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Size | 9 items |
Abstract | The collection contains homemade audio recordings of folk songs on acetate discs, which were purchased in 1993 by white collector of music and old-time radio recordings, Randy Riddle of Durham, N.C. Riddle found the discs at the Vintage Village Flea Market in Yadkinville, N.C., and he transferred and mastered the recordings of songs, which were performed by unidentified musicians likely in the 1940s. Song titles include "Cotton Eyed Joe," "Red River Valley," "Lonesome Road Blues," "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down," "Sunny Home in Dixie," "New River Train," and "Turkey in the Straw." The collection also contains an audiocassette with dubs made by Riddle after he mastered the acetate discs, as well as narrative field notes composed by Riddle to provide context about his work on the recordings. |
Creator | Riddle, Randy. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
Language | English |
Encoded by: Laura Smith
Updated by: Anne Wells, November 2019
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Back to TopRandy Riddle is an instructional technologist at Duke University in Durham, N.C. He is also a blogger at "rand's esoteric otr," collector of old time radio and music recordings, documentarian, and consultant on audio preservation.
Back to TopHomemade audio recordings of folk songs on 8-inch acetate discs, which were purchased in 1993 by white collector of music and old-time radio recordings, Randy Riddle of Durham, N.C. Riddle found the discs at the Vintage Village Flea Market in Yadkinville, N.C., and he transferred and mastered the recordings of songs, which were performed by unidentified musicians likely in the 1940s. Song titles include "Cotton Eyed Joe," "Red River Valley," "Lonesome Road Blues," "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down," "Sunny Home in Dixie," "New River Train," and "Turkey in the Straw." The collection also contains an audiocassette with dubs made by Riddle after he mastered the acetate discs, as well as narrative field notes composed by Riddle to provide context about his work on the recordings.
Back to TopArrangement: In order as received.
Processing information: Titles compiled from original disc labels. Folder 1 was formerly in Southern Folklife Collection Field Notes (#30025), folder 140.
Folder 1 |
Field notes: FS-20172/1182Formerly folder 140 within Southern Folklife Collection Field Notes (#30025) |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20172/1182 |
Yadkinville AcetatesAudiocassette Dubs of FD-20172/708-711 |
Instantaneous Disc FD-20172/708 |
"New River Train"; "Turkey In the Straw"Instantaneous Disc |
Instantaneous Disc FD-20172/709 |
"Lonesome Road Blues"; [untitled]Instantaneous Disc |
Instantaneous Disc FD-20172/710 |
"Cotton Eyed Joe"; "Red River Valley"Instantaneous Disc |
Instantaneous Disc FD-20172/711 |
"Don't Let Your Deal Go Down"; "Sunny Home in Dixie"Instantaneous Disc |
Instantaneous Disc FD-20172/712 |
[unidentified sound recording]Instantaneous Disc |
Instantaneous Disc FD-20172/713 |
[unidentified sound recording]Instantaneous Disc |