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Fredric Lieberman recordings: 1979 Port Townsend Festival of American Fiddle Tunes (Workshops), 1979
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Lieberman, Fredric
- Title
- Fredric Lieberman recordings: 1979 Port Townsend Festival of American Fiddle Tunes (Workshops)
- Dates
- 197919791979
- Quantity
- 21 items : OT - 14 reels (7.5 ips, 2 tr mono (reel 1) and stereo (reels 2-14), 5"); WT - 7 DATs (digital, stereo); Duration: 4:59:04
- Collection Number
- 1979037
- Summary
- Workshops at the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, recorded in Pt. Townsend, Washington, July 1-8, 1979.
- Repository
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University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access is restricted.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
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 written works include "Planet Drum: A Celebration of Percussion and Rhythm", and "Drumming at the Edge of Magic: A Journey into the Spirit of Percussion".
Lieberman's interests included organology, particularly with regard to taxonomic methods and systematic description, the musics of China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, and South India, and American vernacular musics from Tin Pan Alley through contemporary rock. His taught courses on American Popular Music and World Musics. He had an especially keen interest in the music of John Cage and of the Grateful Dead and served as an ethnomusicological consultant for various Mickey Hart projects.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Pt. Townsend Festival 1979: Workshop recordings.
Collection contains North American folk music, string band emphasis.
Recorded by Fredric Lieberman on Stellavox recorder for Archives and for Centrum Foundation, represented by Frank Ferrel (cassette copies deposited with Centrum)
Discussion with Lieberman 8/8/91 - 2 kinds of recordings were made at 1979 festival: 1) Concert recordings (see collections 79-36 (dubs) and 91-8 (originals)); 2) Workshop and informal recordings (this collection contains the original recordings; 79-38 contains dubs of original tapes)
See logsheets for listing of contents and names of performers; most information on logsheets taken from original typed notes; consult notes for some additional details.
Documentation: Typed notes.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Concerts
- Ethnomusicology
- Fiddle tunes
- Fiddle tunes--United States
- Folk music
- Folk music festivals
- Folk music, American
- Folk music--Canada
- Folk music--United States
- Folk song festivals
- Music festivals
- Music festivals--United States
- Music--Canada
Corporate Names
- Festival of American Fiddle Tunes
Geographical Names
- North America
- Port Townsend (Wash.)
- United States
Form or Genre Terms
- Sound recordings
