American Folklife Center 1988 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection

1988 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection

Collection

Identifier: AFC 1988/009

Scope and Content Note

The 1988 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection consists of manuscript and print materials, audio recordings, and graphic materials that document the 1988 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 April and September. Adverse weather conditions sometimes force the concerts indoors. The 1988 series was produced with the assistance of the National Council for the Traditional Arts.

The 1988 season consisted of the following:

Date	Performers	Place of Origin	Subject
April 21	The Cumberland Music Tour	Kentucky and Tennessee	Old Time music
May 19	Egan, Moloney, and Harney	Maryland	Irish music
June 16	The Grant Street Band	California	Bluegrass music
July 21	John Cephas and Phil Wiggins	Maryland	Piedmont Blues
August 18	Nguyen Family	District of Columbia	Vietnamese music
September 15	Mariachi San Cristobal	Mexico	Mariachi music
October 20	The Four Echoes, Linda Gore and the Spirituallettes	District of Columbia	Gospel music

Dates

Creation: 1988

Language of Materials

English, Irish Gaelic, Spanish, and Vietnamese

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.

Administrative History

Documentation created and accessioned by the American Folklife Center in 1988.

Extent

13 folders
16 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 and 15 ips, double track, stereo. ; 10 in.
203 photographs : black and white, negatives
3 photographic prints : black and white ; various sizes
125 slides : color

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Additional Description

Abstract

The collection consists of manuscript materials, sound recordings, and photographs documenting the performance of old-time music from the Cumberland Plateau, Irish folk music and dance, bluegrass music, Piedmont blues music, Vietnamese music, mariachi music, and gospel music recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. Concerts were sponsored by the American Folklife Center and the National Council for the Traditional Arts.

Collection Concordance by Format

Quantity	Physical Extent	Item Numbers
Manuscript Materials
2	boxes	FOLDERS 1, 2-3, 7-8, 10-11, 13, 15-17, 19, 22
Sound Recordings
10	10" DT stereo reels at 7.5 ips	RWB 8779-8780 [AFS 26953-26954]
		RWB 9618-9619 [AFS 26998-26999]
		RWB 9620-9621 [AFS 27000-27001]
		RWB 9628-9629 [AFS 27009 R1-2]
		RWB 9626-9627 [AFS 27006-27007]
6	10" DT stereo reels at 15 ips	RWB 9052-9054 [AFS 26955-26957]
		RWB 9622-9624 [AFS 27002-27004]
13	60-minute audiocassettes (Listening copies)	RWB 8779-8780 [AFS 26953-26954]
		RWB 9618-9619 [AFS 26998-26999]
		RWB 9620-21 [AFS 27000-27001]
		RWB 9628-9629 [AFS 27009 R1-2]
		RWB 9626-9627 [AFS 27006-27007]
Graphic Images
201	black-and-white negatives	ENVELOPES 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12
29	black-and-white contact sheets	FOLDERS 4-6, 9, 12, 14, 18, 20-21, 23
1	8x10 black-and-white photographic print	FOLDER 8
2	4x6 black-and-white negatives	ENVELOPE 1
2	4x6 black-and-white photographic print	FOLDER 6
125	color slides	ENVELOPES 2-3, 5, 7, 10-11, 13-14

Appendix A: Dance Content

Concert	Description
The Cumberland Music Tour	A group of seven musicians present old-time mountain music and dance from the Cumberland Plateau region of Kentucky and Tennessee. Performance included a demonstration of buck dancing, a mountain style solo form. Print material and photographs: folders 2-6; sound recordings: RWB 8779-8790 [AFS 26953-269554].

Concert	Description
Egan, Moloney, and Harney	Irish music and dance presented by Seamus Egan, Mick Moloney, and Liam Harney. Harney, a world champion step dancer, performs reels, a jig, and a hornpipe. Print material, photographs, and slides: folders 7-9, envelope 5. Sound recordings: RWB 9052-9054 [AFS 26955-269557].