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Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 200 items) |
Abstract | The Philip F. Gura Collection consists of audio recordings, pictures, and printed materials compiled by white musician and cultural historian, Philip F. Gura. The audio recordings, 1975-2005, consist primarily of live recordings of old-time music festivals and conventions in West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. Other recordings include live recordings of workshops, dubbed field recordings, private releases, and interviews conducted by Philip F. Gura, including interviews with members of the New Lost City Ramblers and an interview with musician and folklorist, Alan Jabbour. The collection also includes facsimiles of pictures and illustrations used by Philip F. Gura for his publications on musical instruments, as well as printed materials compiled by Gura, including songbooks, music catalogues, and music instruction and study books related to old-time, sacred music, jazz, and classical music. |
Creator | Gura, Philip F., 1950- |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Anne Wells, December 2016
Encoded by: Anne Wells, December 2016
Updated by: Laura Hart, January 2017; Anne Wells, February 2018, November 2018
Updated in June 2020 to remove racist slurs.
Archival processing of the Philip F. Gura Collection was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Philip F. Gura (born June 14, 1950) is an intellectual and cultural historian. He currently serves as William S. Newman Distinguished Professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he holds appointments in the Departments of English and Comparative Literature, Religious Studies, and American Studies. His interests range widely from the colonial era through the Civil war, in American literature and American Studies. He has written on a wide range of topics, including the history of American music, American literature, and American religion. His publications related to music and musical instruments include C.F. Martin and His Guitars, 1796-1873 (University of North Carolina Press, 2003) and America's Instrument: The Banjo in the Nineteenth Century (University of North Carolina Press, 1999), which he cowrote with James F. Bollman.
Back to TopThe Philip F. Gura Collection consists of audio recordings, pictures, and printed materials compiled by white musician and cultural historian, Philip F. Gura.
The audio recordings, 1975-2005, consist primarily of live recordings of old-time music festivals and conventions, including the Appalachian String Band Festival in Clifftop. W.Va.; Fries Fiddler's Convention in Fries, Va.; Galax Fiddler's Convention in Galax, Va.; Grayson County Fiddler's Convention in Grayson County, Va.; and the Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention in Mt. Airy, N.C., among others. Notable white musicians featured on the live recordings include Andy Cahan, Alice Gerrard, Tommy Jarrell, Mike Seeger, as well as Philip F. Gura and his son, David Gura. Other recordings include live recordings of workshops, dubbed field recordings, private releases, and interviews conducted by Philip F. Gura. Interviewees featured on the recordings include members of the New Lost City Ramblers, as well as musician and folklorist, Alan Jabbour. Audio recordings are on audiocassette, MiniDisc, and Compact Disc.
The collection also includes facsimiles of pictures and illustrations used by Philip F. Gura for his publications on banjos and guitar makers, as well as printed materials compiled by Gura. The pictures appear to be sourced from various printed materials and consist primarily of illustrations of instruments, musicians, music stores, and instrument manufacturers. Gura used the pictures in his publications, America's Instrument: The Banjo in the Nineteenth Century (University of North Carolina Press, 1999) and C.F. Martin and His Guitars, 1796-1873, (University of North Carolina Press, 2003). Printed materials consist of songbooks, music catalogues, and music instruction and study books related to old-time, sacred music, jazz, and classical music.
Back to TopArrangement: By format.
Arrangement: Chronological.
Acquisitions Information: FS-20064/2199 acquisitions information unknown. FS-20064/5090-5095 received as Addition of June 2000 (Acc. 098668); FS-20064/16619-16689 received as Addition of October 2015 (Acc. 102338); FS-20064/16790-16791 received as Addition of July 2017 (Acc. 103105).
Processing information: Titles compiled from original containers. Item descriptions may also include legible artist names that were listed on original containers.
