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Title
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Alan and Elizabeth Lomax Kentucky collection
Identifier
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AFC 1937/001
Abstract
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A collection of field recordings made on Presto discs by Alan Lomax and his wife Elizabeth Lomax in eastern Kentucky in September and October 1937 for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress. The collection includes folk songs, ballads, hymns, camp meeting songs, union songs, coal miners' songs, blues, children's songs, stories; banjo, harmonica, guitar, and dulcimer music; and a large number of fiddle tunes.
References
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<a href="http://lccn.loc.gov/2008700304">AFC 1937/001</a>
Alan Lomax Recording
AFC Catalog Record
<a href="http://lccn.loc.gov/2008700304">http://lccn.loc.gov/2008700304</a>
AFC Collection
AFC 1937/001
AFS Number
1553B2
Digital Object
<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/afc1937001_1553B2" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="500" height="40"></iframe>
Date Recorded
1937-10-21
Genre
instrumental
Performer
Deaton, Ambrose
Instrumentation
dulcimer
State
Kentucky
Town
Cody
County
Knott
Editor Note
Exact date is not known but likely in the range of October 21-23.
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The Wreck of the Old Ninety-Seven
dulcimer
instrumental
-
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Alan and Elizabeth Lomax Kentucky collection
Identifier
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AFC 1937/001
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
A collection of field recordings made on Presto discs by Alan Lomax and his wife Elizabeth Lomax in eastern Kentucky in September and October 1937 for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress. The collection includes folk songs, ballads, hymns, camp meeting songs, union songs, coal miners' songs, blues, children's songs, stories; banjo, harmonica, guitar, and dulcimer music; and a large number of fiddle tunes.
References
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<a href="http://lccn.loc.gov/2008700304">AFC 1937/001</a>
Alan Lomax Recording
AFC Catalog Record
<a href="http://lccn.loc.gov/2008700304">http://lccn.loc.gov/2008700304</a>
AFC Collection
AFC 1937/001
AFS Number
1553B1
Digital Object
<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/afc1937001_1553B1" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="500" height="40"></iframe>
Date Recorded
1937-10-21
Genre
instrumental
Performer
Deaton, Ambrose
Instrumentation
dulcimer
State
Kentucky
Town
Cody
County
Knott
Editor Note
Exact date is not known but likely in the range of October 21-23.
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Title
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Red Wing
dulcimer
instrumental
-
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Title
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Alan and Elizabeth Lomax Kentucky collection
Identifier
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AFC 1937/001
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
A collection of field recordings made on Presto discs by Alan Lomax and his wife Elizabeth Lomax in eastern Kentucky in September and October 1937 for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress. The collection includes folk songs, ballads, hymns, camp meeting songs, union songs, coal miners' songs, blues, children's songs, stories; banjo, harmonica, guitar, and dulcimer music; and a large number of fiddle tunes.
References
A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource.
<a href="http://lccn.loc.gov/2008700304">AFC 1937/001</a>
Alan Lomax Recording
AFC Catalog Record
<a href="http://lccn.loc.gov/2008700304">http://lccn.loc.gov/2008700304</a>
AFC Collection
AFC 1937/001
AFS Number
1553A2
Digital Object
<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/afc1937001_1553A2" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="500" height="40"></iframe>
Date Recorded
1937-10-21
Genre
instrumental
Performer
Deaton, Ambrose
Instrumentation
dulcimer
State
Kentucky
Town
Cody
County
Knott
Editor Note
Exact date is not known but likely in the range of October 21-23.
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Title
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Goo Goo Eyes
dulcimer
instrumental
-
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Title
A name given to the resource
Alan and Elizabeth Lomax Kentucky collection
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
AFC 1937/001
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
A collection of field recordings made on Presto discs by Alan Lomax and his wife Elizabeth Lomax in eastern Kentucky in September and October 1937 for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress. The collection includes folk songs, ballads, hymns, camp meeting songs, union songs, coal miners' songs, blues, children's songs, stories; banjo, harmonica, guitar, and dulcimer music; and a large number of fiddle tunes.
References
A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource.
