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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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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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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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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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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:72161