Tom Carter Collection, 1970-1973

Collection Number: 20028-z

Collection Title: Tom Carter Collection, 1970-1973

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Size	50 items
Abstract	The Tom Carter Collection consists of field recordings, 1970-1973, created and compiled by folklorist, historian, and musician, Tom Carter. The audio recordings feature old-time musicians from the central Piedmont area of North Carolina and the North Carolina and Virginia border region, performing old-time tunes and songs. Some of the artists featured include, Tommy Jarrell (1901-1984), Anglo-American old-time fiddle and banjo player, of Mt. Airy, N.C.; Gaither Carlton (1901-1973), Anglo-American old-time fiddle and banjo player, of Deep Gap, N.C.; Fred Cockerham (1905-1980), Anglo-American old-time fiddle and banjo player, of Low Gap, N.C.; Emit Valentine, Anglo-American button accordion player, of Franklin Co., N.C.; Archie and Lenwood Thompson, Anglo-American fiddlers, of Franklin Co., N.C. The collection also includes an interview Carter conducted with Virgil Craven, hammered dulcimer and fiddle player; two other pieces of writing by Carter; and extensive field notes created by SFC staff. Field notes include technical information about the tapes, as well as description of contents, including musician names, song titles, banjo tunings, and background information on the musicians recorded.
Creator	Carter, Thomas, 1949-
Curatorial Unit	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
Language	English

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Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], in the Tom Carter Collection #20028-z, Southern Folklife Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Processed by: Anne Wells, April 2016

Encoded by: Anne Wells, April 2016

Updated by: Anne Wells, May 2018; Jodi Berkowitz, March 2019

Archival processing of the Tom Carter Collection was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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Thomas "Tom" Carter is an emeritus professor of architectural history in the University of Utah's College of Architecture and Planning. He has a degree in history from Brown University and studied folklore at both the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Indiana University. His chief research interest has been the building traditions of the western United States. His publications include Images of an American Land: Vernacular Architecture Studies in the West, and (with Betsy Cromley) the text Invitation to Vernacular Architecture: A Guide to the Study of Ordinary Buildings and Landscapes.

Biography courtesy of the Department of Folklore at the University of Utah

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The Tom Carter Collection consists of 23 open reel field recordings, 1970-1973, created and compiled by folklorist, historian, and musician, Tom Carter. The recordings feature old-time musicians from the central Piedmont area of North Carolina and the North Carolina and Virginia border region, performing old-time tunes and songs. Some of the artists featured include, Tommy Jarrell (1901-1984), Anglo-American old-time fiddle and banjo player, of Mt. Airy, N.C.; Gaither Carlton (1901-1973), Anglo-American old-time fiddle and banjo player, of Deep Gap, N.C.; Fred Cockerham (1905-1980), Anglo-American old-time fiddle and banjo player, of Low Gap, N.C.; Emit Valentine, Anglo-American button accordion player, of Franklin Co., N.C.; Archie and Lenwood Thompson, Anglo-American fiddlers, of Franklin Co., N.C.The collection also includes an interview Carter conducted with Virgil Craven, hammered dulcimer and fiddle player; two other pieces of writing by Carter; and extensive field notes created by SFC staff. Field notes include technical information about the tapes, as well as description of contents, including musician names, song titles, banjo tunings, and background information on the musicians recorded.

Contents list

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About 50 items.

Arrangement: Chronological.

Titles and descriptions compiled from the SFC database and field notes.

