An edition of 1992 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection (1992)

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1992 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection
Ralph Blizard, Ralph Blizard
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An edition of 1992 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection (1992)

1992 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection

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Manuscript materials, sound recordings, photographs, and moving images documenting the performance of Puerto Rican folk music; Tennesse old-time music; folk music from Veracruz, Mexico; dances of the Tewa Indians from the Santa Clara Pueblo; Irish folk dance and music; gospel music; and bluegrass music recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, at concerts from April through September 1992, sponsored by the American Folklife Center. Some concerts were recorded for broadcast on WAMU-FM, hosted by Dick Spottswood. Manuscripts include some correspondence and program flyers autographed by the performers.

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Language
English
Pages
516

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Subjects

Irish Americans, English Ballads, Country music, Hornpipe (Dance), Jig (Dance), Gospel music, Mexicans, Fiddle tunes, Music, Puerto Ricans, Folk music, Popular music, String band music, Irish Folk dancing, Step dancing, Spanish Folk songs, Tewa Indians, English Folk songs, Clog-dancing, Old-time music, Tewa dance, Bluegrass music, African Americans, Puerto Rican Decimas

Places

Washington (D.C.), Irleand, Mexico, Appalachian Region, Puerto Rico, United States, Tennessee, Ireland, West Virginia, Veracruz-Llave (State)

Times

1991-2000

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1992
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Table of Contents

April 23: Edwin Colón Zayas y su Taller Campesino (La música jíbara: traditional string and vocal music from Puerto Rico)
May 21: Ralph Blizard and the New Southern Ramblers (old-time Tennessee fiddling and dance)
June 5: Los Pregoneros del Puerto (harp music from Veracruz, Mexico)
June 25: Songs and dances from the Tewa people of Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico (Tewa music and dance)
July 16: Donna Long and Brendan Mulvihill with Regan Wick and Frank Harte (Irish traditional music, songs, and dance)
August 20: Helen Smith and the Angels of Faith (Gospel music from Washington, DC)
September 10: Everett Lilly and Clear Creek Crossin' (Bluegrass and country western music from West Virginia)

Edition Notes

Photographs include negatives, black and white contact sheets (516 images), photographic prints, and color slides taken by Jim Higgins, John Gibbs, Dan Sheehy, Reid Baker, and unidentified photographers.

Collection is open for research; access restrictions for some materials may apply. Please contact the Folklife Reading Room before requesting materials: folklife@loc.gov ; 202-707-5510.

1992 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection (AFC 1992/001), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Duplication of the recorded materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.

in English and Spanish.

in English, Spanish, Tewa.

Finding aid is available in the Folklife Reading Room and online http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af011019

Series
Neptune Plaza concert series
Other Titles
Neptune Plaza Concert Series, 1992, American Folklife Center concert, 1992

The Physical Object

Pagination
2 8 7 sound tape reels : 1 sound tape reel : 3 sound cassettes (270 min.) : 41 negatives : 28 photographic prints : 49 slides : 516 photographs : 7 videocassettes (VHS) : 1 computer disk ;
Number of pages
516

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25200764M
LCCN
2004695162

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