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Size | 15 items |
Abstract | The North Carolina Folklife Media Project Collection contains radio programs and associated field recordings, 1982-1983, produced by the North Carolina Folklife Media Project, a National Endowment for the Arts funded media project directed by Cecelia (Cece) Conway, a white folklorist and professor at Appalachian State University. As project director, Conway headed the production of North Carolina Traditions, an 8-part radio series featuring North Carolina based musicians that aired on WUNC, the flagship National Public Radio station for the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. The collection contains master recordings, 1982-1983, of these radio programs produced by the grant funded project. The North Carolina Traditions radio programs feature such artists as Etta Baker, an African American Piedmont blues guitarist from Caldwell County, N.C.; Ike Rochelle, a traditional white fiddler, Worth Mason, a white singer and accordion player, and Otha Willard, a white fiddler, all from the coastal region of N.C.; Dorsey Dixon (1897-1968), a white singer and composer of textile and other songs from Richmond County; the Golden Echoes, an African American gospel quartet of Granville County; Big Boy Henry (1921- ), an African American blues guitarist and singer from Beaufort County, N.C.; Algia Mae Hinton, an African American blues singer and guitarist and buck dancer from Johnston County, N.C.; and John ("Frail") Joines (1914- ), a white traditional storyteller from Brushy Mountain, Wilkes County. The collection also includes field recordings, 1983, of Algia Mae Hinton that were used as source material for the North Carolina Traditions radio program, " Algia Mae Hinton: Blues Woman of Zebulon". |
Creator | North Carolina Folklife Media Project. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
Language | English |
Encoded by: Anne Wells, March 2016
Updated by: Anne Wells, September 2021
Archival processing of the North Carolina Folklife Media Project Collection was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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The North Carolina Folklife Media Project was a National Endowment for the Arts funded media project directed by folklorist Cecelia (Cece) Conway from the years 1982-1983. As project director, Conway headed the production of North Carolina Traditions, an 8-part radio series featuring North Carolina based musicians that aired on WUNC, the flagship National Public Radio station for the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. Producers for the radio program included Garry Barrow, Cece Conway, Della Coulter, Bill Mansfield, Michael Matross, Tom Rankin, Brett Sutton, and Allen Tullos, while the technical director for the series was Brett Sutton. Along with the radio series, the grant-funded media project also included the production of a photo essay.
Back to TopThe North Carolina Folklife Media Project Collection contains radio programs and associated field recordings, 1982-1983, produced by the North Carolina Folklife Media Project, a National Endowment for the Arts funded media project directed by Cecelia (Cece) Conway, a white folklorist and professor at Appalachian State University. As project director, Conway headed the production of North Carolina Traditions, an 8-part radio series featuring North Carolina based musicians that aired on WUNC, the flagship National Public Radio station for the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. The collection contains master recordings, 1982-1983, of these radio programs produced by the grant funded project. The North Carolina Traditions radio programs feature such artists as Etta Baker, an African American Piedmont blues guitarist from Caldwell County, N.C.; Ike Rochelle, a traditional white fiddler, Worth Mason, a white singer and accordion player, and Otha Willard, a white fiddler, all from the coastal region of N.C.; Dorsey Dixon (1897-1968), a white singer and composer of textile and other songs from Richmond County; the Golden Echoes, an African American gospel quartet of Granville County; Big Boy Henry (1921- ), an African American blues guitarist and singer from Beaufort County, N.C.; Algia Mae Hinton, an African American blues singer and guitarist and buck dancer from Johnston County, N.C.; and John ("Frail") Joines (1914- ), a white traditional storyteller from Brushy Mountain, Wilkes County. The collection also includes field recordings, 1983, of Algia Mae Hinton that were used as source material for the North Carolina Traditions radio program, " Algia Mae Hinton: Blues Woman of Zebulon". Collection recordings are on 1/4" open reel audio.
Back to TopArrangement: Original order has been maintained.
