine concludes the program. |
|
| 58:40 |
unidentified |
Ennis, pennywhistle |
| 1:04 |
End |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RAA 54539 |
AFC 1975/001: SR080,
Recorded: unknown
|
|
Running time: 1:02:34 |
|
This is a recording for a Dildine radio broadcast. It is an interview
with Bill Vanaver. It was recorded a few days before the broadcast. |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
"Railroad Bill," opening theme. Dildine introduce
Bill Vanaver and they talk.Vanaver is a college student
in anthropology and folklore. The came to folk music at
a summer camp he attended. |
|
| 4:04 |
"Little Sadie" |
Vanaver, vocal and banjo |
| 6:10 |
Dildine and Vanaver discuss the previous song. They
discuss how Vanaver learns songs. They discuss Vanaver's
approach to music. Dildine asks what he is trying to do
with his music. |
|
| 10:35 |
"Italian Red Wine" |
Vanaver, vocal and guitar (a Woody Guthrie
song) |
| 14:37 |
They discuss the previous song. |
|
| 16:14 |
"Empty pockets Blues" (a Pete Seeger song) |
Vanaver, guitar and vocal |
| 19:30 |
Vanaver says he took some guitar lesson in
Philadelphia in 1956. He was influenced by Pete Seeger.
He says he came to the instrument before singing. They
discuss associating songs with specific people or
specific events. They discuss Vanaver as a
performer. |
|
| 28:13 |
Dildine does a station break and a
commercial. |
|
| 29:40 |
Dildine talks about Vanaver. They talk about
Elizabeth Cotten. |
|
| 31:10 |
Freight Train" (an Elizabeth Cotten song) |
Vanaver, vocal and guitar |
| 34:35 |
Dildine and Vanaver discuss the previous song. They
discuss the popularization of folk music. Vanaver says
the he's listened to many traditional performers. They
talk about Pete, Mike and Peggy Seeger as influences on
his music. Dildine asks Vanaver what he'd like to do for
a career. They discuss the next song. Dildine talks
about the Folklore Society of Greater
Washington. |
|
| 44:50 |
"From Earth to Heaven" (an Uncle Dave Macon
song) |
Vanaver, vocal and guitar |
| 47:08 |
They discuss the previous song. |
|
| 48:30 |
"Paddy on the Turnpike" |
Vanaver, banjo |
| 49:44 |
They discuss songs on "the banjo project." They talk
about bagpipes and lap dulcimers. They talk about
singing a cappella and singing with instruments. |
|
| 49:55 |
"Blossom" (a Vanaver composition) |
Vanaver, guitar |
| 56:32 |
Dildine asks Vanaver to do another song. |
|
| 57:03 |
medley of banjo tunes |
Vanaver, banjo |
| 59:40 |
Dildine closes the program. "Railroad Bill," closing
theme. |
|
| 1:02:34 |
End |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0757 |
AFC 1975/001: SR081 (1),
Recorded: unknown
|
|
Running time: 48:22 |
|
This recording seems to have been made at a party or a "hoot" in a
private residence. None of the attendees or performers are identified.
This is part 1 of 2. The second part is on SR081
(2). |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
"The Girl I Left behind Me" |
male singer with guitar |
| 3:01 |
Conversation |
|
| 10:05 |
"Going Down the Road Feeling Bad" |
group |
| 11:58 |
Conversation |
|
| 12:38 |
"Midnight Special" |
group |
| 14:45 |
Conversation |
|
| 15:32 |
"Fireman Save My Child" |
group |
| 15:59 |
Conversation |
|
| 16:16 |
"Pick a Bale of Cotton" |
group |
| 17:54 |
Conversation |
|
| 18:48 |
"Down in the Valley" |
group |
| 21:45 |
Conversation |
|
| 23:30 |
"The Riddle" ("I gave my love a cherry") |
group |
| 25:43 |
Conversation |
|
| 26:30 |
"No John No" |
group |
| 28:19 |
Conversation |
|
| 28:50 |
"Brandy Leave Me Alone" |
group (sung as a round) |
| 30:34 |
Conversation |
|
| 31:58 |
"Streets of Lerado" |
group (sung normally then as a round) |
| 34:04 |
Conversation |
|
| 34:58 |
"Zoom Golly Golly" |
group (sung as a round) |
| 35:43 |
Conversation |
|
| 36:28 |
"Hey Lolly Lolly" |
group |
| 42:01 |
Conversation |
|
| 42:34 |
"Careless Love" |
group |
| 43:43 |
Conversation |
|
| 44:17 |
"The Titanic" ("It was sad when the great ship went
down") |
group |
| 46:31 |
"Jesse James" |
group |
| 48:22 |
End |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0757 |
AFC 1975/001: SR081 (2),
Recorded: unknown
|
|
Running time: 46:03 |
|
This recording seems to have been made at a party or a "hoot" in a
private residence. Most of the attendees and performers are not
identified. This is part 2 of 2. The first part is on SR081 (1). |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
"Jesse James" |
group |
| 0:55 |
Conversation |
|
| 3:03 |
"Down in the Willow Garden" |
group |
| 5:20 |
"John Hardy" |
group |
| 6:58 |
Conversation |
|
| 7:40 |
"I'm On My Way" |
group |
| 11:29 |
Conversation |
|
| 12:12 |
"Bring Me a Little Water Sylvie" |
group |
| 13:08 |
conversation |
|
| 14:08 |
"Old 97" |