Folder 1	Field notes: FT-20028/122-144 Formerly folder 390 within Southern Folklife Collection Field Notes (#30025) Created by SFC staff. Includes technical information about the tapes, as well as description of contents, including musician names, song titles, banjo tunings, and background information on the musicians recorded.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/129	Neil Converse, Plainfield, Vt., February 1970 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter New England fiddler and accordion player, Neil Converse, plays Scottish, Irish, and American tunes, including songs from the Civil and American Revolutionary Wars.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/130	Neil Converse, Plainfield, Vt., February 1970 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter New England fiddler and accordion player, Neil Converse, plays Scottish, Irish, and American tunes, including songs from the Civil and American Revolutionary Wars.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/139	Tommy Jarrell and Fred Cockerham, Mt. Airy, N.C., 5 February 1971 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter, Malcolm Owen, and Harold Cannon Old-time fiddle and banjo songs performed by Tommy Jarrell (of Mt. Airy, N.C.) on fiddle and vocals, and Fred Cockerham (of Low Gap, N.C.) on the fretless banjo.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/140	Tommy Jarrell and Fred Cockerham, Mt. Airy, N.C., 5 February 1971 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter, Malcolm Owen, and Harold Cannon Old-time fiddle and banjo songs performed by Tommy Jarrell (of Mt. Airy, N.C.) on fiddle and vocals, and Fred Cockerham (of Low Gap, N.C.) on the fretless banjo.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/141	Tommy Jarrell and Fred Cockerham, Mt. Airy, N.C., 5 February 1971 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter, Malcolm Owen, and Harold Cannon Old-time fiddle and banjo songs performed by Tommy Jarrell (of Mt. Airy, N.C.) on fiddle and vocals, and Fred Cockerham (of Low Gap, N.C.) on the fretless banjo.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/126	Taylor Kimble, Stella Kimble, Tom Carter, Blanton Owen, and Malcolm Owen, Laurel Fork, Va., March and April 1971 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter, Ann Carter, Blanton Owen, and Malcolm Owen Old-time banjo and fiddle music from Carroll County, Va. Taylor Kimbell on main fiddle, Stella Kimbell on banjo, Tom Carter or Blanton Owen on second fiddle, and Malcolm Owen on banjo.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/142	Fred Cockerham, Low Gap, N.C., November 1971; Kyle Creed, Galax, Va., November 1971 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter Old-time banjo and fiddle music from Surrey County, N.C. and Galax, Va. Fred Cockerham on banjo (fretless banjo and clawhammer style) recorded in Low Gap, N.C.; Kyle Creed on banjo recorded in Galax, Va.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/124	Earl Shatterly and Tom Carter, Kimesville, Alamance County, N.C., 6 November 1971; Len Cooke, Four Oaks, Johnston County, N.C., 17 November 1971; Carley Parrish, near Benson, Johnston County, N.C., 24 November 1971. 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter Old-time fiddling from Alamance and Johnston counties. Earl Shatterly on fiddle and Tom Carter on banjo recorded at Shatterly's home in Kimesville, Alamance County, N.C.; Len Cooke on fiddle recorded at his home in Johnston County, Four Oaks, N.C.; Carley Parrish on fiddle recorded at his home on Highway 50 outside of Benson, Johnston County N.C.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/125	Emit Valentine, Tom Carter, and Alexander Varela, near Centerville, Franklin Country, N.C., November 1971; Archie and Lenwood Thompson, Centerville, Franklin County, N.C., December 1971 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter Accordion music and old-time fiddling from Franklin County, N.C.. Emit Valentine on accordion, Tom Carter on fiddle, and Alexander Varela on banjo recorded near Centerville, Franklin County, N.C.; Archie and Lenwood Thompson on fiddles recorded in Centerville, Franklin County, N.C.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/136	Vergil Craven, Cedar Falls, N.C., 17 February 1972 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel dubbed recording Dulcimer music from Randolph, County, N.C. Vergil Craven on hammered dulcimer.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/122	Gaither Carlton and Tom Carter, Deep Gap, Watauga County, N.C., March 1972 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter Old-time fiddling from Watauga County, N.C. Gaither Carlton on fiddle and banjo and Tom Carter on banjo.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/123	Joe Caudill, Blanton Owen, and Tom Carter, near Sparta, Alleghany County, N.C., 12 May 1972 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter Old-time fiddling from Alleghany County, N.C. Joe Caudill on fiddle, Blanton Owen on banjo, and Tom Carter on guitar recorded at the home of Joe Caudill near Sparta, Alleghany County, N.C.