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TITLE American Folk Music and Folklore Recordings 1984: A Selected List. INSTITUTION Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. American Folklife Center. PUB DATE 85 NOTE 14p.; For the 1983 list, see SO 017 265. PUB TYPE Reference Materials - Bibliographies (131)

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ABSTRACT In an effort to encourage appreciation of the rich folk heritage of the United States, the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress presents this annual list of 30 recordings selected by a panel of distinguished experts from nearly two hundred titles submitted by producers, suggested by folklorists and ethnomusicologists, and proposed by center staff. All entries were released in 1984, feature cultural traditions found within the United States, emphasize "root traditions" over popular adaptations of traditional materials, are conveniently available to American purchasers, and are well annotated with liner notes or accompanying booklets relating the recordings to the performers, their communities, genres, styles, or other pertinent information. The annotated entries are followed by sources of the listed recordings as well as sources of further listings and reviews of folk records. (BZ)

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Selection Panel

Thomas A. Adler University of Kentucky; Record ReviewEditor, Western Folklore

Norm Cohen Executive Secretary, John Edwards MemorialForum; Editor, JEMF Quarterly; Record ReviewEditor, Journal of American Folklore

David Evans Director, Program for Southern RegionalMusic, Memphis State University

William Ivey Director, Country Music Foundation

Ethel Raim Director, Ethnic Folk Arts Center

Michael Licht Project Coordinator American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2054.0 1985

3 INTRODUCTION For four decades the Library of Congress has helped encourage appreciation of our country's rich folk heritage by publishing its own phonograph record series of traditional folk music and folktales. Last year the Library's American Folk life Center rededicated itself to this aim by recognizing the recording efforts of others through the publication of an annual list of quality records and audio tapes of traditional American folk music and folldore. The list is not comprehensive: rather, it is intended to provide a short, usable guide to important audio resources for educators, librarians, and all those who enjoy America's grassroots music and spoken arts. The thirty recordings listed here were selected by a panel of distinguished experts from nearly two hundred titles submitted by producers, suggested by folklorists and ethnomusicologists, and proposed by Center staff. In keeping with guidelines established last year, we required that all entries:

be released in 1984;

feature cultural traditions found within the United States;

emphasize "root traditions" over popular adaptations of traditional materials;

be conveniently available to American purchasers;

and be well annotated with liner notes or accompanying booklets relating the recordings to the performers, their communities, genres, styles, or other pertinent information.

It is our hope that publication of this list will stimulate an increase in the number of new, high- quality documentary folk recordings, leading ulti- mately to increased support and encouragement for those performers who preserve our country's folk 1-..eritage. The annotated entries below are followed by information about sources for these and other folk records and tapes, as well as other publications which list and review traditional music recordings. We hope that future editions of this list will include more recordings of folktales and other traditional spoken arts, a wider range of America's ethnic and regional traditions, and more records and tapes of

4 America's folk music issued abroad and distributed in the United States. To suggest suitable 1985 releases for consideration by next year's panel, or to obtain additional copies of this publication or American Folk Music and Folklore Recordings 1983, please write to: Annual Recordings List, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540.

5 . "1i. A ANGLO-AMERICAN West Virginia fiddlers of the last generation. Origi- nal aluminum-disc recordings by Louis Watson Chappell. With an 18-page booklet by John A. Cuth- bert and Alan Jabbour, including extensive photos, a map, biographical and program notes, musical transcriptions, and a bibliography/discography.

