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UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Michael Coolen, Marsha Iverson, and Herman Smith recordings (Old Time Music Festival), 1975
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Iverson, Marsha; Smith, Herman; Coolen, Michael
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Michael Coolen, Marsha Iverson, and Herman Smith recordings (Old Time Music Festival)
- Dates
- 197519751975
- Quantity
- 5 items : OT- 5 reels (7.5 ips, 2 tr. stereo, 7"); WT - 5 reels (7.5 ips, 2 tr. stereo, 7" (4) & 10" (1)); WD - 5 compact discs (digital, stereo); Duration: 2:46:00; posting on Voyager Records website (5/2005)
- Collection Number
- 1975021
- Summary
- Recorded at the University of Washington, Roethke Auditorium, 4/12/75.
- 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
Michael Coolen is a composer, writer, actor, performance artist, and pianist from the United States. In 1973, he traveled to Gambia as the Peace Corps' Resident Ethnomusicologist to conduct interviews, collect artifacts, and record the cultural and musical traditions of West Africa. While there, he completed his dissertation on the West African Xalam. Since returning, he has composed music that has been played around the world and written books and articles on a variety of topics.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Concerts recorded by Marsha Iverson, Michael Coolen, and Herman Smith with Stellavox stereo tape recorder.
Performers include: Sadie Courville/fiddle; Dennis McGee/fiddle; Marc Savoy/accordion (reel 1); Tommy Jarrell/fiddle & vocals; Blanton Owen/banjo; Mike Seeger/guitar & banjo (reels 2-3); Howard Armstrong/fiddle; Tom Armstrong/string bass; Ted Bogan/guitar; Carl Martin/mandolin (reels 4-5); introductions by Mike Seeger.
See documentation file for accompanying musical and biographical information; additional documentation assistance provided by Devon Leger (2004).
Oxide shed noted 5/92 on reels 3 & 5; tapes baked before WTs made.
OTs digitized 2/2005; WDs made and logsheets typed.
Documentation: Original archive sheets
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Concerts
- Ethnomusicology
Geographical Names
- North America
- United States
