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Size | 35 items |
Abstract | The Mark Klempner Collection consists of audio recordings, 1974-1989, created by folklorist, historian, and folk musician, Mark Klempner. From 1982 to 1992 Klempner performed under the stage name of Jamie Michaels in Los Angeles, Calif. During this time he recorded with audio engineer, Henry Lewy, and with vocalists, David Lasley, Arnold McCuller, and Rosemary Butler. The collection includes recordings, 1987-1988, from these studio sessions as well as earlier live recordings, 1974-1982, of Klempner performing in concert as Mark Klempner. The collection also contains miscellaneous recordings, 1980-1982, including an interview that Klempner conducted with Scottish musician, Robin Williamson. |
Creator | Klempner, Mark, 1955- |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
Language | English |
Encoded by: Anne Wells, July 2016
Archival processing of the Mark Klempner Collection was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Mark Klempner is a folklorist, historian, and social commentator. He grew up in New York, and attended Cornell University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1997, and winning a J. William Fulbright Fellowship. In 2000, he received an M.A. in folklore from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The son of an immigrant who barely escaped the Holocaust, Klempner spent nearly a decade talking with and getting to know the Dutch rescuers in order to write The Heart Has Reasons: Dutch Rescuers of Jewish Children during the Holocaust (Pilgrim Press, 2006). Klempner's articles and social commentary have appeared internationally in professional journals such as the Oral History Review, as well as the Christian Science Monitor, Baltimore Sun, the Huffington Post, and other mainstream newspapers and periodicals.
Klempner is also a folk musician. From 1982-1992 he performed under the stage name of Jamie Michaels in Los Angeles, Calif. During this time he recorded with audio engineer, Henry Lewy, and collaborated with vocalists, David Lasley, Arnold McCuller, and Rosemary Butler.
Back to TopThe Mark Klempner Collection consists of 35 audio recordings, 1974-1989, created by folklorist, historian, and folk musician, Mark Klempner. From 1982 to 1992 Klempner performed under the stage name of Jamie Michaels in Los Angeles, Calif. During this time he recorded with audio engineer, Henry Lewy, and with vocalists, David Lasley, Arnold McCuller, and Rosemary Butler. The collection includes 1/4" open reel, 1/2" open reel, Betamax, and U-Matic recordings, 1987-1988, from these studio sessions as well as earlier 1/4" open reel recordings, 1974-1982, of Klempner performing in concert as Mark Klempner. The collection also contains miscellaneous 1/4" open reel recordings, 1980-1982, including an interview that Klempner conducted with Scottish musician, Robin Williamson.
Back to TopArrangement: Chronological.
Field notes for these recordings reside in Folder 962 within the Southern Folklife Collection Field Notes Collection (#30025). The field notes include photo copies of original containers, memos, and correspondence with recording studios.
Titles and descriptions compiled from SFC database and field notes.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20301/8859 |
Mark Klempner and Paul Paster (flute) in concert at a Unitarian Church, 27 April 19741/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel ; 7.5 ips |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20301/8872 |
Mark Klempner, 3 October 19741/2" Open Reel Audio 10.5" reel |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20301/8860 |
Mark Klempner in concert, part 1, 27 February 1975: tape 1 of 51/4" Open Reel Audio 10.5" reel ; 15 ips |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20301/8861 |
Mark Klempner in concert, part 1, 27 February 1975: tape 2 of 51/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel ; 7.5 ips |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20301/8862 |
Mark Klempner, "Maria's Song," date unknown; Mark Klempner in concert, part 1 continued, 27 February 1975: tape 3 of 51/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel ; 15 ips |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20301/8863 |
Mark Klempner in concert, part 2, 27 February 1975: tape 4 of 51/4" Open Reel Audio 10.5" reel ; 15 ips |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20301/8864 |
Mark Klempner in concert, part 2, 27 February 1975: tape 5 of 51/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel ; 7.5 ips |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20301/8866 |
Mark Klempner, part 1, Ithaca, N.Y., November 19791/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel ; 7.5 ips |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20301/8869 |
Mark Klempner, master, Ithaca, N.Y., November 19791/4" Open Reel Audio 10.5" reel ; 15 ips |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20301/8867 |
Mark Klempner in concert, part 2, Ithaca, N.Y., 19821/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel ; 7.5 ips |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20301/8875 |
Mark Klempner in Ithaca, N.Y., date unknown1/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel ; 7.5 ips |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20301/8870 |
Mark Klempner, set 1, date unknown1/4" Open Reel Audio 10.5" reel |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20301/8871 |
Mark Klempner, set 2, date unknown1/4" Open Reel Audio 10.5" reel |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20301/8873 |
Mark Klempner, date unknown1/4" Open Reel Audio 10.5" reel |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20301/8874 |
Mark Klempner, date unknown1/4" Open Reel Audio 5" reel |
Arrangement: In order as received.
Field notes for these recordings reside in Folder 962 within the Southern Folklife Collection Field Notes Collection (#30025). The field notes include photo copies of original containers, memos, and correspondence with recording studios.
Titles and descriptions compiled from SFC database and field notes.
Arrangement: Chronological.
Field notes for these recordings reside in Folder 962 within the Southern Folklife Collection Field Notes Collection (#30025). The field notes include photo copies of original containers, memos, and correspondence with recording studios.
Titles and descriptions compiled from SFC database and field notes.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20301/8846 |
Interview with Robin Williamson by Mark Klempner, Ithaca, N.Y., circa 19801/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel Interview conducted by Mark Klempner while Williamson was on tour with the Merry Band |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20301/8868 |
Conservation project, Anabel Taylor Hall, December 19821/4" Open Reel Audio 7" reel ; 7.5 ips, 3.75 ips |