<a href="http://lccn.loc.gov/2008700304">AFC 1937/001</a>
Alan Lomax Recording
AFC Catalog Record
<a href="http://lccn.loc.gov/2008700304">http://lccn.loc.gov/2008700304</a>
AFC Collection
AFC 1937/001
AFS Number
1551B2
Digital Object
<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/afc1937001_1551B2" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="500" height="40"></iframe>
Date Recorded
1937-10-21
Genre
instrumental
Performer
Deaton, Ambrose
Instrumentation
dulcimer
State
Kentucky
Town
Cody
County
Knott
Editor Note
Exact date is not known but likely in the range of October 21-23.
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Title
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Casey Jones
dulcimer
instrumental
-
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Alan and Elizabeth Lomax Kentucky collection
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
AFC 1937/001
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
A collection of field recordings made on Presto discs by Alan Lomax and his wife Elizabeth Lomax in eastern Kentucky in September and October 1937 for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress. The collection includes folk songs, ballads, hymns, camp meeting songs, union songs, coal miners' songs, blues, children's songs, stories; banjo, harmonica, guitar, and dulcimer music; and a large number of fiddle tunes.
References
A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource.
<a href="http://lccn.loc.gov/2008700304">AFC 1937/001</a>
Alan Lomax Recording
AFC Catalog Record
<a href="http://lccn.loc.gov/2008700304">http://lccn.loc.gov/2008700304</a>
AFC Collection
AFC 1937/001
AFS Number
1551B1
Digital Object
<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/afc1937001_1551B1" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="500" height="40"></iframe>
Date Recorded
1937-10-21
Genre
instrumental
Performer
Deaton, Ambrose
Instrumentation
dulcimer
State
Kentucky
Town
Cody
County
Knott
Editor Note
Recorded at George Gibson's grocery store. This performance is mis-identified on the AFS card as being "The Girl I Left Behind" as sung by McKinley Craft. Deaton was identified as "Ambers" (the local pronunciation of his name). Exact date is not known but likely in the range of October 21-23.
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Title
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Unidentified dulcimer tune
dulcimer
instrumental
-
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Title
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Alan Lomax Kentucky recordings, 1942
Identifier
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AFC 1943/023
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Collection of field recordings of ballads, songs, and dulcimer music recorded in Marrowbone, Kentucky, by George Pullen Jackson and Alan Lomax, August 1942. Includes performances by Mrs. Addina Palmore, Mrs. A. P. Wilson and dulcimer and dingle bow tunes played by Miss Effie Wilson, and tuning of dulcimer with discussion by John Vincent.
References
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<a href="http://lccn.loc.gov/2014655315">AFC 1943/023</a>
Alan Lomax Recording
AFC Catalog Record
<a href="http://lccn.loc.gov/2014655315">http://lccn.loc.gov/2014655315</a>
AFC Collection
AFC 1943/023
AFS Number
6722A5
Digital Object
<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/afc1943023_6722A5" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="500" height="40"></iframe>
Date Recorded
1942-08-24
Genre
instrumental
Performer
Wilson, Effie
Instrumentation
dingle bow
State
Kentucky
Town
Marrowbone
County
Cumberland
Editor Note
It's unclear whether the "dingle bow" is held in the mouth like an Ozark mouth bow or "picking bow," or whether it's held in the lap. Lomax declines to have it described on the disc and instead says "we'll take a picture of it," but no picture seems to have survived.
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Title
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I Love Somebody (II)
dingle bow
instrumental
-
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Title
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Alan Lomax Kentucky recordings, 1942
Identifier
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AFC 1943/023
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Collection of field recordings of ballads, songs, and dulcimer music recorded in Marrowbone, Kentucky, by George Pullen Jackson and Alan Lomax, August 1942. Includes performances by Mrs. Addina Palmore, Mrs. A. P. Wilson and dulcimer and dingle bow tunes played by Miss Effie Wilson, and tuning of dulcimer with discussion by John Vincent.
References
A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource.
<a href="http://lccn.loc.gov/2014655315">AFC 1943/023</a>
Alan Lomax Recording
AFC Catalog Record
<a href="http://lccn.loc.gov/2014655315">http://lccn.loc.gov/2014655315</a>
AFC Collection
AFC 1943/023
AFS Number
6722A4
Digital Object
<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/afc1943023_6722A4" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="500" height="40"></iframe>
Date Recorded
1942-08-24
Genre
instrumental
Performer
Wilson, Effie
Instrumentation
dingle bow
State
Kentucky
Town
Marrowbone
County
Cumberland
Editor Note
It's unclear whether the "dingle bow" is held in the mouth like an Ozark mouth bow or "picking bow," or whether it's held in the lap. Lomax declines to have it described on the disc and instead says "we'll take a picture of it," but no picture seems to have survived.
