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Sound Recordings
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MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0739 |
AFC 1975/001: SR052 Part 1
of 2, Recorded: 1961-12-12
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Running time: 52:31 |
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This tape appears to be the first of two parts of a concert by Peggy
Seeger. There is a folder in the collection for this SR. Notes in the
folder state that the venue is Graham Chapel, Washington University, St,
Louis, MO. |
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Time
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Content
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Performer(s)
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| Start |
"When First Unto This Country" |
Peggy Seeger [vocal and autoharp] |
| 3:38 |
Seeger talks about the songs she sings. She
introduces the next song. |
|
| 4:37 |
[unidentified song, perhaps "Pretty Saro"] |
Seeger [vocal and banjo] |
| 7:57 |
Seeger talks about people's reactions to concerts and
people singing at concerts. |
|
| 8:48 |
"Yes, Ma'am" |
Seeger [vocal and guitar] |
| 10:27 |
Seeger talks about folk music and popular
music. |
|
| 11:40 |
"Freight Train" |
Seeger [vocal and guitar] |
| 14:07 |
Seeger talks about a game she played when she was a
young girl. |
|
| 15:30 |
"I'll Not Marry a Man That's Rich" [also known as
"I'll Not Marry At All"] |
Seeger [a cappella] |
| 17:20 |
Seeger talks about women's independence of
mind. |
|
| 18:15 |
"Lady Margaret" |
Seeger [vocal and autoharp] |
| 24:18 |
"Seeger talks about American and British folk songs.
She introduces the next song. |
|
| 26:35 |
[unidentified song, may be called "Charlie"] |
Seeger [vocal and banjo] |
| 28:49 |
"Derby Ram" |
Seeger [vocal and banjo] |
| 31:27 |
"It's a Lie" [sailor' version of "Derby Ram"] |
Seeger [vocal and banjo] |
| 33:05 |
Seeger Talks about how folk songs change. She
introduces the next song. |
|
| 34:05 |
"John Riley" [version 1] |
Seeger [vocal and banjo] |
| 37:40 |
Seeger talks about another version of the
song. |
|
| 38:01 |
"John Riley" [version 2] |
Seeger [vocal and autoharp] |
| 41:35 |
Seeger talks about folks songs being used in teaching
school in England. She introduces the next song. |
|
| 43:20 |
"Five Times Five" |
Seeger [vocal and banjo] |
| 47:00 |
"Gypsy Davey" |
Seeger [vocal and banjo] |
| 49:35 |
"The Maid on the shore" |
Seeger [a cappella] |
| 52:31 |
End |
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MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0739 |
AFC 1975/001: SR052 Part 2
of 2, Recorded:
1961-12-12
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Running time: 50:22 |
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This tape appears to be the second part of a concert by Peggy Seeger.
There is a folder in the collection for this SR. Notes in the folder
state that the venue is Graham Chapel, Washington University, St, Louis,
MO. Tacked on to the very end of the tape, starting at 48:45, is a
recording of the Dillard Brothers. |
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Time
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Content
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Performer(s)
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Notes
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| Start |
Seeger talks about a song being complete. |
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|
| 0:45 |
Seeger performs several short, "compete" songs
including: "Old Kate She Baked a Cake," "Lula Gal,"
"Cross Eyed Gopher," "The Old Cow Dies," Hick, Hike,
Hoke," and "The Spanish Cavalier" |
Seeger [vocal and guitar] |
|
| 3:45 |
Seeger introduces the next song. |
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|
| 4:05 |
"When I was a Little Girl" |
Seeger [vocal and guitar] |
|
| 4:47 |
Unidentified song. [The collection notes say it is
"All alone and Lonely"] |
Seeger [vocal and banjo] |
|
| 7:55 |
