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UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Seattle Public Schools recordings (Green River Muckleshoot Songs), 1939
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seattle Public Schools
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Seattle Public Schools recordings (Green River Muckleshoot Songs)
- Dates
- 193919391939
- Quantity
- 1 items : WD - 1 CD (digital, stereo); 1 phonodisc (12" aluminum); Duration: 00:09:15; note in record sleeve; record sleeve.
- Collection Number
- 2006002
- Summary
- Six songs from the Green River Muckleshoot, western Washington state, sung by Morris ?; aluminum disc donated to Archives by Dave Gardner.
- 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
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives has been collecting and curating unique ethnographic music recordings for over 50 years. Its holdings of more than 15,000 items include field recordings documenting music traditions of all kinds from most areas of the world, concert recordings of visiting musicians, and films and videos of a variety of musical events, as well as several hundred musical instruments. The Archives serves the students and faculty in the UW Ethnomusicology Program, the broader university community, Pacific Northwest tribes, and an international clientele of musicians, students, and teachers.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Phonodisc assigned UW Ethnomusicology Archives record number 590.
Contents: 2 audio tracks (2 disc sides) (name of singer is announced but inaudible) Tr. 1 - Song #1 Announcement (male): "Songs of the Puget Sound Indians sung by Morris ___[?], Green River Indians, Muckleshoot Reservation, ___'s gambling song, Green River power song of Morris ___ " (2:15); Song #2 "Paddle song, Green River pastime" (2:17)
Tr. 2 - Song #3 Song of a homesick girl (young bride taken from her home) (1:29); Song #4 "Coming of day" Green River song of boy when he awoke (1:07); Song #5 Eagle song (Yakama pastime song) (:56); Song #6 Muckleshoot power song (:56)
Digitized by John Gibbs, UW Music Library, 12/2005; audio CD produced.
Disc center label: "Indian Recording dubbed from an old RCA pregrooved disc."
Note inserted in record sleeve: "Seattle Public Schools, Dept. of Physical Education, Oct. 24, 1939 - The smudge on the record is wax. The maker advises that you do not attempt to remove it. It will not impact the sound of the record. Jessie G. Merrick."
Note on original record sleeve: "Caution - 1. Use cactone (fibre) needles only. 2. Place on turn table, convex side up. To reverse convexity, hold disc by side with fingers, thumbs on center of disc. Push with thumbs."
(Phonodisc stored in room 52 (7/2006))
Documentation: Disc center label
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ethnomusicology
- Lushootseed
- Songs, Lushootseed
Geographical Names
- North America