Audiocassettes consist primarily of live recordings of old-time music festivals and conventions, including the Appalachian String Band Festival in Clifftop. W.Va.; Fries Fiddler's Convention in Fries, Va.; Galax Fiddler's Convention in Galax, Va.; Grayson County Fiddler's Convention in Grayson County, Va.; and the Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention in Mt. Airy, N.C. Other recordings include live recordings of workshops, dubbed field recordings, and private releases, as well as interviews conducted by Philip F. Gura. Interviewees featured on the recordings include members of the New Lost City Ramblers (FS-20064/5090-5095), as well as musician and folklorist, Alan Jabbour (FS-20064/2199, FS-20064/16636).
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16619 |
Tommy Jarrell and Blanton Owen at Pete Williams, Seattle, Wash., 12 April 1975Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16620 |
Tommy Jarrell recorded at his house, August 1980Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16621 |
Brandywine, 1984Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16622 |
Titon, Woolf, Block, 1986Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16623 |
Enoch Rutherford with Brad Leftwich, Alice Gerrard, and Linda Higginbotham, 16 March 1987Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16624 |
Mt. Airy Autumn Leaves Festival, Mt. Airy, N.C., 1 October 1987Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16625 |
Jarrell Benefit, Mt. Airy, N.C., 7 November 1987Audiocassette Artists listed on cassette label: "Ernest Eastman and Pine Mountain Boys, Andy Cahan, Gilmer Woodruff" |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16626 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C., 4 June 1988: tape 1 of 2Audiocassette Artists listed on cassette label: "Benton Flippin and Paul Sutphin, Gilone, Woodruff, Carly Marion, Andy Cahan" |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16627 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C., 4 June 1988: tape 2 of 2Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16628 |
Fiddle Convention, Fries, Va., August 1988; Andy Cahan. Galax, Va., August 1988Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16629 |
Galax Fiddler's Convention, Galax, Va., August 1988: tape 1 of 2Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16630 |
Galax Fiddler's Convention, Galax, Va., August 1988: tape 2 of 2Audiocassette Artists listed on cassette label: "Carly Marion" |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16631 |
Andy Cahan and Carlie Marion, "Good Old Tunes." 1988Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16790 |
Sounds of the South, 7 April 1989: tape 1 of 2Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16791 |
Sounds of the South, 7 April 1989: tape 2 of 2Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16632 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C., June 1989Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16633 |
Galax Fiddler's Convention, Galax, Va., 1989: tape 1 of 2Audiocassette Artists listed on cassette label: "Carly Marion, Henry Crockett, Andy Cahan" |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16634 |
Galax Fiddler's Convention, Galax, Va., 1989: tape 2 of 2Audiocassette Artists listed on cassette label: "Jon Triplett and PFG [Philip F. Gura]" |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16635 |
Mountain City, Tenn., 26 August 1989; Frank George, "Kanawha 307." dubAudiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/2199 |
Interview with Alan Jabbour, Chapel Hill, N.C., 29 April 1990Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16636 |
Interview with Alan Jabbour, Chapel Hill, N.C., 29 April 1990Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16637 |
Fiddler's Grove, Union Grove, N.C., 26 May 1990Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16638 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C., 1-2 June 1990Audiocassette Artists listed on cassette label: "Carly Marion, Slader, PFG [Philip F. Gura], David, Brad Leftwich, Bob Carlin, Brad Leftwich" |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16639 |
Fries, Va., August 1990Audiocassette Artists listed on cassette label: "David Gura, Philip Gura" |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16640 |
Galax Fiddler's Convention, Galax, Va., August 1990: tape 1 of 2Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16641 |
Galax Fiddler's Convention, Galax, Va., August 1990: tape 2 of 2Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16642 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C., 7-9 June 1991Audiocassette Artists listed on cassette label: "David, Bruce Green, Bruce Mosley, Brad Leftwich" |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16643 |