The Rabun County Gospel Singing Conven- Cowden Family; Songs tion and Christian Har- My Family LovesFavo- mony. Foxfire; no catalog rite Family of the number. Two cassetes. Cowden Family, Cush- Field recordings, 1977- man, Arkansas. Arkansas 1981, of Southern religious Traditions 002. LP. Ozark John W. Summers; music in North Georgia folksongs, ballads, and sen- Indiana Fiddler. Rounder (Singing Convention) and timental favorites sung by 0194. LP. Field recordings, western North Carolina Mrs. Noble Cowden, 1962-1972, of the late and Georgia (Christian Har- accompanied on guitar by "Dick" Summers, fiddler mony), recorded and her daughter Lina Lee. and violin-maker, by Judge researched by students in Jacket notes by George Dan White, Art Rosen- the Shape Note Singing West; 8-page booklet and baum, and Joel and Kathy Project at Georgia's Rabun lyric transcriptions by W. Shimberg. A rare sampler County High School. K. McNeil of an old-time midwestern These two traditions of fiddling style; some selec- "shape-note" music tabla- tions have banjo or guitar ture and four-part vocal accompaniment. With a harmony use different 7-page booklet i^duding songbooks and writing sys- essays by Art Rosenbaum tems, but each carries on and Kathy and Joel Shim- century-old practices of berg. Program notes are by "singing schools" and "all Kathy and Joel Shimberg, day singing and dinner on assisted by Bob Carlin and the ground." The two cas- Art Rosenbaum. settes are accompanied by a 62-page special issue of Foxfire magazine (Vol- Edden Hammon; The ume 18. Number 4 [Winter Edden Hammon, Collec- 1984)) containing program tion. University of West notes, introductory essays, Virginia Press Sound interviews with singers, Archives 001. LP. Field photos, and a bibliography. recordings from 1947 of Edden Hammon (c.1874- 1955), one of the finest

6 UST COPY AYALA'',6 ME MIMI 4 Bill Monroe. Columbia low ylalte easIA0 Historic Edition FC 38904. LP/cassette. Early recordings, 1945-1947, by influential band leader, vocalist, mandolin player, and acknowledged founder of bluegrass music Bill Mon- roe. Includes three previously unreleased recordings. Jacket notes by Uncle Dave Macon; Bob Allen. "Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy." Old Home- stead OHCS-148. LP. Recordings, 1927-1938, by the banjo-playing singer The Delmore Brothers; David Harrison Macon, Volume 1Weary Lone- popular Tennessee enter- some Blues. Old Home- tainer and star of the early stead OHCS-153. LP. "Grand Ole Opry" radio Reissues of commercial show. Jacket notes by country recordings, 1931- Charles Wolfe. 1940, by Alton and Rabon Delmore, an influential vocal duet from Alabama Jacket notes by Charles Wolfe.

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The Cold Water Pledge; Volumes 1 & 2. Marimac 9104/9105. Two cassettes. Compilation of historic commercial record- Carter and Ralph Stan- ings of country music from ley; Stanley Series Vol- the Prohibition Era (late ume 1, Number 4. Copper 1920s and early 1930s) Creek CCSS, Volume 1, dealing with "moonshine" Number 4. LP. A live liquor and the temperance bluegrass show, including movement. Accompanied comedy routines, recorded by a 16-page booklet by on October 16, 1966 at the W. K. McNeil. Brown County Jamboree in Bean Blossom, Indiana by Neil Rosenberg and Bill Ivey. With a 6-page booklet, including notes and lyric transcriptions, by Gary B. and Mosie Reid.

BEST COPY AVAILABLE 7 4 v Jimmie Davis; Bockin' AFRO-AMERICAN Blues. Bear Family BFX 15125. LP. Risque blues and other songs, originally recorded between 1929 and 1933 by Jimmie Davis, later composer of "You Are My Sunshine" and governor of Louisiana. In- dudes collaborations with black guitarists Ed Schafer and Oscar Woods, as well as white Louisiana guitarists Leon Chappelear, Eddie Quinn, and Buddy Jones. Not for children, but a unique compilation Buddy Jones; Loui- of early blues recordings by siana's Honky Tonk a white arti.A. Jacket notes Man. Texas Rose by Tony Russell. TXR-2711. LP. Country music, early "honky tonk," and blues from singer-guitarist Oscar Keep It to Yourself; Bergan "Buddy" Jones. Arkansas Blues Vol- Commercial recordings, ume 1Solo Perfor- 1935-1941, by this Shreve- mances. Rooster Blues port policeman, often R7605. LP. Field record- accompanied by his brother ings from 1976 by Louis Buster and other well- Guida. Solo vocal, guitar, known musicians. Includes piano, and harmonica ren- fellow policemen Cliff ditions of Afro-American Bruner on fiddle, Mocn music. Jacket notes by Mullican on piano, and a Louis Guida; photos by duet with Shreveport public Louis Guida and Cheryl service commissioner (later Cohen. governor) Jimmie Davis. Jacket notes by Donald Lee Nelson; photos.

