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Archival processing of the Laurel Horton and Diane Sasson Field Recording of Sarah White was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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| Size | 2 items |
| Abstract | Field Recording of Sarah White, an African American musician of the Shiloh Community in Asheville, N.C., singing and performing African American spirituals in her home. On the recording, Sarah White also provides commentary on the composition, style of performance, and context of the songs, and performs a rendition of one of the songs, "Pass Me Not Oh Gentle Savior", on the organ. Laurel Horton, a white folklorist, and Diane Sasson, a white author, recorded Sarah White on 9 June 1976, presumably as part of their course work while they were graduate students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The recording ends with a separate interview with Alice Weatherman and her mother, identified as Mrs. Brooks, both white, harmonizing in a rendition of "The Stone Song" and discussing the song's kinetic accompaniment. In addition to the recording, the collection contains supporting documentation consisting of tape logs prepared by former Southern Folklife Collection staff. These tape logs include a brief description of the recording, as well as a contents listing of songs performed by Sarah White. |
| Creator | Horton, Laurel.
Sasson, Diane, 1946- |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Processed by: Anne Wells and Meredith Kite, August 2020
Encoded by: Anne Wells, August 2020
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Archival processing of the Laurel Horton and Diane Sasson Field Recording of Sarah White was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Biographical Information
Laurel Horton of Seneca, S.C., is a white folklorist, quilt researcher, lecturer, and author. She received her master's degree in Folklore from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1979.
Diane Sasson is a white author, Shakers researcher, and former director of the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program at Duke University. She received her bachelor's degree, master's degree, and Ph.D. in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Field Recording of Sarah White, an African American musician of the Shiloh Community in Asheville, N.C., singing and performing African American spirituals in her home. On the recording, Sarah White also provides commentary on the composition, style of performance, and context of the songs, and performs a rendition of one of the songs, "Pass Me Not Oh Gentle Savior", on the organ. Laurel Horton, a white folklorist, and Diane Sasson, a white author, recorded Sarah White on 9 June 1976, presumably as part of their course work while they were graduate students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and donated the 1/4" open reel audio recording to the UNC Folklore Archives. The recording ends with a separate interview with Alice Weatherman and her mother, identified as Mrs. Brooks, both white, harmonizing in a rendition of "The Stone Song" and discussing the song's kinetic accompaniment. In addition to the recording, the collection contains supporting documentation consisting of tape logs prepared by former Southern Folklife Collection staff. These tape logs include a brief description of the recording and a contents listing of songs performed by Sarah White, which include "Glory To His Name", "Old Ship of Zion", "I'm on My to the Promise Land", "I'm So Glad I Got My Religion on Time", "Jesus Knows All About My Troubles", "Oh, They Tell of a Home When the Storm Cloud Rises", and "Pass Me Not O Gentle Savior".
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Laurel Horton and Diane Sasson Field Recording of Sarah White, .
Processing information: Titles compiled from SFC database and supporting documentation.
| SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20090/850 |
Sarah White of the Shiloh Community in Asheville, N.C., African American spirituals and commentary, 9 June 1976; Alice Weatherman and Mrs. Brooks, "The Stone Song" and commentary, June 19761/4" Open Reel Audio |
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