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Title
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I Love Somebody (I)
dingle bow
instrumental
-
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Title
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Alan Lomax Kentucky recordings, 1942
Identifier
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AFC 1943/023
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Collection of field recordings of ballads, songs, and dulcimer music recorded in Marrowbone, Kentucky, by George Pullen Jackson and Alan Lomax, August 1942. Includes performances by Mrs. Addina Palmore, Mrs. A. P. Wilson and dulcimer and dingle bow tunes played by Miss Effie Wilson, and tuning of dulcimer with discussion by John Vincent.
References
A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource.
<a href="http://lccn.loc.gov/2014655315">AFC 1943/023</a>
Alan Lomax Recording
AFC Catalog Record
<a href="http://lccn.loc.gov/2014655315">http://lccn.loc.gov/2014655315</a>
AFC Collection
AFC 1943/023
AFS Number
6722A3
Digital Object
<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/afc1943023_6722A3" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="500" height="40"></iframe>
Date Recorded
1942-08-24
Genre
instrumental
Performer
Wilson, Effie
Instrumentation
dulcimer
State
Kentucky
Town
Marrowbone
County
Cumberland
Editor Note
Followed by discussion of dulcimer's provenance and her playing style. Mrs. Wilson says the instrument was made by Sanford Harvey in Willow Shade in Metcalfe County.
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Title
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I Love Somebody
dulcimer
instrumental
-
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Title
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Alan Lomax Kentucky recordings, 1942
Identifier
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AFC 1943/023
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Collection of field recordings of ballads, songs, and dulcimer music recorded in Marrowbone, Kentucky, by George Pullen Jackson and Alan Lomax, August 1942. Includes performances by Mrs. Addina Palmore, Mrs. A. P. Wilson and dulcimer and dingle bow tunes played by Miss Effie Wilson, and tuning of dulcimer with discussion by John Vincent.
References
A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource.
<a href="http://lccn.loc.gov/2014655315">AFC 1943/023</a>
Alan Lomax Recording
AFC Catalog Record
<a href="http://lccn.loc.gov/2014655315">http://lccn.loc.gov/2014655315</a>
AFC Collection
AFC 1943/023
AFS Number
6722A2
Digital Object
<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/afc1943023_6722A2" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="500" height="40"></iframe>
Date Recorded
1942-08-24
Genre
instrumental
Performer
Wilson, Effie
Instrumentation
dulcimer
State
Kentucky
Town
Marrowbone
County
Cumberland
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Title
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The Little Mohee
dulcimer
instrumental
-
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Title
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Alan Lomax Ohio and Indiana collection
Identifier
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AFC 1938/004
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Collection of field recordings of songs, ballads, hymns, fiddle tunes, banjo music, interviews, and stories performed and spoken by various people throughout Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. Recordings made through the courtesy of organizers of the Ohio Valley Folk Festival; the Indiana Folk-lore Society meeting, Bloomington, Indiana; and the WPA Writers' Project in Indiana. The collection includes field recordings of military personnel at Fort Thomas, Kentucky; French folk songs recorded in Vincennes, Indiana; and Amish singers, including Eli J. Bontrager and Joni Easch, in the Goshen, Indiana area, performing hymns from Ausbund, das ist, etliche schöne christliche lieder, 10th ed. Includes Alan Lomax's field notes from his interviews with the performers (some of whom had worked in minstrel shows and medicine shows, and in community gardens), information about the song titles, music, and the singers. During parts of this field trip the Lomaxes were accompanied by Paul G. Brewster, who was also conducting fieldwork in the region.
References
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<a href="http://lccn.loc.gov/2009655410">AFC 1938/004 </a>
Alan Lomax Recording
AFC Catalog Record
<a href="http://lccn.loc.gov/2009655410">http://lccn.loc.gov/2009655410</a>
AFC Collection
AFC 1938/004
AFS Number
1711A2
Digital Object
<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/afc1938004_1711A2" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="500" height="40"></iframe>
Date Recorded
1938-03-29
Genre
instrumental
Performer
Steele, Pete
Instrumentation
guitar
State
Ohio
Town
Hamilton
County
Butler
Editor Note
Followed by fragment of "T.B. Blues" before disc cuts out. Full performance on side B.
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Title
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John Henry
guitar
instrumental