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Archival processing of the Mike Casey Interviews and Field Recordings was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Size | 30 items |
Abstract | Interviews and field recordings created by white archivist and traditional musician, Mike Casey, while he was a graduate student in folklore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The majority of the recordings feature traditional musicians from North Carolina and West Virginia, including Lauchlin Shaw, white old-time fiddler from Spring Lake, Cumberland County, N.C.; Clarence Williams (1928- ), African American gospel singer and farmer from Fayetteville, N.C.; and Melvin Wine, a white old-time fiddler, of Braxton County, W.Va. The collection also contains a series of recordings made in Duplin County N.C., including interviews with residents and field recordings of a Baptist church revival, as well as documentation related to the interview and field recordings of Lauchlin Shaw found in the collection. |
Creator | Casey, Mike, 1958- |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
Language | English |
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Mike Casey is a white archivist and traditional musician based in Bloomington, Ind., where he serves as the Director of Media Preservation Services for Indiana University’s Media Preservation Initiative. He holds a masters in Folklore from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is a performing musician, specializing in traditional Irish flute. From 1987-1998, Casey worked in multiple capacities at the Southern Folklife Collection at UNC.
Back to TopInterviews and field recordings on open reel and audiocassette created by white archivist and traditional musician, Mike Casey, while he was a graduate student in folklore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The majority of the recordings feature traditional musicians from North Carolina and West Virginia, including Lauchlin Shaw, white old-time fiddler from Spring Lake, Cumberland County, N.C.; Clarence Williams (1928- ), African American gospel singer and farmer from Fayetteville, N.C.; and Melvin Wine, a white old-time fiddler, of Braxton County, W.Va. The collection also contains a series of recordings made in Duplin County N.C., including interviews with residents and field recordings of a Baptist church revival, as well as documentation related to the interview and field recordings of Lauchlin Shaw found in the collection. Former SFC staff created the documentation, which includes tape logs with song titles and brief descriptions.
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Processing information: Folder 1 was formerly in Southern Folklife Collection Field Notes (#30025), folder 633.
Processed by: Anne Wells, September 2019
Encoded by: Anne Wells, September 2019
Archival processing of the Mike Casey Interviews and Field Recordings was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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