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Title
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Instruments as Voice substitutes with Mike Seeger
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Description
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Item consists of audio recording of Mike Seeger hosting a workshop on instruments used to substitute vocals. Includes John Wright performing "The Maid Behind the Bar", Mike Seeger performing "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down", Ken Bloom performing a solo clarinet piece in a New Orleans tradition and demonstrating the bottleneck blues guitar with vocal accompaniment, John Wright performing a Jew's harp solo and explaining different methods of playing the instrument around the world and Patrick Judge performing a a few traditional "pipe songs".
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Type
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1/4" reel audio tape
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Fonds
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Mariposa Folk Foundation fonds (F0511)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72196
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Title
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Concert: Boys of the Lough
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Description
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Consists of concert performance by Boys of the Lough of traditional Irish, Scottish (specifically Shetland and Northumbrian music.) Songs include: "The Boys of the Lough", "Slanty Gart" aka MacDonald's Reel, "The Laird of Drumblair" (strathspey), Northumbrian pipe tunes (?), "For He Is Such A Bonny Lad" and "Salmon Tails Up The Water", "The Devil And The Bailiff" (slip jig), "The Winnie Hills Of Leitrim" (slip jig), "Ryan's Slip Jig" "Jack Broke The Prison Door" (reel) a couple of whistle tunes, "Twisting of the Rope" aka "Casadh an t'Sugáin" and an untitled mazurka.
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Type
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1/4" reel audio tape
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Fonds
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Mariposa Folk Foundation fonds (F0511)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72191
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Title
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When Does it Become a Folk Song?
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Description
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Consists of a workshop "When Does It Become a Folksong?" featuring Elizabeth Cotten telling the story of how she was inspired to write the song "Freight Train", Mary McCaslin performing "Music Strings" and "Hollywood, My Home Away From Home on the Range", Carlos Valladares performing "Casamiento de negros" (Violeta Parra), John Allan Cameron performing "The Bonnie Lass o' Bon Accord" (James Scott Skinner), Elizabeth Cotten performing an unknown song., Mary McCaslin performing "Let It Be Me" (Gilbert Becaud (music), Mann Curtis (lyrics)), Carlos Valladares performing "Naranjitay" ("Little Orange", traditional --Bolivian), John Allan Cameron performing "Ann", Elizabeth Cotten performing "Gaslight Blues", Mary McCaslin performing "Blackbird" (Paul McCartney). Next the groups sings "The Lone Pilgrim" (trad.) sung a cappella; a parody of "Drink to me only with thine eyes"; "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms", and "Rock of Ages". Also includes Lloyd Gavin performing the lumber camp song "Young Monroe at Gerry's Rock" aka "The Jam on Gerry's Rock" (trad.); an unknown performer singing "Crazy Mary (from Londonderry)" (Michael Smith) and finally a performance (by Ken Bloom) of "The Pilgrim's Progress."
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Type
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1/4" reel audio tape
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Fonds
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Mariposa Folk Foundation fonds (F0511)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72188
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Title
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Concert: Charlie Chin
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Description
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Consists of audio recording of Charlie Chin performing an adaptation of "I've been Working on the Railroad" (trad.) followed by his telling a fable about a man who tries to move a mountain and then performing a song based on the fable (Chris Iijima). He also performs "The War of the Flea"(Iijima), "Vietnamese Lament"(Iijima), a song adapted from a poem by Ho Chi Minh (Iijima), "Someone Like You"(?), an untitled love song (Chin) and "It's Going to be a Beautiful Day"(Chin).