group |
| 15:40 |
Conversation |
|
| 17:05 |
"Henry Lee" |
Chris and Pixie Christie |
| 19:50 |
Conversation |
|
| 20:46 |
My Horses Ain't Hungry" |
Chris and Pixie Christie |
| 22:40 |
Conversation |
|
| 23:01 |
[unable to identify the first line is "When are We
Gonna Get Married"] |
Chris and Pixie Christie |
| 24:20 |
Conversation |
|
| 25:12 |
"Raccoon and Possum" |
unidentified man with banjo |
| 26:33 |
Conversation |
|
| 26:50 |
"Poor Little Turtle Dove" |
unidentified man |
| 28:32 |
[unable to identify this song] |
unidentified man singing |
| 29:52 |
Conversation |
|
| 30:15 |
"Around the Corner Beneath the Berry Tree" |
unidentified woman and group |
| 32:52 |
Conversation |
|
| 33:33 |
"That Good Old Mountain Dew" |
group |
| 37:40 |
Conversation |
|
| 38:45 |
"Frankie and Johnny" |
group |
| 42:40 |
Conversation |
|
| 43:06 |
"He Sat Down Beside Her and Smoked His Cigar" |
women lead the group |
| 46:03 |
End |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0758 |
AFC 1975/001: SR082, Recorded:
1965-08-02
|
|
Running time: 30:52 |
|
This is a recording for a Dildine radio broadcast. His guests are Sandy
Paton and Norman Kennedy. This is the second part of the broadcast. The
first part is on SR083. |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
Dildine introduces the broadcast. He says that the
previous song (not recorded on SR082) was "Foggy Dew"
from the singing of Harry Cox. Paton agrees. Dildine
says that Norman Kennedy is from Scotland. Dildine says
that this program was recorded in the Green Mountains of
Vermont for later broadcast. Dildine does a station
break. |
|
| 3:20 |
Dildine talks with Norman Kennedy. Paton talks about
a spinning wheel in his home that Kennedy used. Kennedy
says that he is also a weaver. Dildine asks how Kennedy
learned to speak Gaelic. Kennedy responds. They talk
about "mouth music." |
|
| 7:24 |
Several examples of mouth music |
Kennedy |
| 9:21 |
Kennedy says the previous songs were in Gaelic. He
discusses them. Dildine asks about "didling." Paton,
Kennedy and Dildine discuss this. |
|
| 11:33 |
Several examples of "didling" |
Kennedy |
| 13:06 |
Kennedy discusses the previous songs and the
tradition of "didling." Dildine and Kennedy talk about
Kennedy's music. Dildine, Paton and Kennedy talk about
unaccompanied singing. |
|
| 18:28 |
Dildine asks Kennedy about how bagpipe tunes are
transmitted from piper to piper. Kennedy
responds. |
|
| 20:15 |
[unidentified song and singing style] |
Kennedy |
| 20:50 |
Kennedy says that the previous songs were pipe tunes.
Dildine asks about singing styles influenced by the
bagpipe and singing styles influenced by guitar and
banjo. Kennedy responds. Paton adds to the conversation.
They discuss what Kennedy should sing next. |
|
| 26:02 |
["My Son David'] |
Kennedy |
| 30:03 |
Dildine concludes the broadcast. |
|
| 30:52 |
End |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0759 |
AFC 1975/001: SR083, Recorded:
1965-08-02
|
|
Running time: 31:12 |
|
This is a recording for a Dildine radio broadcast. His guests are Sandy
Paton and Norman Kennedy. It was recorded in the Green Mountains of
Vermont for later broadcast. This is the first part of the broadcast.
The second part is on SR082. |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
Dildine introduces the broadcast. He says that Sandy
Paton is involved with Folk Legacy Records and that
Norman Kennedy has just done some recording for Folk
Legacy. |
|
| 0:40 |
Dildine asks Paton when he first met Kennedy. He
responds. Dildine asks Kennedy how it feels to be in the
United States. He responds. Dildine asks if he can hear
something from Paton and from Kennedy. |
|
| 2:39 |
"Busk, Busk Bonnie Lassie" |
Kennedy |
| 4:34 |
Dildine asks where Kennedy learned the previous song.
Kennedy and Dildine discuss this. Kennedy talks about
where he learns his songs. He talks about how people
respond to his songs. Kennedy talks about learning
stories and lore from the old people. |
|
| 8:40 |
The three of the talk about a plant called yarrow and
how it is used in old traditional songs. Kennedy talks
about how the area around his home in Aberdeen, Scotland
is like the hills of Vermont. |
|
| 10:20 |
Dildine asks Paton to do a song. They talk about
singers singing to share their music. Paton talks about
Folk Legacy Records. They talk about musicians competing
rather than sharing their music. Paton discusses the
song he is going to sing. |
|
| 16:20 |
[unidentified song; the first line is "I made my way
up to the door, a pretty fair maid came o'er the
floor"] |
Paton |
| 17:45 |
Kennedy talks about night visit songs. |
|
| 19:52 |
"The Time has Come, I Can No Longer Tarry" |
Kennedy |
| 23:16 |
The three of them discuss night visiting songs.