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Virginia Traditions; Virginia Work Songs. Blue Ridge Institute BRI 007. LP. Field recordings, 1936-1980, of unaccom- Clarence Gatemouth panied agricultural ane Brown; The Original Pea- maritime worksongs sung cock Recordings. Rounder by black Virginians. Blind Lemon Jefferson; King of the Country 2039. LP. Reissues of Recordings (some previ- Blues. Yazoo L-1069. LP; 1952-1959 recordings of ously unpublished) by John big-band blues from Hous- A. Lomax, Alan Lomax, two-record set. Historic recordings, 1926-1929, by ton, featuring Louisiana- and Harold Spivacke for Texas singer and guitarist born vocalist Clarence the Library of Congress, Lemon Jefferson, the first Brown on guitar, har- Benjamin 0. Colonna, Jr monica, and violin. In- for NBC Radio, and Glen commercially successful "down home" blues per- cludes two previously Hinson. With a 36-page former. Extensive jacket unreleased recordings. booklet by Glen Hinson, notes by Stephan Ca lt. Jacket notes by Dick including map, photos, and Shurman. a bibliography.

Blind Blake; Ragtime Guitar's Foremost Finger- Big Maceo; Volume Elisabeth Cotten; picker. Yazoo L-1068. One & Volume Two. LIVE! Arhoolie 1089. LP. LP; two-record set. Blues Classics 28 & 29. Live concert recordings of Reissues of historic ragtime Two LPs. Blues by pianist "Libba" Cotten, the Northand blues recordings, and singer Maceo Merri- Carolina-born guitarist, 1926-1932, by noted gui- weather, originally singer, and songwriter who tarist and singer Arthur recorded in 1941-1942 greatly influenced the Blake. Some selections with (Volume One) and 1945- renewed interest in Ameri- vocalists Leo la B. Wilson, 1947 (Volume Two). can folksongs in the 1960s. Irene Scruggs, and Bertha Accompanied by guitarist Brief jacket notes. Henderson. Extensive Tampa Red and other Chi- jacket notes by Steve Calt cago musicians. Jacket and Woody Mann. notes by Mike Rowe.

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The First Women Duets/Los Primeros Duetos Femininas. Folk- lyric 9035. LP. Historic . recordings, 1929-1955, 1 PI TB 111111111111111111 documenting early vocal rigirliSerneriJ Harry Choates; The duets featuring women per- Fiddle King of Cajun formers. Artists include El Swing. Arhoolie 5027. LP. Trio Garnica-Ascencio, Las Reissues of 1946-1949 Hermanas Padilla, Carmen recordings by influential y Laura, Las Hermanas fiddler, vocalist, and band Huerta, and members of the Mendoza family. CANICOMO leader Harry Choates, who ageIII 1111111110 merged the music of Accompaniments range French Louisiana with jazz from single guitars and dance music. Jacket notes string bands to conjuiros, Cambodian Traditional by Tim Knight. mariachis, and orchestras. Music in Minnesota. Jacket notes and 16-page World Music Laerprises; booklet, induding Spanish no catalog number. Cas- lyrics and English transla- sette. Instrumental and tions, by Phillip vocal music performed by Sonnichsen. members of me Cambodian community of Minneapolis- St. Paul. The entemble t..1 plays and singe wedding and entertainment songs (phleng kar and malson) and classical Khmer ceremonial music (pia peat). Recorded in 1980-1983 by Cliff Cubanakin. Cubanakin Sloane and David Sten- [NR15601 -1J. LP. Afro- shod. With an 11-page Cuban Santeria, the reli- booklet by Cliff Sloane and gious music of the /manic descendents Sithoeurn Chem containing Yoruba historical and musical slaves, recorded by a group essays and lyrics in Khmer based in Washington, D.C. with English translations; Traditional African-derived translations and calligraphy drum rhythms and vocal by Sithoeum Chem. music. Jacket notes.

