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UW Ethnomusicology Archives festival recording: Old Time Music Festival, 1978-04-09
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives festival recording: Old Time Music Festival
- Dates
- 1978-04-091978-04-091978-04-09
- Quantity
- 3 items : OT - 3 reels (7.5 ips, full-track, 7"); WT - 3 DATs (digital, stereo); Duration: 2:22:09
- Collection Number
- 1978006
- Summary
- Recorded April 09, 1978 in the Museum of History and Industry Auditorium, Seattle.
- 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
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
American Old Time Music Festival 1978.
Recorded by John Ricker with Nagra III (mono) NP65-7216H, 6 mics and mixer provided by Seattle Folklore Society.
Performers: 78-6.1 - Strange Creek Trio (Mike Seeger, Alice Gerrard, Tracy Schwarz); 78-6.2 - Trio Lydia Mendoza (Lydia Mendoza, Ruben Rios, ?); Sweet Honey in the Rock (last 2 songs of their set recorded at end of this reel); 78-6.3 - Sweet Honey in the Rock (Patricia Johnson, Evelyn Harris, Yasmeen Williams, Bernice Reagon) (this performance continued at end of tape 2).
Contents listed on logsheets.
Documentation: Poster, program.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
THE 1978 AMERICAN OLD TIME MUSIC FESTIVAL
This year's festival features The Strange Creek Trio, whose repertoire consists mainly of traditional bluegrass and old time string band music, with Mike Seeger, Alice Gerrard and Tracy Schwarz. Also. Trio Lydia Mendoza, with the only woman to make a name for herself in the realm of Texas-Mexican border music, known as "musica 'nortena. Finally, Sweet Honey in the Rock, a group of four Black women singing a cappella orglnal and traditonal songs, including children's game songs, prison songs of the rural South, gospel, blues, and sociopolitical statements.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ethnomusicology
Geographical Names
- North America
- Seattle (Wash.)
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Strange Creek Trio (performer)
- Sweet Honey in the Rock (Musical group) (performer)
- Trio Lydia Mendoza (performer)
