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This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the World Wide Web. See the Duplication Policy section for more information.
Archival processing of the Wayne Erbsen Collection was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Collection Overview
| Size | .5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 850 items) |
| Abstract | The Wayne Erbsen Collection consists of audiovisual materials and related documentation compiled by white North Carolina based folk musician, Wayne Erbsen. Audiovisual materials consist of audio and video recordings by Erbsen, as well as audio recordings of old-time and bluegrass music collected by Erbsen. The Wayne Erbsen recordings include his album projects, practice tapes, live performances, and air checks of his Country Roots radio show, while Erbsen's collected recordings consist mostly of published or self-published releases by various old-time and bluegrass artists. |
| Creator | Erbsen, Wayne. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Subject Headings
The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's online catalog.
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Biographical Information
Wayne Erbsen is a performer living in Asheville, N.C. He plays clawhammer and bluegrass banjo, fiddle, mandolin, and guitar. He has performed extensively in America and western Europe and has appeared on the children’s television show Sesame Street. Erbsen has recorded eighteen solo CDs and written twenty-nine instruction and song books. For the past thirty years, he has presented the radio show, Country Roots, on Asheville’s public radio station, WCQS, 88.1 FM.
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Scope and Content
The Wayne Erbsen Collection consists of audiovisual materials and related documentation compiled by North Carolina based folk musician, Wayne Erbsen. Audiovisual materials consist of audio and video recordings by Erbsen, as well as audio recordings of old-time and bluegrass music collected by Erbsen.
The Wayne Erbsen recordings are made up of Erbsen's album projects, practice tapes, live performances, and air checks of his Country Roots radio show. Of particular note are video recordings of live performances by Erbsen with music by Coyote.
Erbsen's collected recordings consist mostly of dubs of published or self-published releases by various artists. Also included are scattered live recordings, demos, dubs of music radio programs, and an interview with the American folk band, Trapezoid. Audio recordings are on 1/4" open reel audio, audiocassette, and compact disc, while video recordings are on 1/2" open reel videotape.
Related documentation consists of paper materials found with select collection recordings. Documentation includes track listings, concert flyers, memos, and letters.
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Series Quick Links
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Series 1. Documentation, circa 1970s-2010.
Documentation found with select audio recordings in the collection. Includes track listings, concert flyers, memos, and letters. Papers have been annotated with the call number (i.e FT-20525/8, FS-20525/10) of the corresponding audio recording they were found with. Folder 5 contains loose papers found with the recordings.
| Folder 1 |
AV Documentation: Open Reel Audio (FT-20525/8-21) #20525, Series: "1. Documentation, circa 1970s-2010." Folder 1Corresponds to audio recordings found in series 2. |
| Folder 2 |
AV Documentation: Audiocassettes (FS-20525/10-203) #20525, Series: "1. Documentation, circa 1970s-2010." Folder 2Corresponds to audio recordings found in series 2. |
| Folder 3 |
AV Documentation: Open Reel Audio (FT-20525/22-55) #20525, Series: "1. Documentation, circa 1970s-2010." Folder 3Corresponds to audio recordings found in series 3. |
| Folder 4 |
AV Documentation: Audiocassettes (FS-20525/301-415) #20525, Series: "1. Documentation, circa 1970s-2010." Folder 4Corresponds to audio recordings found in series 3. |
| Folder 5 |
AV Documentation #20525, Series: "1. Documentation, circa 1970s-2010." Folder 5Loose paper materials found with audio recordings. |
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Series 2. Wayne Erbsen Recordings, 1973-2010 and undated.
Arrangement: by format.
Audio and video recordings featuring Wayne Erbsen. Audio recordings include Erbsen's album projects, practice tapes, and live performances, as well as air checks of his radio show, Country Roots. Video recordings consist of live performances of Wayne Erbsen and Coyote. Audio recordings are on 1/4" open reel audio and audiocassette, while video recordings are on 1/2" open reel videotape.
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Subseries 2.1 Open Reel Audio, 1973-1984 and undated.
Arrangement: Roughly alphabetical by title.
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Subseries 2.2 Audiocassettes, 1977-2010 and undated.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by title.
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Subseries 2.2A Audiocassettes, 1974-2007 and undated (Addition of April 2019).
Arrangement: Alphabetical by title.
Acquisition information: Acc. 103590.
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Subseries 2.3 Video Recordings, undated.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by title.
| Videotape VT-20525/1 |
Wayne Erbsen, People of the Earth #20525, Subseries: "2.3 Video Recordings, undated." VT-20525/11/2" Open Reel Video |
| Videotape VT-20525/2 |
Wayne Erbsen and Coyote, Spring Concert part 1 #20525, Subseries: "2.3 Video Recordings, undated." VT-20525/21/2" Open Reel Video |
| Videotape VT-20525/3 |
Wayne Erbsen and Coyote, Spring Concert part 2 #20525, Subseries: "2.3 Video Recordings, undated." VT-20525/31/2" Open Reel Video |
| Videotape VT-20525/4 |
[unidentified video recording] #20525, Subseries: "2.3 Video Recordings, undated." VT-20525/41/2" Open Reel Video |
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Series 3. Other Recordings, 1940-2011 and undated.
Arrangement: by format.
Audio recordings of old-time and bluegrass music compiled by Wayne Erbsen. The majority of the recordings are dubs of published or self-published releases. Also included are scattered live recordings, dubs of music radio programs (WCQS, WRCA, WRVA), and an interview with the American folk band, Trapezoid (FS-20525/361). Audio recordings are on 1/4" open reel audio, audiocassette, and compact disc.
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Subseries 3.1 Open Reel Audio, 1960-1975 and undated.
Arrangement: Roughly alphabetical by artist or title.
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Subseries 3.2 Audiocassettes, 1940-2011 and undated.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by artist or title.
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Subseries 3.2A Audiocassettes, 1974-2005 and undated (Addition of April 2019).
Arrangement: Alphabetical by title.
Acquisition information: Acc. 103590.
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Subseries 3.3 Compact Discs, 2001-2002 and undated.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by title.
Library use only for digital files ("DF") found in collection.
| Digital Folder DF-20525/1 |
Breakin' Up Winter: an Old-Time Music gathering, 2001-2002 #20525, Subseries: "3.3 Compact Discs, 2001-2002 and undated." DF-20525/115 digital files Library use only |
| Digital Folder DF-20525/2 |
Anna Bauman Smith, Sail Away Ladies, and others #20525, Subseries: "3.3 Compact Discs, 2001-2002 and undated." DF-20525/213 digital files Library use only |
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Items Separated
Processed by: Anne Wells, March 2018
Encoded by: Anne Wells, March 2018
Updated by: Anne Wells and Phillip MacDonald, July 2019; Anne Wells, Clare Carlson, and Jessica Venlet, October 2019
Archival processing of the Wayne Erbsen Collection was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Since August 2017, we have added ethnic and racial identities for individuals and families represented in collections. To determine identity, we rely on self-identification; other information supplied to the repository by collection creators or sources; public records, press accounts, and secondary sources; and contextual information in the collection materials. Omissions of ethnic and racial identities in finding aids created or updated after August 2017 are an indication of insufficient information to make an educated guess or an individual's preference for identity information to be excluded from description. When we have misidentified, please let us know at wilsonlibrary@unc.edu.
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