UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Phil Andrus and Fredric Lieberman recordings: Pt. Townsend Festival 1979 (Concert Dubs), 1979-07

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Andrus, Phil; Lieberman, Fredric
Title
UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Phil Andrus and Fredric Lieberman recordings: Pt. Townsend Festival 1979 (Concert Dubs)
Dates
1979-07
Quantity
31 items  :  EC - 31 reels (7 1/2 ips, 2 tr., stereo, 7"); WD - 31 compact discs (digital, stereo); Duration: 18:00:00
Collection Number
1979036
Summary
Recorded at the "Fiddle Tunes" festival in Port Townsend, Washington, July 3-7, 1979.
Repository
University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Access is restricted.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Phil Andrus is the host and producer of "Tossed Salad," a four-hour program comprising live and recorded music and interviews at KPTZ Radio 91.9 in Port Townsend, Washington, formerly at KRAB in Seattle, Washington. Andrus has also produced live broadcasts from the Northwest Folklife Festival and several series of documentaries for broadcast.

Fredric Lieberman (1940-2013) received his B.M. from the Eastman School of Music, his M.A. from the University of Hawaii, and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. He was a performer, composer, writer, and teacher at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His interests included organology - particularly with regard to taxonomic methods and systematic description -, the music of China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, and South India, and American vernacular music from Tin Pan Alley through contemporary rock. He taught courses on American Popular Music and World Musics.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Port Townsend Festival 1979: concert recordings; musicians introduced by Frank Ferrel.

Original 14 reels recorded with Revox recorder, Tapco mixer, Electro-voice RE-16 mics (tapes 1-12); Sony C-37, stereo mics, Magnacord 1028, mixer Teac 2 (tape 13); (tape 14?)

For contents information see documentation file (includes festival notes and original archive sheets); for tapes 1-10 see logsheets (produced by Leah Meyer, summer 2013)

Recorded by Fred Lieberman and Phil Andrus (recording engineer), for Centrum Foundation represented by Frank Ferrel.

Discussion with Fred Lieberman 8/8/91 - 2 kinds of recordings were made at the 1979 festival: 1) concert recordings (this is EC set of these recordings; see collection 91008 for original set of 14 reels); 2) workshop & informal recordings (79037 (originals) & 79038 (dubs))

