UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Douglas Rutherford recordings (Square Dance Calling)

UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Douglas Rutherford recordings (Square Dance Calling), 1973-04-28

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Rutherford, Douglas, 1915-1988
Title: UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Douglas Rutherford recordings (Square Dance Calling)
Dates: 1973-04-28
1973-04-281973-04-28
Quantity: 1 items : OT - 1 reel (3 3/4 ips, 1/4 tr. mono, 5"); WT - 2 reels (7.5 ips, 1/2 tr. stereo, 7" (1) and 10" (1)); Duration: 00:57:00
Collection Number: 1973040
Summary: Recorded in a community center in Gosport, Indiana, 4/28/73.
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

James Douglas Rutherford McConnell (1915-1988) was an author and language teacher from Kilkenny Ireland. He received his BA from Clare College, University of Cambridge and his MA from the University of Reading. In 1950, he published his first detective novel, Comes the Blind Fury, under the pen name Douglas Rutherford. During his lifetime, he published just over 30 detective novels. He also published books about language learning under his given name, James McConnell.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Recorded with "Sony, PR-200, 1250', one 1/4-track, 3.75 ips."

Contents: 7 square dance calls (see logsheet for titles)

Performers: Arthur Headdy/caller; Darrel Nerhring/guitar; Tom Field/electric bass; Bernard Lee/fiddle; on "Little Star," Doug Rutherford substitutes on fiddle for Bernard Lee, and on "Peek-a-Boo Over..." Butch Robertson joins Nerhring, Field and Lee on electric guitar.

Documentation: ATL/EC tape index sheet (from Archives of Traditional Music, Indiana University)

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