Karen Helms Pressley collection, 1973-1990 (bulk 1975-1978) [manuscript].

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Karen Helms Pressley collection, 1973-1990 (bulk 1975-1978) [manuscript].

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Fieldwork relating primarily to the oral musical traditions of the Outer Banks of North Carolina and Union County, N.C., in south-central North Carolina. Outer Banks materials consist of recorded folk songs, stories, and interviews with residents, as well as interview transcripts, Pressley's essay on the oral traditions of the Outer Banks, and ballads and songs she collected. The Union County, N.C., materials consist of field recordings Pressley made documenting the oral musical traditions of Union County. Music includes church gospel, guitar blues, fiddle and banjo tunes, traditional ballad singing, and childrens' songs performed by Union County residents. Also included are other recordings made by Pressley, among them some with storyteller Bobby McMillon, recordings from western North Carolina and the Piedmont area, and recordings relating to music workshops and children's songs.

115 items (4.0 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7674932

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Pressley, Karen Helms

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Ethnomusicologist Karen Helms Pressley was born in Union County, N.C. Classically trained in piano, organ, and voice, Pressley developed an interest in the preservation of old-time music and the oral tradition. From the description of Karen Helms Pressley collection, 1973-1990 (bulk 1975-1978) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 54030688 Ethnomusicologist Karen Helms Pressley was born in Union County, N.C. Classically trained in piano, organ, and voice, Pressley l...

McMillon, Bobby

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Anglo-American traditional singer, banjo and guitar player, and storyteller from Kings Creek, N.C. From the description of Collection, 1978. WorldCat record id: 27043504 Born in Lenoir, N.C., in 1951, Bobby McMillon has performed professionally since 1978 as a singer, musician, and storyteller in the Appalachian tradition. As a performer, he is best known for his ballad and story renditions about Frankie Silver, to whom he is distantly related. He has also collected intervie...