Seeger introduces the next song. |
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|
| 8:55 |
"Green Wood Sidey" |
Seeger [a cappella] |
|
| 11:30 |
Seeger introduces the next song. |
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|
| 13:18 |
"The Three Welshman [sic]" |
Seeger [vocal and banjo] |
|
| 18:15 |
Seeger introduces the next song. |
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|
| 19:08 |
"Four Marys" [also known as "Mary Hamilton"] |
Seeger [vocal and guitar] |
|
| 22:33 |
Seeger discusses the previous song and introduces the
next song. |
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|
| 24:13 |
"I Am a Girl of Constant Sorrow" |
Seeger [vocal and guitar] |
|
| 27:30 |
Seeger says she will do three songs recently written
in Britain. |
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|
| 28:42 |
Title not given. |
Seeger [vocal and guitar] |
[This is a lament for a school boy killed in an
accident.] |
| 32:30 |
Seeger says the next song is about an incident which
was a protest response to dramatic raise of rents in
London. |
|
|
| 35:07 |
"The Landlord's Nine Questions" |
Seeger [vocal and banjo] |
|
| 39:23 |
Seeger says this next song is about a protest to the
amount of strontium 90 in the air in England. |
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|
| 41:15 |
No title given |
Seeger [vocal and guitar] |
|
| 44:02 |
Seeger introduces the next song. She says it is a
Christmas song. |
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|
| 44:50 |
"If anybody Asks You Who I Am" |
Seeger [vocal and guitar] |
|
| 48:33 |
End of the Peggy Seeger concert. |
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|
| 48:45 |
"Banjo in the Hollow" |
The Dillard's [Doug and Rodney] |
[There is a folder in the collection for this SR.
Notes in the folder state that this was recorded "in the
Hollow, 7/1/62, St, Louis, MO.] |
| 50:22 |
End |
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MBRS Rack Number: RAA 54529 |
AFC 1975/001: SR053, Recorded:
1961-12-17
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Running time: 52:53 |
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This is a recording for a John Dildine radio broadcast from (probably)
December 17, 1961. He plays recordings of Judy Collins, Tommy Makem and
the Clancy Brothers, and Ed McCurdy |
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Time
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Content
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Performer(s)
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| Start |
"Railroad Bill" the opening theme song. He introduces
tonight's program. |
|
| 2:24 |
"Pretty Saro" |
Collins |
| 5:30 |
Dildine talks about the previous song and introduces
the next song. |
|
| 5:55 |
"John Riley" |
Collins |
| 9:27 |
Dildine says that on "John Riley" the second guitar
was played by Fred |
|
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Hellerman and the banjo was played by Eric Darling.
Dildine does a commercial |
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for the Showboat Lounge. He introduces the next
recording. |
|
| 11:45 |
Tommy Makem introduces Peter Seeger and Bruce
Langhorn. |
|
| 12:00 |
‘The whistling Gypsy" |
Makem, lead vocal |
| 15:50 |
"Johnny Lad" |
Pat Clancy, lead vocal |
| 17:34 |
Dildine talks about the next song. |
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| 18:04 |
"The Old Orange Flute" |
Makem, lead vocal |
| 21:43 |
"Brennan on the Moor" |
vocal, all |
| 23:42 |
Dildine discusses the record he's been playing. He
does a station break. He introduces the recordings of Ed
McCurdy. |
|
| 25:15 |
"Gypsy Davie" |
McCurdy |
| 27:20 |
Dildine talks about the previous song and introduces
the next song. |
|
| 27:48 |
"Hunters of Kentucky" |
McCurdy |
| 30:43 |
Dildine talks about the previous song and introduces
the next song. |
|
| 31:55 |
"Rock About My Pretty Saro" |
McCurdy |
| 34:04 |
Dildine introduces the next song. |
|
| 34:50 |
"My Pretty Little Pink" |
McCurdy |
| 36:01 |
Dildine introduces the next two hymns. |