Titles and descriptions taken from labels and notes on original tapes.
Field notes for FT-20106/3408-3417 reside in the Southern Folklife Collection Field Notes Collection (#30025).
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20106/3408 |
North Carolina Traditions: Musical Change on the Coastal Plain, WUNC, Chapel Hill, N.C.1/4" Open Reel Audio Original Master Duration 29 minutes, 52 seconds Program produced by the North Carolina Folklife Media Project and distributed by WUNC-FM Producer: Bill Mansfield, Project Director: Cece Conway, Technical Director: Brett Sutton Recording includes performance by Ike Rochelle (fiddle), Worth Mason (singer, accordion), and Otha Willard (fiddle) |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20106/3409 |
North Carolina Traditions: Nobody's Business If I Do: Miss Etta Baker of Caldwell County, WUNC, Chapel Hill, N.C.1/4" Open Reel Audio Original Master Duration 30 minutes, 12 seconds Program produced by the North Carolina Folklife Media Project and distributed by WUNC-FM Producer: Cece Conway, Project Director: Cece Conway, Technical Director: Brett Sutton |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20106/3410 |
North Carolina Traditions: Frail Joines: Brushy Mountain Taleteller, WUNC, Chapel Hill, N.C.1/4" Open Reel Audio Original Master Duration 28 minutes, 58 seconds Program produced by the North Carolina Folklife Media Project and distributed by WUNC-FM Producer: Allen Tullos, Project Director: Cece Conway, Technical Director: Brett Sutton |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20106/3411 |
North Carolina Traditions: Sing Til It Goes Away: Bluesman Big Boy Henry, WUNC, Chapel Hill, N.C.1/4" Open Reel Audio Original Master Duration 28 minutes, 54 seconds Program produced by the North Carolina Folklife Media Project and distributed by WUNC-FM Producer: Tom Rankin, Project Director: Cece Conway, Technical Director: Brett Sutton Songs featured on this recording include: "I Carried That Little Girl to the Doctor," "Red River," "I Gets the Blues at Bedtime," "Old Bill" and "Warehouse Fire" |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20106/3412 |
North Carolina Traditions: Dorsey Dixon: Famous for the Lord, WUNC, Chapel Hill, N.C.1/4" Open Reel Audio Original Master Duration 30 minutes, 5 seconds Program produced by the North Carolina Folklife Media Project and distributed by WUNC-FM Producers: Della Coulter and Michael Matross, Project Director: Cece Conway, Technical Director: Brett Sutton Songs featured on this recording include: "Give Me the Roses,", "Beyond Black Smoke," "Cleveland Schoolhouse Fire," "Danville Girl," "Sales Tax On Women," "Easter Day," "Weave Room Blues," "Intoxicated Rat," "Crash on the Highway" (Roy Acuff), and "Never Turn Back" Original recordings heard in this program were provided by the John Edwards Memorial Foundation, the Country Music Foundation, and the North Carolina Office of Folklore Programs. Interview material was provided by William and Lola Dixon, and Dorsey and Ethen Dixon. |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20106/3413 |
North Carolina Traditions: Algia Mae Hinton: Blues Woman of Zebulon, WUNC, Chapel Hill, N.C.1/4" Open Reel Audio Original Master Duration 28 minutes, 58 seconds Program produced by the North Carolina Folklife Media Project and distributed by WUNC-FM Producers: Garry Barrow, Cece Conway, and Brett Sutton, Project Director: Cece Conway, Technical Director: Brett Sutton Songs featured on this recording include: "Goin' Down the Road," "Careless Love," "Honey Babey," "Chicken Head," "You Gonna Miss Me," "Praise God," "Shine On," "Step It Up and Go," "I Am Fighting For My Right," and "Did You Get That Letter" |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20106/3414 |