Grayson County Fiddler's Convention, Grayson County, Va., 1991; Galax Fiddler's Convention. Galax, Va., 1991Audiocassette Artists listed on cassette label: "David Gura, Philip Gura" |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16644 |
Fiddler's Grove, Union Grove, N.C., May 1992Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16645 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C., 5-6 June 1992Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16646 |
Appalachian String Band Festival, Clifftop. W.Va., August 1992: tape 1 of 2Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16647 |
Appalachian String Band Festival, Clifftop. W.Va., August 1992: tape 2 of 2Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16648 |
Tennessee Banjo Institute, November 1992: tape 1 of 2Audiocassette Artists listed on cassette label: "Ed Lowe, Jabbour and Alden, Joey Burris, Mike Seeger, Dave Winston, Ray Alden and Jabbour, Rogerio Santos, Hollow Rock String Band, Ed Lowe, John Cohen, Dave Winston" |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16649 |
Tennessee Banjo Institute, November 1992: tape 2 of 2Audiocassette Artists listed on cassette label: "Hollow Rock String Band, Levy, Jabbour, Thompson, Pete Seeger, Jim Morris, Red Top Merto Band, Bert Levy, Jim Bowie, Mick Malony, Jamie Keane, Ken Pearlman, Jim Bowie, Mike Seeger, Ed Lowe" |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16650 |
Galax Fiddler's Convention, Galax, Va., 1993Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16651 |
Harry Crockett and Philip Gura, "The Hurdle Mills tape." March-April 1993Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16652 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C., June 1993: tape 1 of 3Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16653 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C., June 1993: tape 2 of 3Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16654 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C., June 1993: tape 3 of 3Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16655 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C., 1994Audiocassette Artists listed on cassette label: "Jim Reed, Steve Powel, Philip Gura, David Gura" |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16656 |
Mose Coffman, Triplett, 6 January 1994; Mose Coffman, Van Gundy. 1993; Mose Coffman, Slade. circa 1977Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16657 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C., 1995Audiocassette Artists listed on cassette label: "David Gura, Daniel" |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16658 |
Fries Fiddler's Convention, Fries, Va., 1995Audiocassette Note on cassette reads "terrible sound but fantastic version of 'Rawhide'" |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16659 |
Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, Alan Jabbour Workshop, 25 June 1996: tape 1 of 2Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16660 |
Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, Alan Jabbour Workshop, 25 June 1996: tape 2 of 2Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16661 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C., 7-8 June 1996Audiocassette Artists listed on cassette label: "David Gura, Daniel" |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16662 |
Appalachian String Band Festival, Clifftop. W.Va., 1996: tape 1 of 2Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16663 |
Appalachian String Band Festival, Clifftop. W.Va., 1996: tape 2 of 2Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16664 |
Bruce Molsky fiddle class, 21 September 1996Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16665 |
Bruce Molsky workshop, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1996Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16666 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C.,1997: tape 1 of 2Audiocassette Artists listed on cassette label: "Danny, Katie, David, Molsky" |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16667 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C.,1997: tape 2 of 2Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16668 |
Fiddler's Grove, Union Grove, N.C., 1997Audiocassette Artists listed on cassette label: "Daniel and David" |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16669 |
Appalachian String Band Festival, Clifftop. W.Va., 1997Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16670 |
Alan Jabbour and the Reeds, Labor Day, 1997; At the Reeds. 24-25 October 1997Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16671 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C., June 1998. dubAudiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16672 |