|
| 36:23 |
"Simple gifts" [A Shaker song from 1848] |
McCurdy, a cappella |
| 37:20 |
"Wondrous Love" |
McCurdy, a cappella |
| 40:50 |
No recording. Blank tape. |
|
| 42:10 |
Dildine introduces the next song. |
|
| 42:38 |
"Clinch Mountain" |
McCurdy |
| 44:38 |
Dildine introduces the next song. |
|
| 45:01 |
"Jug of Punch" |
Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers |
| 48:13 |
"One Eyed Riley" |
Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers |
| 49:58 |
"Railroad Bill," closing theme. Dildine concludes the
broadcast. |
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MBRS Rack Number: RAA 54530 |
AFC 1975/001: SR054, Recorded: unknown [may be
1962-01-04]
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Running time: 29:02 |
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[This seems to be a live recording session of
Bill Roberts. He sings and plays guitar except where noted. The date and
place of this recording is not known.] |
|
This seems to be a live recording session of Bill Roberts. He sings and
plays guitar except where noted. The date and place of this recording is
not known. |
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Time
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Content
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Performer(s)
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| Start |
"Loose Your Money" (take 2) |
Roberts |
| 2:55 |
"Ain't That Rockin'" (take 1) |
Roberts |
| 5:51 |
"Hey Ho Mary" (take 1) |
Roberts |
| 9:00 |
"Hey Ho Mary" (take 2) |
Roberts |
| 11:50 |
"James Alley Blues" (Take 1) |
Roberts |
| 12:42 |
"James Alley Blues" (Take 2) |
Roberts |
| 12:50 |
"James Alley Blues" (Take 3) |
Roberts |
| 17:00 |
"James Alley Blues" (Take 4) |
Roberts |
| 17:38 |
"James Alley Blues" (Take 5) |
Roberts |
| 22:07 |
"I looked down the road just as far as I could see,"
first line |
Roberts, vocal and harmonica |
| 25:19 |
"Hey Joe, where you going with that money in your
hand," (first line) |
Roberts |
| 26:30 |
blank tape |
|
| 27:03 |
"You gotta walk muddy waters" (first line) |
Roberts |
| 29:01 |
End |
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MBRS Rack Number: RAA54531 |
AFC 1975/001: SR055, Recorded: unknown [may be
1962-01-04]
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|
Running time: 26:42 |
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This seems to be a continuation of the recording session recording
session for Bill Roberts. See SR054. He
sings and plays guitar except where noted. |
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Time
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Content
|
Performer(s)
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| Start |
"Loose our Money" |
Roberts |
| 2:44 |
"Telephone Blues" |
Roberts |
| 4:44 |
"Ain't that Rockin'" |
Roberts, unidentified person playing
harmonica |
| 7:36 |
"Hey Ho Mary" |
Roberts, unidentified person playing
harmonica |
| 10:27 |
"Careless Love" |
Roberts, unidentified person playing
harmonica |
| 13:55 |
["Get it Well"] or perhaps ["That's the Way It
Goes"] |
Roberts |
| 16:27 |
"James Alley Blues" |
Roberts |
| 20:52 |
"De Kalb Blues" |
Roberts |
| 23:32 |
"Hey Joe" |
Roberts |
| 26:42 |
End |
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MBRS Rack Number: RAA 54532 |
AFC 1975/001: SR056, Recorded:
1962-01-04
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|
Running time: 24:01 |
|
This seems to be a continuation of the recording session recording
session for Bill Roberts. See SR054. He
sings and plays guitar except where noted. |
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Time
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Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
"My Bonnie" |
Roberts |
| 3:23 |
"Poor Man but a Good Man" |
Roberts |
| 5:41 |
"Stackolee" |
Roberts |
| 9:52 |
"Noted Rider" |
Roberts |
| 12:30 |
unidentified |
Roberts, harmonica solo |
| 16:04 |
"Frankie and albert" |
Roberts |
| 20:29 |
"Fare Thee Well" |
Roberts |
| 24:01 |
End |
