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Archival processing of the Sounds of the South Radio Collection was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Collection Overview
| Size | 24 items |
| Abstract | Audio recordings of the North Carolina Arts Council funded radio series, "Sounds of the South," which aired on WUNC-FM's Backporch Music from 1991 to 1994. Hosted by Tom Hanchett, the series consisted of thirty-minute programs that primarily featured 1930s and 1940s classic country music sourced from the Southern Folklife Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Folklorist, Wayne Martin, and former UNC Sound and Image Librarian, Mike Casey, were also involved in the production of the series. Program themes on the series included songs of prohibition, early country radio, southern Christmas songs, southern storytellers, women blues singers, the local music scene, "The Two Sisters" ballad, music from the Carolina coast, local music festivals, Durham blues, preserving African-American traditions, and southern author, Lee Smith. Also included in the collection is an episode list for the 1991-1992 programs, a tape log for the "Preserving African-American Traditions" program, and photocopies of clippings regarding the program. |
| Creator | Sounds of the South (Radio program) |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Processing Information
Encoded by: Anne Wells, October 2016
Archival processing of the Sounds of the South Radio Collection was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Subject Headings
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Scope and Content
20 audio recordings of the North Carolina Arts Council funded radio series, "Sounds of the South," which aired on WUNC-FM's Backporch Music from 1991 to 1994. Recordings are on audiocassette. Hosted by Tom Hanchett, the series consisted of thirty-minute programs that primarily featured 1930s and 1940s classic country music sourced from the Southern Folklife Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Program themes on the series included songs of prohibition, early country radio, southern Christmas songs, southern storytellers, women blues singers, the local music scene, "The Two Sisters" ballad, music from the Carolina coast, local music festivals, Durham blues, and preserving African-American traditions. Also included in the collection is an episode list for the 1991-1992 programs, a tape log for the "Preserving African-American Traditions" program, and photocopies of clippings regarding the program.
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Sounds of the South Radio Collection, 1991-1994.
Arrangement: roughly chronological.
Processing information: Titles compiled from SFC database and field notes. Episode number listed if known. Folder 1 was formerly in Southern Folklife Collection Field Notes (#30025), folder 132.
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