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Biculturalisim in Folklore with Chris Rawlings
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Description
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Item consists of Gilles Losier discussing the necessity of biculturalism in the development of folklore and he begins by explaining the origins of square dancing and contra dancing followed by a group medley performance combining "A Saint Malo, Beau Port de Mer" and "The Four Poster Bed". Margaret Bennet Knight(?) singing "The ? of the Cloth", Chris Rawlings performing a Louisiana dance titled: "Calinda" and Angele Arsenault performing "A Soldier and a Sailor". Gilles Losier goes on to tell a humorous anecdote to exemplify the way English and French are mixed in Canada. Chris Rawlings plays an Andean piece on the penny-whistle. Gilles Losier performs "I went to the market (Mon p'tit pannier sous mon bras)", Margaret Bennet Knight(?) sings a lament in Gaelic, Chris Rawlings performs "On the Road to Old Grand-mere", and Angele Arsenault performs "I Want To Leave My Name" Also includes Chris Rawlings performing "La Chanson de Vieux Montreal" (Rawlings), Gilles Losier playing two fiddle tunes that were adapted from Scottish bagpipe songs, Margaret Bennet Knight performing a Gaelic dance (a cappella) followed by Chris Rawlings (with unidentified person) performing the Louisiana song "Mon Coeur Me Fait Mal" (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:72203
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Title
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MITS Presents: Intro. to Folk music for children
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Description
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Item consists of audio recording of Mariposa In the Schools: Introduction to Folk Music for Children workshop hosted by Rick Avery in which the participatory tradition of folk music is emphasized. Bram Morrison teaches the audience a song about a goat using the "lining out" technique. Rick Avery discusses innovative approaches to makeshift instrumentation and explains "cheek music" to the audience, demonstrating how it's done. Chick Roberts shows the audience various approaches to using one's hands for percussion. Sharon Hampson illustrates to the audience how to use the spoons, followed by a demonstration by all the musicians combining all techiques discussed. Rick Avery explains the different ways of using ones voice and singing a cappella. Sharon Hampson singing an "Eskimo" lullaby. Bram Morrison teaches the audience an Iroquois lullaby. Ken Whiteley performs a work song "Long John" (trad.) with the audience clapping and singing along. Sharon Hampson sings a tall tale called "The Frozen Logger" (James Stevens). Rick Avery performs the tall tale "Darby Ram" (trad.) followed by Chick Roberts performing a different version of the same song and then Rick Avery singing yet another version. Ken Whiteley explains that there is no "right way" to sing a song and then the group performs "Groundhog" (trad.) Rick Avery explains how to manipulate instruments to make them sound like other things. They play a fiddle to sound like a train and a banjo to sound like a chicken. Chick Roberts plays the harmonica to sound like a train and then Bram Morrison uses a guitar as a drum and Avery plays a penny whistle. Ken Whiteley performs "Reuben's Train" (trad.). Sharon Hampson sings the Canadian song "The Girls of Ontario" (trad.) and Chick Roberts performs an urban song from the 1890s about draft-dodging with the audience skatting along, titled: "When the War Breaks Out Down in Mexico" (J. Brandon Walsh), and "The Saskatchewan Song" (trad.). Ken Whiteley sings "The Vegetable Song (the Barnyard Dance)" (Martin, Bogan and Armstrong). Rick Avery performs "The Black Fly Song" (Wade Hemsworth), Chick Roberts explains the concept of the "rent party" and selects some children from the audience to play the jug, the washboard, sandpaper, the kazoo, the slide whistle and the shaker. He sings "The Boodelam Shake"?
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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:72201
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Title
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Folk Fun and Games for Children of all Ages
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Description
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Item consists of an audio recording of Rick Avery introducing the workshop that encourages children to have fun with folk songs. Bram Morrison begins the workshop by teaching the children the song"Green Grass Grew All Around" followed by Rick Avery instructing the children to sing "George Washington Bridge", Chick Roberts performing "Uncle Roon's Gotta Coon(?)", Sharron Hampson performing "Bingo" with the audience clapping along, the entire group along with the audience performing the harmony song "A Symphonic Variation (The Violins Play Along)" (Brothers Four), followed by "My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean" (trad.). A child performs her own version of the song and they all sing along. Bram Morrison performing "Oh What A Merry Land Is England" (trad.) but changing the words to include various nursery rhymes, Sharron Hampson and the whole group performing "One Finger, One Thumb", Rick Avery instructing the children to sing a harmony combining "Three Blind Mice", "Frere Jacques" and "Row Row Row Your Boat". Also includes Rick Avery playing "Lion Hunt" with the children and then the group performing "Father Abraham", Sharron Hampson teaching the children "Come Little Rabbit"and Chick Roberts organizing and playing the "I See A Bear" game.
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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:72206
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Mariposa in the Schools
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Description
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Consists of audio recording of Rich Avery hosting the Mariposa in the Schools (MITS) workshop, (a program teaching children about folk music) beginning by performing "The Village Pump" with children in the audience singing along. Next Chris Whiteley recites a story (accompanied by harmonica) about a fox being chased by hounds, an Lois Lilienstein performs "Aiken Drum" (trad.) with children participating, followed by Chris Whiteley explaining to the children how to play a jug and then performing "The Barnyard Dance" (Martin, Bogan and the Armstrongs) and "Take Your Fingers Off It" (trad.) with children playing makeshift instruments. Also consists of Rich Avery teaching the children to sing "Mary Mac" (trad.) and Lois Lilienstein performing "We're Going to the Zoo" (Tom Paxton) and teaching the children about syncopation, as well as Rich Avery performing an "echo song" with the children called "Green Grass Grew All Around" (William Jerome (lyrics), Harry Von Tilzer (music)) and Lois Lilienstein teaching the children to sing/play "Head and Shoulders, Baby" (?), and ending with Rich Avery and Lois Lilienstein together with the children performing "George Washington Bridge".
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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:72161
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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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Date
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22 June 1975
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Identifier
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ASC06540
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72167