BEST COPY AVAILABLE t0 Wilmoth Houdini. Folk- Tunes from the lyric 9040. LP. Calypso Amerika Trunk; Tradi- songs by Trinidad-born tional Norwegian- New York vocalist American Music from Wilmoth Hendricks, origi- Wisconsin, Volume II. nally recorded from 1928 Folklore Village Farm FVF to 1940. Jazz-band and 1 202. LP. Norwegian- "bamboo ochestra" American dance music accompaniment. Jacket played on violin, banjo, notes by John Cowley. accordion, and piano by the Blom family, the Nyen 016C4" family, and other musicians from the Upper Midwest. Includes a thirty-year-old field recording of violinist Henry "Fiskarbekk" Ever- Las Hermanas Men- son made by Milo doza/The Mendoza Sis- Edwards. Jacket notes by Philip Martin. .7 -- go ters; Juanita y Maria. -- 1".dmi Arhoolie 3017. LP. Duets by Texas singers Juanita Viola Kjeldahl Lee; Maria Mendoza; Old Time Dance Music Mexican-American love from Norway & Min- songs originally recorded nesota. Banjar BR-1846. from 1946 to 1952. Guitar LP. Waltzes, schottisches, accompaniment by Maria and polkas from the and older sister Lydia, a Norwegian- American com- well-known performer in munity of western Min- her own right. Jacket notes nesota, played on the by Chris Strachwitz; accordion. Jacket notes by Spanish lyrics transcribed LeRoy Larson. and translated by Dan Dickey. OLD TIM Waal MUSIC Illbossota Texas Czech-Bohemian 4. Bands; Early Recordings 1928-1933. Folklyric 9031. LP. Dance-band music, largely polkas and waltzes, from the Czech and Bohe- mian communities of south and central Texas. Jacket notes by Chris Strachwitz.

11 BEST COPY ASAILABLE +4, s. r ANTHOLOGIES ici; moilarckuis's ro.i...... %. WITH A 1....ftetbamalwoolllii. REGIONAL FOCUS 4- Do Not Pass Me By; A Celebration of Oilorado Folk life. Colorado State Folk Arts Program 43485 Cassette. Thirteen five- Turtle Mountain minute samplings of Colo- Folk Visions & Voices; Music. Folkways FES rado traditions, including Traditional Music & Song 4140. LP; two-record set. cowboy poetry and songs, in Northern Georgia, Vol- Music from the Turtle fiddle tunes, Slovenian ume One & Volume Two. Mountain Reservation of at-dion music, German Ethnic Folkways FE 34161 North Dakota. Studio and polkas, Irish balladry, [FSS 34161] & FE 34162 fieid recordings of the Spanish-American string [FSS 34162]. LP. Field music of this culturally bands, bluegrass-gospel, recordings, 1977-1983, by diverse area in the Cana- country music, and con- Art Rosenbaum. Volume dian border region, where temporary black gospel One devotes one side to Pembina Chippewa, Cree, music. Originally a radio "early mountain songs, French, British, and documentary series, each ballads, and tunes" and Metchif (or Metis) tradi- segment includes narration the other to black religious tions coexist and blend. Field recordings and singing; Volume Two Songs in Chippewa, Cree, descriptive brochure by covers "black frolic songs, French, and English; music David A. Brose. work songs and blues." as of the cl.lce drum, fiddle, well as white string-band string band, and rock-and- music, banjo tunes, and roll band. With a 16-page songs. Each record contains booklet by Nicholas Cur- an extensively annotated chin Vrooman, including insert, with notes and lyric the lyrics of English and transcriptions by Art French songs (with English Rosenbaum and photos by translations of the latter), Margo Newmark Rosen- interview transcriptions, baum. A companion to the photos by Murray Lem ley, book Folk Visions and Yokes: and a historical essay by Traditional Music and Song in Dennis Demontigny. North Georgia, Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 1983.

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