Appalachian String Band Festival, Clifftop. W.Va., July 1998Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16673 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C.,1998: tape 1 of 2Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16674 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C.,1998: tape 2 of 2Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16675 |
Molsky and Steganini, MBA. November 1998Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/5090 |
New Lost City Ramblers (Mike Seeger, Tracy Schartz, John Cohen) interviewed by Phil Gura, Lexington, Ky., 26 February 1999: tape 1 of 6Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/5091 |
New Lost City Ramblers (Mike Seeger, Tracy Schartz, John Cohen) interviewed by Phil Gura, Lexington, Ky., 26 February 1999: tape 2 of 6Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/5092 |
New Lost City Ramblers (Mike Seeger, Tracy Schartz, John Cohen) interviewed by Phil Gura, Lexington, Ky., 26 February 1999: tape 3 of 6Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/5093 |
New Lost City Ramblers (Mike Seeger, Tracy Schartz, John Cohen) interviewed by Phil Gura, Lexington, Ky., 26 February 1999: tape 4 of 6Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/5094 |
New Lost City Ramblers (Mike Seeger, Tracy Schartz, John Cohen) interviewed by Phil Gura, Lexington, Ky., 26 February 1999: tape 5 of 6Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/5095 |
New Lost City Ramblers (Mike Seeger, Tracy Schartz, John Cohen) interviewed by Phil Gura, Lexington, Ky., 26 February 1999: tape 6 of 6Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16676 |
Appalachian String Band Festival, Clifftop. W.Va., 1999: tape 1 of 4Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16677 |
Appalachian String Band Festival, Clifftop. W.Va., 1999: tape 2 of 4Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16678 |
Appalachian String Band Festival, Clifftop. W.Va., 1999: tape 3 of 4Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16679 |
Appalachian String Band Festival, Clifftop. W.Va., 1999: tape 4 of 4Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16680 |
Appalachian String Band Festival, Clifftop. W.Va., 1999. masterAudiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16681 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C.,1999: tape 1 of 4Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16682 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C.,1999: tape 2 of 4Audiocassette Artists listed on cassette label: "Gail, Dwight, Jim Collier, Leftwich, Winston" |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16683 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C.,1999: tape 3 of 4Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16684 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C.,1999: tape 4 of 4Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16685 |
Fries Fiddler's Convention, Fries, Va., August 1999Audiocassette Artists listed on cassette label: "Richard Bowman, Roan Mountain Hilltoppers" |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16686 |
WPAQ show on WUNC, "Tis Sweet to be Remembered" with Jack Barnhardt and Aviva Enoch, date unknownAudiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16687 |
Kentucky fiddlers: John Harrod, Ed Haley, Sanford Kelly, J. W. Day, Alva Green, date unknownAudiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16688 |
Tommy Jarrell, Conway's radio show, date unknownAudiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20064/16689 |
Bruce Molsky, date unknownAudiocassette |
Arrangement: Chronological.
Acquisitions Information: MD-20064/1-13 received as Addition of October 2015 (Acc. 102338); MD-20064/14-27 received as Addition of July 2017 (Acc. 103105).
Processing information: Titles compiled from original containers. Item descriptions also include notes on original containers.
Live recordings of old-time music festivals and conventions, including the Appalachian String Band Festival in Clifftop, W.Va. and the Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention in Mt. Airy, N.C.
Mini-Disc MD-20064/1 |
Appalachian String Band Festival, Clifftop, W.Va., 2000: tape 1 of 4MiniDisc Note on container reads: "Bloom on zither, 3 cuts; Sally Anne cuts, Mike Bryant, Randy Marmouze (banjo); finger-picked tune through end; Rafe S (F), Bill Dillof (B), John Schwab" |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/2 |
Appalachian String Band Festival, Clifftop, W.Va., 2000: tape 2 of 4MiniDisc Note on container reads: "Cajun tune, Gary Harrison, Randy Marmouse (B),and Rafe (G); Raggy tune - Dillof on cello; Beverley Smith's 50th birthday" |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/3 |
Appalachian String Band Festival, Clifftop, W.Va., 2000: tape 3 of 4MiniDisc Note on container reads: "Bev Smith's 50 bday; Cluck Old Hen on Jim Collier, Joe Newberg, Gail G." |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/4 |