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Type
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1/4" reel audio tape
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Fonds
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Mariposa Folk Foundation fonds (F0511)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72176
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Title
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The Jugband: An Examination
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Description
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This item consists of an audio recording of The Original Sloth Band (Chris Whiteley, Ken Whiteley, Tom Evans) contextualizing the history of jugbands. Performances include a song "Travelin' Shoes?" by (Noah Lewis), "Where'd You Stay Last Night" (?) "The Sheik of Araby" (Harry B. Smith, Francis Wheeler, Ted Snyder), "It's Tight Like That" (Tampa Red), "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby" (Jimmy McHugh (music), Dorothy Fields (lyrics)) "The Organ Grinder" (Clarence Williams), "Prison Wall Blues" (traditional), "Downtown Blues" (Frank Stokes), "Shout Baby Shout" (?) , "Mama Don't You Give All That Lard Away (Dixieland Jug Blowers) and "She Loves So Good" (Frankie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon).
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Type
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1/4" reel audio tape
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Fonds
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Mariposa Folk Foundation fonds (F0511)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72175
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Title
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The Big Songs
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Description
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Item consists of audio recording of Enoch Kent hosting a workshop formed around the idea of big songs, referring to longstanding ballad or story traditions within songs and beginning with Kent performing "Willie's Rare" (trad.), Margaret McArthur performing a ballad entitled "The Fair Maid by the Shore" (trad.), Margaret Bennett Knight discussing the genre of Ceòl Mòr (Gaelic for "Big Music") and performing an example song. The recording is interrupted from 17:05 to 17:24 by a high-pitched frequency. The workshop concludes with Buell Kazee performing "The Wexford Girl" (trad.) and Michael Cooney performing "O, I Forbid You Maidens All" (Sir Walter Scott). Also consists of Enoch Kent performing "The Sheffield Apprentice", Margaret Bennett Knight performing "Great Falls (?)" and "My Fair Young Love" (trad.), Buell Kazee performing "The Lady Gay" (aka "Three Little Babes" or "The Wife of Usher's Well") (trad.), Michael Cooney performing "Four Nights Drunk" (trad.) and discussing the renaming of folk songs over time and performing "Our Good Man" (trad.), Enoch Kent performing "?" and Margaret McArthur performing "Mr. John Bunt" (trad.).
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Type
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1/4" reel audio tape
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Fonds
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Mariposa Folk Foundation fonds (F0511)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72167
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Title
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Hoop Dancers
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Description
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Item consists of audio recording of a a concert with The Saddleback Family performing traditional "welcome" song followed by "The Warm Up of the Grass Dance" aka "The War Dance", "The Cree Chicken Dance", "The Red Light Dance" aka "The Stop Dance", "The Shawl(?) Dance", "The Eagle Dance" performed by George Saddleback, and Jerry Saddleback demonstrating the "Hoop Dance".
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Type
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1/4" reel audio tape
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Fonds
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Mariposa Folk Foundation fonds (F0511)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72166
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Title
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Acadian Music
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Description
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Consists of audio recording of a concert of Acadian music performed by Edith Butler and Donat Lacroix. Recording begins with a brief history of Acadians by Edith Butler followed by her performance of "Il me n'a voit a l'ecole(?)" and "Le Dix D'Avril". Each song begins with a story about the song to be performed by either Butler or Lacroix and leads into the music. The songs are duets with interchanging vocals. Donat Lacroix performs "Le p'tit bateau," "Derriere chez-nous y'a un joli bocage" or "Derriere chez-nous y'a un champ de pois." Together Lacroix and Butler perform "Le mal de dents" followed by Butler performing "Le p'tit boeuf" (a song about an old maid who is angry that she can not find a husband). Butler then sings "Au chant de l'allouette" and an untitled song. Lacroix sings "Un si gros cure," a humorous song about a parish priest and describes a bawdy wordplay with the French "Cure", followed by (30:53- as if the recording jumps forward might be farther ahead into the song- sung by Lacroix). "Le p'tit mari" which he explains is a song sung in both French and English. Lacroix then sings "La drole de vieille," about a ninety year old woman, with Butler adding vocal accompaniment followed by Butler performing "C'est une chanson d'amour" sung in Chicac. Recording ends at 42:02.
