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North Carolina Folklife Festival (1974 : Durham, N.C.). Archive collection, 1974.

Title: Archive collection, 1974.

Recordings of performances of blues, gospel, old-time string band music, country songs and tunes, and bluegrass music. Blues music is performed by Willy Trice (1910-1976), African-American blues musician of Durham, N.C.; Elizabeth Cotten (1893-1987), African-American guitarist, singer, and songwriter; Peg Leg Sam (Arthur Jackson, 1911-1977), African- American harmonica player. Gospel music is performed by the Gospel Jubilators and Golden Echoes, both African-American gospel groups. Old- time string band music is performed by the Byard Ray String Band and Ernest East and the Pine Ridge Boys. Old-time country songs and tunes are performed by Kilby Snow (1905- ), Anglo-American autoharpist; the Blue Sky Boys, Anglo-American old-time country duo; Tommy Jarrell (1901-1985), Anglo-American fiddler; Fred Cockerham (1901- ), Anglo-American banjo player. Bluegrass music is performed by the Bluegrass Experience. Tapes also include a fiddle workshop with Bill Hicks and Byard Ray; a clogging workshop with the Clicking Cloggers, with music by Ernest East and the Pine Ridge Boys; a blues workshop with Elizabeth Cotten, a children's workshop with David Holt, Marcie Kramish, and Betty Smith; and an introduction to the festival by festival coordinator George Holt and Alan Jabbour, Director of the Office of Folklife Programs, Library of Congress.

ArchivalResource: 4 sound recordings.

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Jabbour, Alan. Folklife section collection, 1974.

Title: Folklife section collection, 1974.

Recording of the Friday evening concert of the 1974 North Carolina Folklife Festival held at Page Auditorium, Duke University, Durham, N.C. Featured are Anglo-American old-time fiddle and banjo music by Tommy Jarrell (1901-1985) and Fred Cockerham (1901- ); African American songs and blues on banjo and guitar by Elizabeth ("Libba") Cotten (1893- 1987); African American gospel music by the Golden Echoes; African American blues on guitar by Willy Trice (1910-1976); early Anglo-American country music by brothers duet the Blue Sky Boys, Bill and Earl Bolick; and bluegrass music by the Bluegrass Experience. Concert MC was folklorist Alan Jabbour and the producer was folklorist George Holt.

ArchivalResource: 7 sound recordings.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27191508 View