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MBRS Rack Number: RAA 54533 |
AFC 1975/001: SR057, Recorded:
1962-01-04
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|
Running time: 29:21 |
|
This seems to be a continuation of the recording session recording
session for Bill Roberts. See SR054. He
sings and plays guitar except where noted. |
|
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Time
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Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
blank |
|
| 0:27 |
"Muddy Water" |
Roberts |
| 3:27 |
"12 Gates to the City" |
Roberts |
| 4:52 |
talking, brief on the harmonica |
Roberts |
| 5:05 |
unidentified |
Roberts, guitar, vocal and harmonica |
| 8:05 |
tuning the guitar |
|
| 11:30 |
"Bottle Up and Go" |
Roberts, guitar, vocal and harmonica |
| 14:08 |
blank |
|
| 14:41 |
"My Mama Don't Allow Me" |
Roberts, guitar, vocal and harmonica |
| 17:55 |
"Careless Love" |
Roberts, guitar, vocal and harmonica |
| 23:13 |
unidentified |
Roberts |
| 24:58 |
"Key to the Highway" |
Roberts |
| 29:21 End |
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MBRS Rack Number: RAA 54534 |
AFC 1975/001: SR058, Recorded:
1962-01-04
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|
Running time: 29:42 |
|
This seems to be a continuation of the recording session recording
session for Bill Roberts. See SR054. He
sings and plays guitar except where noted. |
|
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Time
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Content
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Performer(s)
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| Start |
noise |
|
| 0:51 |
"Frankie and Albert" |
Roberts |
| 1:45 |
talking |
|
| 2:07 |
"Keep on Truckin' Mama" |
Roberts |
| 6:22 |
talking |
|
| 8:22 |
"Fare Thee Well" |
Roberts |
| 11:54 |
talking and a short bit of music |
|
| 12:47 |
"Motherless Child" (take 1) |
Roberts |
| 13:44 |
"Motherless Child" (take 2) |
Roberts |
| 17:50 |
blank |
|
| 18:10 |
unidentified guitar solo |
Roberts |
| 19:10 |
"Rabbit on the Ground" |
Roberts |
| 25:01 |
talking and blank |
|
| 25:22 |
"Keys to the Highway" |
Roberts |
| 29:42 |
End |
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MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0740 |
AFC 1975/001: SR059, Recorded:
1962-03-25
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|
Running time: 15:11 |
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This is a recording for part of a John Dildine radio broadcast. He plays
selections from several phonograph records. |
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Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
Dildine says that the New Lost City Ramblers learned
the next song from a recording by Uncle Dave
Macon. |
|
| 1:00 |
"Hold the Woodpile Down" |
New Lost City Ramblers [Mike Seeger, John Cohen and
Tom Paley] |
| 3:45 |
Dildine says the next song is from a John Lomax
recording [Lubbock, Texas, 1937] of J.C. Fowler, Elrick
Buckner, and Alva Ruffner [spelling of names is ‘best
guess']. |
|
| 4:20 |
"Devil's Dream" |
Fowler, Buckner and Ruffner |
| 6:13 |
Dildine discusses John and Alan Lomax. The next song
is from an Alan Lomax album titled "Folksong Saturday
Night." |
|
| 6:57 |
"Inchin' Along" |
Alan Lomax, Peggy Seeger, Guy Carawan, John Cole and
Sammy Stokes |
| 10:12 |
Dildine introduces the next song. |
|
| 10:44 |
"Soldier's Joy" |
Nashville Washboard Band |
| 12:21 |
Dildine closes the radio broadcast. |
|
| 12:37 |
Closing theme "Railroad Bill" |
|
| 15:10 |
End |
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MBRS Rack Number: RAA54535 |
AFC 1975/001: SR060,
Recorded: unknown
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|
Running time: 49:33 |
|
This is a recording for a John Dildine radio broadcast. He plays
recordings of traditional folk songs of Great Britain from a set of
recordings put together by Alan Lomax and Peter Kennedy. |
|
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Time