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Type
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1/4" reel audio tape
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Fonds
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Mariposa Folk Foundation fonds (F0511)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72163
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Title
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Monologues, Tales and Recitations
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Description
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Item consists of audio recording of a workshop hosted by Tony Barrand and beginning by giving a brief lecture about traditional tales followed by Grant Rogers telling a story about a village called "Yackville" and Tommy Makem recounting a fable about a hump-backed man named Jack Madden. Also consists of Joe Byrne reading a story by Ted Russell, Maggie Pierce telling a traditional Irish tale (The Speckled Bird) and Owen McBride telling a story about a mushroom picker. Next, Tony Barrand briefly discussing recitations and monologues and Tommy Makem reciting a poem by (?). Also consists of Joe Byrne telling a tale, Pierce reciting a poem about butter as well as reciting "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" (W.B. Yeats), Barrand reciting William Bennett (I shall love you when your money is gone but I shan't be with you), a parody of "The Green Eye of the Yellow God" (J. Milton Hayes). Also consists of Owen McBride reciting "The Battle of Hastings" (Marriott Edgar and Stanley Holloway), Joe Byrne reciting "Cold Weather" (Ted Russell) and Margaret Pierce reciting "To a Fat Lady Seen from a Train" (Francis Cornford).
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Type
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1/4" reel audio tape
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Fonds
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Mariposa Folk Foundation fonds (F0511)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:61277
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Title
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Folksong Accompaniment
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Description
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Item consists of an audio recording of workshop about accompaniment to folk songs with Bram Morrison describing how to adapt the guitar during accompaniment. He performs "The Water is Wide" (trad.) as an example. Also contains Barry O'Neill performing "The Jolly Fellows That Follow The Plough" and Martin Carthy performing "Two Young Lovers/Thorneymoor Woods" Sam Hinton also shares his thoughts on accompaniment and motion. There may be a break in recording here as documentation indicates that Sam Hinton performs "Franky & Johnny", "Little Dogies", St. James Infirmary" and "Boll Weavil". followed by Bram Morrison singing a Spanish song called "El Serano", Barry O'Neill performing "The Gosport Tragedy" (Sam Larner), followed by a discussion about repetition. Next, Martin Carthy performs "A Night Visiting Song", "The Thresher" (Dick Snell) and Barry O'Neill concluding with "Sowing On The Mountain" (trad.).
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Type
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1/4" reel audio tape
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Fonds
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Mariposa Folk Foundation fonds (F0511)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:61274
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Title
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Workshop : Slide Guitar with John Hammond and Dave Essig
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Description
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Consists of audio recording of slide guitar workshop with John Hammond and Dave Essig performing "Midnight Lover" (?) and "Hand Me Down My Walking Cane" (trad.). They also answer questions from the audience and then Essig sings "Ain't it Grand to be a Christian" (Blind Willie McTell) and Hammond then performs "I Can't Be Satisfied" (Muddy Waters). Also consists of Essig performing "Cannonball Blues" (Leslie Riddle), Hammond performing "T'aint Long Fore Day", aka "Big Star Falling" (Blind Willie McTell), Essig performing "Mean Old World" (trad.), Hammond performing "Terrapan Blues" followed by a period of taking questions from the audience. Essig resumes by performing "Come on in my kitchen" (Robert Johnson), followed by Hammond performing "Blues walked in" (?), Essig performing a combination of "Jailbait" and "Jubilee" and Hammond concluding with "Hellhound on my trail" (Robert Johnson).
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Type
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1/4" reel audio tape
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Fonds
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Mariposa Folk Foundation fonds (F0511)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:61264
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Title
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Dobro and slide guitar
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Description
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Consists of audio recording of workshop explaining how to play dobro and slide guitar, hosted by Michael Cooney and Shelley Posen. Four songs performed with technical explanations and audience question and answer periods interspersed. The first song is "Spanish Grass" (trad.), followed by "At the End of a Long Lonely Day" (Marty Robbins), "John Henry" (trad.) and an unknown song.
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Type
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1/4" reel audio tape
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Fonds
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Mariposa Folk Foundation fonds (F0511)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:61240