Documentation: Typed notes

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Description Dates
1979036-0001
1 optical media : CD - unpublished
July 3, 1979, evening concert (tape 1 of 6).Contents: Hank Bradley and Jody Stecher (7 tunes)
1979-07-03
1979036-0002
1 optical media : CD - unpublished
July 3, 1979, evening concert (tape 2 of 6).Contents: Paul Hostetter, Irene Herrmann, Dave Dailey (8 tunes)
1979-07-03
1979036-0003
1 optical media : CD - unpublished
July 3, 1979, evening concert (tape 3 of 6).Contents: The Gypsy Gyppo String Band (6 tunes)
1979-07-03
1979036-0004
1 optical media : CD - unpublished
July 3, 1979, evening concert (tape 4 of 6).Contents: Tom Sauber, Weiser All-Stars (5 tunes)
1979-07-03
1979036-0005
1 optical media : CD - unpublished
July 3, 1979, evening concert (tape 5 of 6).Contents: Tom Sauber, Weiser All-Stars; Robert Force and Albert D'Ossche (8 tunes)
1979-07-03
1979036-0006
1 optical media : CD - unpublished
July 3, 1979, evening concert (tape 6 of 6).Contents: Robert Force; Kenny Hall, Marta Hall, Sandy Bradley, and Harry Liedstrand (9 tunes)
1979-07-03
1979036-0007
1 optical media : CD - unpublished
July 4, 1979, afternoon concert (tape 1 of 7).Contents: Phil Williams, Vivian Williams, Dick Marvin; Sam Hinton (11 tunes)
1979-07-04
1979036-0008
1 optical media : CD - unpublished
July 4, 1979, afternoon concert (tape 2 of 7).Contents: Sam Hinton; Bill Mitchell, Phil Williams, Dick Marvin (15 tunes)
1979-07-04
1979036-0009
1 optical media : CD - unpublished
July 4, 1979, afternoon concert (tape 3 of 7).Contents: Bill Mitchell, Phil Williams, Dick Marvin, Vivian Williams, and Stewart Herrick (1 tune)
1979-07-04
1979036-0010
1 optical media : CD - unpublished
July 4, 1979, afternoon concert (tape 4 of 7).Contents: Mike Seeger and Alice Garrard (7 tunes)
1979-07-04
1979036-0011
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 8
July 4, 1979, afternoon concert (tape 5 of 7). Contents: 8 tunes.
1979-07-04
1979036-0012
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 4
July 4, 1979, afternoon concert (tape 6 of 7). Contents: 6 tunes (not all identified in notes); explanation and demo of Cajun music techniques.
1979-07-04
1979036-0013
1 optical media : CD - unpublished
July 4, 1979, afternoon concert (tape 7 of 7); contents unidentified. Contents: 2 tunes (unidentified in notes). Performers: "Bill Shepherd and the Cajuns" (according to original archive sheet).
1979-07-04
1979036-0014
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 7
July 5, 1979, participants' concert (tape 1 of 5). Contents: 8 tunes (not all identified in notes). Performers: The Last Gasp Throat Band (David Swan, Nancy Dillon, Kathryn Ritchie, Hank Bradley, Jody Stecher, Elizabeth Wolf) (1-2); The Cracked Crab Tones (Connie Lindley, Irene Ullman, Candy Hope) (3); The Cackle Sisters (Alice Garrard, Irene Herman, Sue Thompson) (4-5); Wind That Shakes the Bridges (Phil Marpole, Sandy Hankins, Glen W. Dudley) (6-7); The Spoonoplians (8)
1979-07-05
1979036-0015
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 5
July 5, 1979, participants' concert (tape 2 of 5). Contents: 7 tunes (not all identified in notes). Performers: The Spoonoplians (1-2); Paul and the Hostettes (3); Aginsky and others (4); unidentified (5); Hobe Kytr (6-7).
1979-07-05
1979036-0016
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 5
July 5, 1979, participants' concert (tape 3 of 5). Contents: 7 tunes (not all identified in notes). Performers: Daniel and Stefan and the Simonized String Band (Kevin Carr, Beverly, Mr. Muzzle) (1-2); Bill and Pearl (3-4); Buck Dancers Choice (5); unidentified (6); Margo Murphy and Debbie Nagusky (7).
1979-07-05
1979036-0017
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 7
July 5, 1979, participants' concert (tape 4 of 5). Contents: 10 tunes (not all identified in notes). Performers: Home Cookin Honey Band with Fanny Flash, Uncle Glen, Incognito (1-2); "crowd and violin" (3); The Rhythm Rascals (4-5); Toots and Lefty (6-7); Sally Ashford, Mike Saunders (8-9); Hawkeye (10).
1979-07-05
1979036-0018
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 3
July 5, 1979, participants' concert (tape 5 of 5). Contents: 4 tunes (not all identified in notes). Performers: Hear No Evil (aka Fort Wordenaires) (Rachel Smith, Trini Cooper, Debbie Janison) (1); Together Again for the First Time (2); Les Vieux Pommes Frites (3); Wabash Conservatory Trio and Discount Orchestra (4).
1979-07-05
1979036-0019
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 7
July 7, 1979, evening concert and finals (tape 1 of 5). Contents: 9 tunes (not all identified in notes). Performers: Mark Graham, harmonica; Jerry Gallaher, banjo (1-6); Mike Schway, fiddle (7); John Hodge, fiddle (8); Shirley Sains, fiddle (9).
1979-07-07
1979036-0020
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 8
July 7, 1979, evening concert and finals (tape 2 of 5). Contents: 10 tunes (not all identified in notes). Performers: Margaret Elwood, fiddle, and Dick Marvin, bass and guitar (1); Greg Canote, fiddle, and Jerry Canote, guitar (2); Hobe Kytr, banjo (3); Kevin Carr, banjo (4); Dan Warwick, banjo (5); Frank Ferrel, fiddle, and Bertram Levy, accordion (6-9); Bertram Levy, banjo (10).
1979-07-07
1979036-0021
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 8
July 7, 1979, evening concert and finals (tape 3 of 5). Contents: 8 sets of tunes (not all identified in notes) and a story. Performers: Bertram Levy, banjo/accordion, and Frank Ferrel, fiddle (1); Tony Mates, mandolin, with guitar (2); Michael Williams, mandolin, with guitar (3); Paul Gibson, mandolin, with guitar (4); Jerry Holland and Mike Saunders, guitar (5-9).
1979-07-07
1979036-0022
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 2
July 7, 1979, evening concert and finals (tape 4 of 5). Contents: 2 tunes. Performers: Jerry Holland and Mike Saunders, guitar (1); The Fiddlin' Cough Drops (2).
1979-07-07
1979036-0023
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 1
July 7, 1979, evening concert and finals (tape 5 of 5). Contents: 5 tunes/sets (not all identified in notes). Performers: The Dweeb Sisters (1); Tidewater Summit Band (2); Rue Sue Band (3); Bagpipe (?) (4); Cape North Symphony (5).
1979-07-07
1979036-0024
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 3
July 6, 1979, public dance #1 (tape 1 of 2). Performers: Sandy Bradley and Dudley Laufman, callers; music by the festival All Stars orchestras. Contents: 9 dances (not all identified in notes)
1979-07-06
1979036-0025
1 optical media : CD - unpublished
July 6, 1979, public dance #1 (tape 2 of 2). Performers: Sandy Bradley and Dudley Laufman, callers; music by the festival All Stars orchestras. Contents: 2 square dances (not identified in notes).
1979-07-06
1979036-0026
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 3
July 6, 1979, public dance #2 (tape 1 of 2). Performers: Sandy Bradley and Dudley Laufman, callers; music by the festival All Stars orchestras. Contents: 6 dance sets (not all identified in notes).
1979-07-06
1979036-0027
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 9
July 6, 1979, public dance #2 (tape 2 of 2). Performers: Sandy Bradley and Dudley Laufman, callers; music by the Festival All Stars Orchestras. Contents: 9 dance sets (not all identified in notes).
1979-07-06
1979036-0028
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 6
July 6, 1979, public dance #3 (tape 1 of 2). Performers: Sandy Bradley and Dudley Laufman, callers; music by the Festival All Stars Orchestras. Contents: 8 dance sets (not all identified in notes).
1979-07-06
1979036-0029
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 3
July 6, 1979, public dance #3 (tape 2 of 2). Performers: Sandy Bradley and Dudley Laufman, callers; music by the Festival All Stars Orchestras; Mark Graham, harmonica. Contents: 5 dance sets (not all identified in notes).
1979-07-06
1979036-0030
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 9
July 3, 1979, rehearsal. Contents: 22 items (including multiple takes of some tunes); not all identified in notes.
1979-07-03
1979036-0031
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 1
July 3, 1979, fragment (concert?) Contents: 1 tune (mandolin and voice, performers unidentied).
1979-07-03

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Subject Terms

  • Concerts
  • Ethnomusicology

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