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Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
"Railroad Bill," the opening theme. Dildine
introduces the program. He will next play two versions
of "The Elfin Night." |
|
| 3:21 |
version 1, "An Acre of Land" |
Bob and Ron Cooper |
| 5:07 |
version 2, Strawberry Land" |
Thomas Moran |
| 6:07 |
Dildine introduces the next song. |
|
| 7:03 |
"The False Knight on the Road" |
Frank Quinn |
| 8:57 |
"The Outlandish Knight" or "Six Pretty Maids" |
Fred Jordan |
| 12:04 |
Dildine talks about the recordings he is playing. He
does a station break for The Showboat Lounge. He
introduces the next song. |
|
| 14:18 |
"The Twa Sisters" [This version is probably called
"Minorie"] |
John Strichen |
| 16:06 |
Several versions of "Lord Randall" |
several performers |
| 19:36 |
Dildine discusses the previous version of "Lord
Randall" and identifies the performers. He introduces
the next set of songs and the performers. |
|
| 22:05 |
Various versions of a song called "Edward" |
several performers |
| 26:06 |
Dildine introduces the next songs. |
|
| 27:11 |
"The Cruel Mother" |
Thomas Moran |
| 29:00 |
"The Broomfield Wager" |
Cyril Poacher |
| 32:33 |
Dildine discusses the albums in the series of
recordings he is playing. He introduces the next
song. |
|
| 33:31 |
"The Jovial Tradesman" |
Ron and Bob Cooper |
| 35:12 |
Dildine does a station break for The Shadows. He
introduces the next song. |
|
| 37:00 |
"The Roaming Journeyman" |
Paddy Duran |
| 37:53 |
"The Candlelight Fisherman" |
Phil Hammond |
| 39:35 |
The Canny Shepard Laddie" |
Jimmie White |
| 40:23 |
Dildine discusses the previous songs and introduces
the next song. |
|
| 41:20 |
"The Dairy Maid" |
John McGuire, tin whistle |
| 42:27 |
"Green Brooms" |
Shawn [or perhaps Shaun] McDonaugh |
| 44:51 |
Dildine discusses the albums from which he played the
songs for the night's program. He closes the broadcast
with "Railroad Bill," the theme song. |
|
| 49:33 |
End |
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MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0741 |
AFC 1975/001: SR061, Recorded:
1962-07
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|
Running time: 40:10 |
|
This was recorded in Chicago for future broadcast of a John Dildine radio
show. His guests are George and Gerry Armstrong and Howie Mitchell. The
venue for the recording seems to be the Armstrongs home. |
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Time
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Content
|
Performer(s)
|
Notes
|
| Start |
"Shady Grove" |
George, Gerry and Howie |
|
| 2:09 |
Dildine introduces the performers. He asks George why
he is interested in the [folk music] material. George
answers and Gerry joins in. |
|
|
| 5:28 |
"Who Killed Cock Robin" |
Gerry [vocal] |
|
| 7:56 |
Gerry says that she learned the previous song from
Richard Chase. Gerry, George and John discuss learning
folk songs. They prefer to learn directly from people or
else from recordings, rather than from books. They
discuss how the Armstrongs became interested in folk
music. George says that this evening they've been
playing dulcimers made by Howie Mitchell. |
|
|
| 13:25 |
"My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains" |
Gerry, George and Howie |
|
| 16:20 |
George says he learned the previous song from Frank
Profit. John asks Howie about a recording he recently
made for Folk Legacy Records. Howie and John talk about
the mouth-bow and about Jimmy Driftwood. |
|
|
| 20:25 |
"Skip to My Lou" |
Howie [mouth-bow], George and Gerry |
[the recording quality from here to about 22:45 is
very poor] |
| 22:45 |
An unidentified Morris Dance |
George [bag pipes?], Ginny Dildine [drum], Gerry
[guitar], Howie [dulcimer] |
|
| 24:50 |
The group discusses the previous song. George says
that he and Gerry are also involved with folk games,
folk dance, etc. in addition to the music. They discuss
folk music and traditions beyond the United
States. |
|
|
| 34:25 |
[A shape-note hymn] ‘"This Old World Is Full of
Sorrow" |
Gerry, George and Howie |