Appalachian String Band Festival, Clifftop, W.Va., 2000: tape 4 of 4MiniDisc Note on container reads: "Rafe, David Winston, Chester McMillan to broken string!; Then various, inc, hurdy-gurdy" |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/5 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C, 2000: tape 1 of 4MiniDisc Note on container reads: "'John Henry' - Riggs, Leva, McMillan; 'From Susannah Gal' - Rafe, J. Hermann, Irish tenor player; Tunes with mouth harp, Rafe S." |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/6 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C, 2000: tape 2 of 4MiniDisc Note on container reads: "primarily Rich Harness; early on Marvin Gester, Alice Gerrard; later Dwight and Gail" |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/7 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C, 2000: tape 3 of 4MiniDisc Note on container reads: "'Going to Boston' - Rich Hartnes, D. Rogers; Fishers on Ray Alden, Alice G., Rich Jo; 'Fly Around On' - PFG [Philip F. Gura], Rich H, Edwin Wilson, Tolly T; later Rich, Dwight et al" |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/8 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C, 2000: tape 4 of 4MiniDisc Note on container reads: "Randy Johnson, Edwin Wilson et al then KY tunes and twin fiddles; Kenny Jackson, John Hoffman, Mac B, Jim Collier (guitar), John B's Dream with Gaile Gillespie" |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/25 |
Mount Airy, Rafe Stefanini, Mount Airy, N.C., 2000MiniDisc |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/9 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C, 2001: tape 1 of 5MiniDisc Note on container reads: "Rafe Stefanini (fiddle), Tara Nevins (fiddle), Jim Miller (guitar), John Hermann (banjo)" |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/10 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C, 2001: tape 2 of 5MiniDisc Note on container reads: "walking around bandstand; Giving Hawkes, Jim Miller, Roger Gellet, Wayne Erbsen on vocal run; Kate Brett (banjo)" |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/11 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C, 2001: tape 3 of 5MiniDisc Note on container reads: "Rich Hartress (F), Dwight Rogers (B), Gail Gillespie (G and M), Edwin (G); Burchfield's at Arkansas Trade" |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/12 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C, 2001: tape 4 of 5MiniDisc Note on container reads: "Kenny Jackson (fiddle), Marvin Gaster (banjo) and another fiddler; Frank Hall (fiddle), Dwight Rogers (banjo), Edwin (guitar), Gale Gillespie (guitar), Jackie (fiddle)" |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/13 |
Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention, Mt. Airy, N.C, 2001: tape 5 of 5MiniDisc Note on container reads: "Gail Gillespie (G), Swight Rogers (B), Edwin (G), Frank Hall (F), Jackie (F)" |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/18 |
Clifftop, Va., 2001: tape 1 of 2MiniDisc |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/19 |
Clifftop, Va., 2001: tape 1 of 3MiniDisc |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/14 |
Bent Mountain Band, 4 February 2002: tape 1 of 2MiniDisc |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/15 |
Bent Mountain Band, 4 February 2002: tape 2 of 2MiniDisc |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/16 |
Bent Mountain Band, 5 February 2002: tape 1 of 2MiniDisc |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/17 |
Bent Mountain Band, 5 February 2002: tape 2 of 2MiniDisc |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/24 |
Mount Airy, N.C., 2002MiniDisc |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/20 |
Clifftop 1: Ray Alden and Charlie Bowman, Clifftop, Va., 2003: tape 1 of 2MiniDisc |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/21 |
Clifftop 2: Sounds, Clifftop, Va., 2003: tape 2 of 2MiniDisc |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/23 |
Mac Benford, Rayna Gellert, Kenny Parla. Mount Airy, N.C., 2003MiniDisc |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/22 |
Ithaca Square Dance, Ithaca, N.Y., 2005MiniDisc |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/26 |
Mount Airy, N.C., 2005: tape 1 of 2MiniDisc |
Mini-Disc MD-20064/27 |
Mount Airy, N.C., 2005: tape 1 of 3MiniDisc |
Arrangement: Chronological.
Acquisitions Information: Compact discs (DF-20064/1-17) received as Addition of January 2016 (Acc. 102504).
Processing information: Titles compiled from original containers. The digital files were extracted from compact disc in November 2018.
Live recordings of old-time music festivals and conventions, including the Appalachian String Band Festival in Clifftop, W.Va. and the Mt. Airy Fiddler's Convention in Mt. Airy, N.C. The series also includes an episode of WUNC radio program, The State of Things from 16 July 2003.
