Brett Sutton and Peter Hartman Collection, 1976

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Brett Sutton and Peter Hartman Collection, 1976

Brett Sutton and Peter Hartman Collection, 1976

http://www2.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/s/Sutton,Brett_and_Peter_Hartman.html

Brett Sutton (1948- ) was born and raised in Champaign-Urbana, Ill. He eared as Masters degree in 1976 from the Curriculum of Folklore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His thesis focused on African American spiritual folk singing around Raleigh and Durham, N.C. Peter Hartman (1959- ) earned a B.S. in 1975 UNC. Hartman, also a banjo player, joined Brett Sutton to explore their mutual interest in religious folk music. In 1976, they moved to southwestern Virginia where they worked on an NEH-funded project called From this research, they produced a book and LP recording called (UNC Press, 1982). The collection consists of sound recordings and documentation relating to Sutton and Hartman's NEH project. The folk hymn singing tradition of conservative Baptists in southwestern Virginia in worship services and congregational meetings were recorded in rural churches, and interviews and songs were collected in congregation members' homes. Supplemental information and transcripts include indices of texts, songs, and informants. Also available is an inventory and comparative summary of tunes collected and the NEH grant application, which includes a narrative about the purpose, significance, and scope of the project. Religious Folksongs in the Virginia Mountains. Primitive Baptist Hymns of the Blue Ridge

About 490 items (15.0 linear feet)

eng,

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.