[Their version is very similar to "This Old World," a
Unitarian hymn] |
| 35:42 |
Howie says that he learned to play the next song from
Jean Ritchie. |
|
|
| 36:30 |
"What a Are You Gonna Do with the Baby-o" |
Howie [mouth-bow], George [dulcimer] |
|
| 38:36 |
John asks George to play the bagpipes. George
declines because of the late hour and because children
are asleep in the house. Instead he says he'll play a
tune call "Nonesuch" on the practice [bagpipe]
chanter. |
|
[The tape ends before this song is played.] |
| 40:10 |
End |
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|
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|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0742 |
AFC 1975/001: SR062, Recorded:
1962-08-05
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|
Running time: 35:02 |
|
This a recording for a John Dildine radio broadcast. Most of the program
is of Ellen and Robin Christenson which was recorded in St. Louis at the
home of Peter and Judy Weston. The last part of the program is two songs
from a Folk Legacy recording of Frank Profitt. It is continued on SR063. |
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|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
"Railroad Bill" |
opening theme, recorded |
| 0:39 |
John Dildine talks about a trip that he, his wife
[Ginny Dildine] and Howie Mitchell recently took to the
mid-west. They recorded several performers in Chicago
and St. Louis. Tonight he is going to play a session
with Ellen and Robin Christenson. |
|
| 1:13 |
"Little Birdie" |
Ellen and Robin [banjo and guitar] |
| 5:23 |
John and Ellen talk about Ellen and her sister and a
record they made. John and Robin talk about two records
that he made. They talk about how they developed their
interest in folk music. They talk about "kitchen songs"
and other types of folk songs. |
|
| 10:15 |
"Woody" |
Robin [vocal] |
| 13:05 |
Robin says that he learned this song from a girl at
Swarthmore College. Her name is Ruth [Kellen] and she
lives in Washington D.C. He's also heard other versions
of the song, as has Dildine. |
|
| 14:20 |
Dildine does a station break. |
|
| 15:37 |
Dildine asks the Christenson's to perform a song for
children. The discuss children's songs. |
|
| 17:58 |
Unidentified song. The first line is "Ducks in the
millpond, geese in the clover" |
Robin and Ellen |
| 19:30 |
Dildine does a station break. |
|
| 20:00 |
Dildine asks Ellen how she got interested in folk
music. She replies. |
|
| 21:00 |
"One Morning, One Morning, One Morning in
May" |
Ellen [vocal and guitar] |
| 23:48 |
Dildine asks for one more song. |
|
| 24:45 |
Unidentified song. The title may be ["Sangree" or
"Singree"] |
Robin and Ellen |
| 27:10 |
Dildine thanks the Christensons. He then talks about
other tapes he plans to play on future broadcasts. He
talks about Frank Profitt. |
|
| 30:19 |
"Trifling Woman" |
Frank Profitt [vocal and banjo, recorded] |
| 32:37 |
"Cluck Old hen" |
Frank Profitt [vocal and banjo, recorded] |
| 35:02 |
End |
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|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0743 |
AFC 1975/001: SR063, Recorded:
1962-08-05
|
|
Running time: 15:25 |
|
This is a continuation of SR062, a John
Dildine radio broadcast. This part of the program is recorded songs of
Frank Profitt, vocal and fretless banjo. |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
Dildine discusses Profitt's recording of "Cluck Old
Hen." Dildine says that Profitt is playing a
home |
made, fretless banjo. |
| 1:13 |
Dildine does a station break. |
|
| 2:14 |
Dildine talks about Profitt's recordings. |
|
| 3:36 |
"Morning Fair" [Dildine says that this is a version
of "The Butcher Boy"] |
Profitt |
| 6:26 |
"Booted and Spurred" |
Profitt |
| 7:53 |
Dildine says that the previous song is a Child
Ballad, "Bonnie James Campbell" and it has the most
complete text of all the versions Childe
collected. |
|
| 8:50 |
"Lord Randall" [a Child Ballad] |
Profitt |
| 12:15 |
Dildine closes his radio program. |
|
| 13:20 |