Acquisitions Information: Received as Addition of November 2016 (Acc. 102966).
Facsimiles of pictures and illustrations used by Philip F. Gura for his publications America's Instrument: The Banjo in the Nineteenth Century (University of North Carolina Press, 1999) and C.F. Martin and His Guitars, 1796-1873 (University of North Carolina Press, 2003). The pictures appear to be sourced from various printed materials and consist primarily of illustrations of instruments, musicians, music stores, and instrument manufacturers. Also included are select advertisements for instrument manufactures and other music related businesses.
Folder 1 |
America's Instrument: The Banjo in the Nineteenth Century pictures, date unknown |
Folder 2 |
C.F. Martin and His Guitars, 1796-1873 pictures, date unknown |
Acquisitions information: Folders 3-17 received as Addition of December 2016 (Acc. 102985). Folders 18-19 received as Addition of January 2016 (Acc. 102504).
Other acquisition information noted at folder level.
Songbooks, music catalogues, and music instruction and study books related to old-time, sacred music, jazz, and classical music.
Folder 3-4
Folder 3Folder 4 |
"A Catalogue of the Irving Lowens Collection of Tune Books," undatedMoravian Music Foundation, Winston-Salem, N.C. |
Folder 5 |
The Last Round-Up Git Along, Little Dogie, Git Along, by Billy Hill"From the New Ziegfeld Follies. Introduced by George Olsen. Copyright 1933." |
Folder 6 |
That's Why [racist slur] Were Born, by Lew Brown and Ray Henderson"From George White's Scandals. Copyright 1931." |
Folder 7 |
Song Verses: Legends, Ballads and Other Sketches in Rhyme, by Charles M. Cobb, undated
|
Folder 8 |
Sacred Songs, composed and arranged by Doris W. Delong, undated
|
Folder 9 |
Male Quartettes Sacred and Secular No. 2, undated"By J. H. Hall, W.H. Ruebush, and J.H. Ruebush." |
Folder 10 |
Howe's Original Violin School, undated"New and Enlarged including the 135 Pieces of Music Contained in Howe's First Violin School." |
Folder 11 |
Ryan's True Violoncello Instructor, undated"Without a Master: Containing Complete Instruction, Exercises and Examples with Extracts from the Works of Romberg, Dupont, Hamilton, Detzauer, and others; To which is added a Collection of the most Popular Melodies." |
Folder 12 |
Twenty-Four Negro Melodies Transcribed for the Piano by S. Coleridge-Taylor"With a Preface by Booker T. Washington. Copyright 1905." |
Folder 13-17
Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17 |
Legends of Jazz booklets, 1990Columbia House Music Collection. |
Folder 18 |
The Violoncello: A Popular System of Modern Instructions, 1855"Selected mainly from Romberg's Celebrated School"; "Published by Oliver Ditson and Company, New York, N.Y." |
Folder 19 |
Harding's All-Round Collection of Jigs, Reels, and Country Dances for Piano, Violin, Flute, or Mandolin , 1905"Harding's Music House, New York"; "Edward B. Marks Music Co."; "copyright 1905 by Ed Harden" |
Folder 20 |
Southern Mountain Folk Tradition by Dan WestAcquisitions information: Accession 98885 |
Folder 21 |
WWVA Family AlbumAcquisitions information: Accession 99702 |
Folder 22 |
FlyersAcquisitions information: Accession 101296 |
Oversize Paper OP-20064/1 |
54th Annual World's Oldest and Largest Old Fiddlers' Convention in Galax, Va., 1989 |
Oversize Paper OP-20064/2 |
55th Annual World's Oldest and Largest Old Fiddlers' Convention in Galax, Va., 1990 |
Oversize Paper OP-20064/3 |
58th Annual World's Oldest and Largest Old Fiddlers' Convention in Galax, Va., 1993 |