North Carolina Traditions: Mighty Close to Heaven: The Golden Echoes of Creedmore, N.C., WUNC, Chapel Hill, N.C.1/4" Open Reel Audio Original Master Duration, 28 minutes 58 seconds Program produced by the North Carolina Folklife Media Project and distributed by WUNC-FM Producer: Brett Sutton, Project Director: Cece Conway, Technical Director: Brett Sutton Members of the Golden Echoes include: John Landis (singer), Claude Landis (singer), Luther Foster (singer), Ronald Perry (singer), Andrew Green (singer), Kenneth Daniel (guitar), Ken Brodie (guitar), Johnny Malone (bass), and Sid Brodie (drums) Songs featured on this recording include: "Rejoice in the Lord" (Claude, lead), "Old Rugged Cross" (John, lead), "From Out of the Dust" (Claude, solo), "Union in Heaven" (John and Bertha, duet), "Remember Me" (John, lead), and "Troubles Of This World" (John, lead) |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20106/3415 |
North Carolina Traditions: Sing til it Goes Away: Bluesman Big Boy Henry, WUNC, Chapel Hill, N.C., 17 August 19821/4" Open Reel Audio Original Master Duration 28 minutes, 58 seconds Program produced by the North Carolina Folklife Media Project and distributed by WUNC-FM Songs featured on this recording include: "Miss Lucy Gray," "Old Bull," "Greyhound," "C.C. Rider," "Goin to Chicago," "Lightnin's Gone to Cypress Grove," and "Whiskey Headed Woman" |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20106/3416 |
North Carolina Traditions: The Golden Echoes of Creedmore: Mights Close to Heaven, WUNC, Chapel Hill, N.C. master outtakes1/4" Open Reel Audio Original Master Outtakes from "The Golden Echoes of Creedmore: Mights Close to Heaven" (FT-20106/3417), which was produced by the North Carolina Folklife Media Project |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20106/3417 |
North Carolina Traditions: The Golden Echoes of Creedmore: Mights Close to Heaven, WUNC, Chapel Hill, N.C.1/4" Open Reel Audio Original Master Program produced by the North Carolina Folklife Media Project and distributed by WUNC-FM |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20106/6110 |
Algia Mae Hinton1/4" Open Reel Audio Raw field recording used as source material for "North Carolina Traditions: Algia Mae Hinton: Blues Woman of Zebulon" (FT-20106/3413) |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20106/6111 |
Algia Mae Hinton interview and singing, 9 January 19831/4" Open Reel Audio Raw field recording used as source material for "North Carolina Traditions: Algia Mae Hinton: Blues Woman of Zebulon" (FT-20106/3413); Recording includes an interview with Algia Mae Hinton about old times, farming wages, Hinton's father, dancing, and the church. Songs performed by Algia Mae Hinton include: "I'm Gonna Leave Here Walking," "Don't Let No Woman Make A Fool Out of You," "Step It Up and Go," and "Moving Star" |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20106/6112 |
Algia Mae Hinton interview, 9 July 19831/4" Open Reel Audio Raw field recording used as source material for "North Carolina Traditions: Algia Mae Hinton: Blues Woman of Zebulon" (FT-20106/3413); Recording includes interview with Algia Mae Hinton about child discipline, kids today, welfare, and working. |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20106/6113 |
Algia Mae Hinton1/4" Open Reel Audio Raw field recording used as source material for "North Carolina Traditions: Algia Mae Hinton: Blues Woman of Zebulon" (FT-20106/3413) |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20106/6114 |
Algia Mae Hinton and Willie O'Neal, 16 July 19831/4" Open Reel Audio Raw field recording used as source material for "North Carolina Traditions: Algia Mae Hinton: Blues Woman of Zebulon"( FT-20106/3413); Songs performed by Algia Mae Hinton and Willie O'Neal include: "I Got Heaven On My Mind," "Sweet Home" (with discussion of tunings and talk about Estelle Williams), "If You See My Mother" (sung by Willie O'Neal), "I Got to See You Sometime" (with discussion of tunings), "Come On, Baby Don't You Want to Go," and "See, See Rider" |