"Railroad Bill" [closing theme, recorded] |
|
| 15:25 |
End |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0744 |
AFC 1975/001: SR064 (1),
Recorded:
1962-10-12
|
|
Running time: 26:16 |
|
This two part recording is a concert performance by Carol Hedin and Donal
Leace at the University of Virginia. Carol Hedin is on this portion of
the tape. |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
Carol Hedin talks about Paul Clayton. |
|
| 0:48 |
"Bonnie Love" |
Hedin (vocal and autoharp) |
| 3:35 |
Hedin introduces the next song. |
|
| 4:48 |
"Tranquil" |
Hedin (vocal and autoharp) |
| 8:42 |
Hedin introduces the next song. |
|
| 9:05 |
"Hold the Wind" |
Hedin (a cappella) |
| 11:17 |
Hedin introduces the next song. |
|
| 12:10 |
"Eggs and Marrow Bones" |
Hedin (vocal and guitar) |
| 15:30 |
Hedin talks about her trip to Seattle during the
World's Fair. She introduces the next song. |
|
| 17:55 |
"Sun, Dry My Tears" |
Hedin (vocal and guitar) |
| 21:22 |
Hedin introduces the next song. It is a Jimmy
Driftwood song. |
|
| 22:30 |
"The Mixed up Family" |
Hedin (vocal and guitar) |
| 26:16 |
End |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0744 |
AFC 1975/001: SR064 (2),
Recorded:
1962-10-12
|
|
Running time: 27:03 |
|
This two part recording is a concert performance by Carol Hedin and Donal
Leace at the University of Virginia. Donal Leace is on this portion of
the tape. The recording quality is not very good, so some of the spoken
words and sung words are difficult to understand. |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| Start |
[The song began prior to recording being started.]
"Run mountain, Chug aLittle Hill" |
[probably Hedin and Leace] |
| 1:22 |
"Children Go Where I Send Thee" |
Leace (vocal and guitar) |
| 4:38 |
"Leace tells the story of a mother and son. He
introduces the next song. |
|
| 8:09 |
This song is a version of the "Silkie of Sule
Skerry." Leace called it something like "the Silkie
Sister" |
Leace (vocal and guitar) |
| 12:55 |
Leace talks about wanting to attend the University of
Mississippi. He introduces the next song as "Daddy Old
Daddy." He says heard Miriam Makeba and a man perform
it. The first line is "Darling Go Home, Your Husband is
I'll." It was written by Ms. Makeba. |
|
| 15:30 |
"One More Dance" |
Leace (vocal and guitar) |
| 18:05 |
Leace talks about being in New York City. He and a
(girl) friend talk with Marlene Dietrich about her
beauty secrets. He introduces the next song. He says he
heard it performed by Dave Van Ronk and Carolyn Hester.
His version is informed by both. |
|
| 20:28 |
"The House of the Rising Sun" |
Leace (vocal and guitar) |
| 25:25 |
Leace talks about the "Baptist cult." |
|
| 27:03 |
End |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0744 |
AFC 1975/001: SR065 (1),
Recorded:
1962-10-12
|
|
Running time: 37:47 |
|
This is the first part of a concert performance at the University of
Virginia by Allen Damron. The second part is on SR065 (2). |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0744 |
AFC 1975/001: SR065 (2),
Recorded:
1962-10-12
|
|
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). |
|
|
Time
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RAA54536 |
AFC 1975/001: SR066, Recorded: ca.
1962
|
|
Running time: 21:41 |
|
This is a set of solo instrumental performances by Pat Webb. |
|
|
Time
|
Content
|
Performer(s)
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0746 |
AFC 1975/001: SR067, Recorded: ca.
1962
|
|
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. |
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0747 |
AFC 1975/001: SR068, Recorded: ca.
1962
|
|
Running time: 28:38 |
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0748 |
AFC 1975/001: SR069, Recorded:
1963-02-03
|
|
Running time: 24:01 |
|
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. |
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
MBRS Rack Number: RXG 0749 |
AFC 1975/001: SR070, Recorded:
1963-02-03
|
|
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 |
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