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/127	William Marshall and Tom Carter, Hillsville, Va., August 1972 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter Old-time fiddle and banjo music from Carroll County, Va. William Marshall on fiddle and Tom Cater on banjo recorded at Marshall's home outside of Hillsville, Va.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/128	William Marshall and Tom Carter, Hillsville, Va., August 1972; Calvin Cole, near Fancy Gap, Va, August 1972 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter Old-time fiddle and banjo music from Carroll County, Va. William Marshall on fiddle and Tom Cater on banjo recorded at Marshall's home outside of Hillsville, Va.; Calvin Cole on banjo (clawhammer and down-picking style) recorded at his home near Fancy Gap, Va.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/137	Abe Horton, Tom Carter, and Sharon Poss, Fancy Gap, Va., October 1972 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter Old-time fiddle and banjo from Carroll County, Va. Abe Horton on fiddle, banjo, and voice, Tom Carter on banjo, and Sharon Poss on guitar.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/138	Abe Horton, fiddle, banjo and vocal. Recorded in Fancy Gap, VA, 10-72. Tom Carter, banjo. Sharon Poss, guitar. Howard Hall, two-finger banjo. 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter Old-time fiddle and banjo from Carroll County, Va. Abe Horton on fiddle, banjo, and voice, Tom Carter on second fiddle, Howard Hall (of Fancy Gap, Va.) on two-finger banjo, and Sharon Poss on guitar.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/131	Taylor Kimble, Stella Kimble, and Tom Carter, Laurel Fork, Va., January 1973 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter Old-time banjo and fiddle music from Carroll County, Va. Taylor Kimbell on main fiddle, Stella Kimbell on banjo (in clawhammer style), and Tom Carter on guitar.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/132	Taylor Kimble, Stella Kimble, and Tom Carter, Laurel Fork, Va., January 1973 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter Old-time banjo and fiddle music from Carroll County, Va.. Taylor Kimbell on main fiddle, Stella Kimbell on banjo (in clawhammer style), and Tom Carter on guitar.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/133	Taylor Kimble, Stella Kimble, and Tom Carter, Laurel Fork, Va., January 1973 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter Old-time banjo and fiddle music from Carroll County, Va. Taylor Kimbell on main fiddle, Stella Kimbell on banjo (in clawhammer style), and Tom Carter on guitar.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/134	Taylor Kimble, Stella Kimble, and Tom Carter, Laurel Fork, Va., January 1973 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter Old-time banjo and fiddle music from Carroll County, Va. Taylor Kimbell on main fiddle, Stella Kimbell on banjo (in clawhammer style), and Tom Carter on guitar.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/143	Taylor Kimble, Stella Kimble, and Tom Carter, Laurel Fork, Va., January 1973 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter Old-time banjo and fiddle music from Carroll County, Va. Taylor Kimbell on main fiddle, Stella Kimbell on banjo (in clawhammer style), and Tom Carter on guitar.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/144	Taylor Kimble, Stella Kimble, and Tom Carter, Laurel Fork, Va., January 1973 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter Old-time banjo and fiddle music from Carroll County, Va. Taylor Kimbell on main fiddle, Stella Kimbell on banjo (in clawhammer style) and vocals, and Tom Carter on guitar.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/135	John Patterson, Bobby Patterson, and Tom Carter, Galax, Va., 3 March 1973 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter Old-time banjo and fiddle music from Carroll County, Va. John Patterson on fiddle, Bobby Patterson (John's son) on guitar, and Tom Carter on banjo.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20028/352	Joe Caudill, 1972-1973 1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Recorded by Tom Carter as part of his master's thesis in folklore. Old-time fiddling from Alleghany County, N.C.
Folder 2	"Anglo-American Instrumental Music from the South and Its Backgrounds"
Folder 3	Field Collection: "Lord Thomas" Completed by Tom Carter for the English 147 course.
Folder 4	Virgil Craven interview and photographs, 1973 Interview conducted and photographs taken by Tom Carter with Virgil Craven, hammered dulcimer and fiddle player of Cedar Falls, N.C., March 1973, for the Folklore 199 course.

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Collection Number: 20028-z Collection Title: Tom Carter Collection, 1970-1973