Dildine asks about a song called "Foggy Dew." They
discuss this song. |
|
| 26:53 |
"the Foggy Dew" |
Dildine |
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0760 |
AFC 1975/001: SR084, Recorded:
1966-02-26
|
|
Running time: 20:42 |
|
This is a recording for a Dildine radio broadcast. His guests are Chuck
and Nan Perdue. The broadcast continues on SR085. |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
Dildine introduces the program. He says that it was
recorded in his living room. He introduces Chuck Perdue
and says the he is the current President of the Folklore
Society of Greater Washington (FSGW). |
|
| 1:08 |
Chuck says that he is from Georgia. Nan says that she
grew up in Los Angeles and spent her first twelve
summers in Texas. They say that they are going to sing a
song about radio. |
|
| 2:06 |
"Keep Your Radio On" |
Chuck and Nan Perdue |
| 4:02 |
They discuss the previous song. They discuss what
Chuck listened to on the radio during his growing up
years, the 1930s. They talk about how Chuck got started
singing. Dildine asks how Chuck's mother learned her
songs. Chuck replies. Dildine asks the Perdues to sing a
song Chuck's mother sang. |
|
| 7:38 |
"Three Little Babes" |
Nan Perdue |
| 10:30 |
They discuss the previous song which Nan learned from
Chuck's mother. They talk about the music in Nan's
family. It was mostly church music. Chuck says that he
got the next song from his mother. |
|
| 19:46 |
"Beautiful Isle in the Sea" |
Chuck and Nan Perdue |
| 22:10 |
They discuss the previous song. They talk about
collecting songs from Chuck's family and other people.
They talk about the education Chuck's parents had and
their own college education. They talk about how Chuck
and Nan met and their early musical experiences. They
talk about "hillbilly" and the negative connotation it
had for Nan. |
|
| 27:15 |
Nan reads from a letter from an Aunt. The Aunt is
happy and humble that Nan is singing. |
|
| 28:45 |
Dildine asks Chuck why he sings. Chuck
responds. |
|
| 29:42 |
End |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0761 |
AFC 1975/001: SR085, Recorded:
1966-02-26
|
|
Running time: 30:15 |
|
This is the second part of a recording for a Dildine radio broadcast. His
guests are Chuck and Nan Perdue. The first part of the broadcast is on
SR084. |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
Dildine is speaking with Chuck and Nan
Perdue. |
|
| 1:28 |
"Hop along Peter" |
Chuck and Nan Perdue |
| 2:49 |
Dildine and the Perdues discuss the sources from
which the Perdues learn their songs. |
|
| 4:47 |
"Coal in the Stone" |
Chuck and Nan Perdue |
| 9:50 |
Dildine and the Perdues discuss the previous song and
the song writer. They discuss how Chuck Perdue selects
and learns songs. They discuss "what is a folk song?"
and "what is ethnic?." The next song is
introduced. |
|
| 17:14 |
"Sangaree" [or perhaps "Oh Babe Sangaree"] |
Chuck and Nan Perdue |
| 19:12 |
Dildine and the Perdues discuss the previous song.
They introduce the next song. |
|
| 20:32 |
"Only a Miner" |
Chuck and Nan Perdue |
| 22:55 |
Dildine and the Perdues discuss favorite songs. Chuck
Perdue says he does not have a single "favorite song,"
rather he has "perhaps a hundred favorite songs." They
discuss what the Perdues sing at home, in private. They
introduce the next song. |
|
| 26:10 |
"Song of the Deportees" [a Woody Guthrie
song] |
Chuck and Nan Perdue |
| 29:28 |
Dildine closes the broadcast. |
|
| 30:15 |
End |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0762 |
AFC 1975/001: SR086, Recorded:
1966-02-26
|
|
Running time: 17:11 |
|
There is no spoken word in this recording, only 5 songs. Written on the
original tape box is "WAMU-FM Folk Music Program October 20, 1966." Also
written are: (recorded, October 21, 1966)" and "Michael Cooney." There
is nothing in the content of the recording to clarify this. Also, there
is no written record of the performers on this tape or the songs they
sing. |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
| Start |
A man singing a song, a cappella, about a farmer's
daughter and a sailor, the title could be "A Sailor
Courted a Farmer's Daughter." |
| 1:55 |
A man singing and playing guitar. The song may be "He
Was a Traveling Man." |
| 5:45 |
A man singing a cappella. |
| 9:15 |
Man singing and playing banjo. |
| 13:43 |
Man singing a cappella. The song may be "John
Mitchell is My Name." |
| 19:12 |
Dildine and the Perdues discuss the previous song.
They introduce the next song. |
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0763 |
AFC 1975/001: SR087 (1),
Recorded:
1968-08-15 – 1968-08-18
|
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