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Alan Mills and Jean Carignan: Songs, Fiddle Tunes and a Folk-Tale from Canada
(Folkways Records, 1961), 47 mins
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(Folkways Records, 1961), 47 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1961
Publisher
Folkways Records
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American Folk Song Festival: Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman
produced by Jean Bell Thomas, 1882-1982 (Folkways Records, 1960), 54 mins
Created in 1931, the American Folk Song Festival helped Kentucky mountain singers share their music with the world. Perhaps more relevantly, it allowed the rest of the world to hear the music of these singers, including members of the Hatfield and McCoy families. This album was recorded in the 1950s, and feature...
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produced by Jean Bell Thomas, 1882-1982 (Folkways Records, 1960), 54 mins
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Created in 1931, the American Folk Song Festival helped Kentucky mountain singers share their music with the world. Perhaps more relevantly, it allowed the rest of the world to hear the music of these singers, including members of the Hatfield and McCoy families. This album was recorded in the 1950s, and features singers of all ages.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Jean Bell Thomas, 1882-1982
Date Published / Released
1960
Publisher
Folkways Records
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(Folkways Records, 1961), 35 mins
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1961
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Cambodia: Traditional Music, Vol. 2: Tribe Music, Folk Music and Popular Dances
produced by Chinary Ung, 1942- (Folkways Records, 1979), 40 mins
The album opens with an entrancing tune played on a single reed bamboo flute that enthralls and draws the listener into the musical journey presented in this collection. Recorded in 1979 and compiled by revered composer Chinary Ung, Chinary focuses on capturing and documenting both the songs themselves and the ins...
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produced by Chinary Ung, 1942- (Folkways Records, 1979), 40 mins
Description
The album opens with an entrancing tune played on a single reed bamboo flute that enthralls and draws the listener into the musical journey presented in this collection. Recorded in 1979 and compiled by revered composer Chinary Ung, Chinary focuses on capturing and documenting both the songs themselves and the instruments on which the songs were performed for fear that "with the advent of modernization, many kinds of Cambodian music will disappea...
The album opens with an entrancing tune played on a single reed bamboo flute that enthralls and draws the listener into the musical journey presented in this collection. Recorded in 1979 and compiled by revered composer Chinary Ung, Chinary focuses on capturing and documenting both the songs themselves and the instruments on which the songs were performed for fear that "with the advent of modernization, many kinds of Cambodian music will disappear." Liner notes include detailed information on the musical instruments.
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Chinary Ung, 1942-
Date Published / Released
1979
Publisher
Folkways Records
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The Demonstration Collection of E.M. von Hornbostel and the Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv
produced by Erich Moritz von Hornbostel, 1877-1935 (Folkways Records, 1963), 1 hour 20 mins
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produced by Erich Moritz von Hornbostel, 1877-1935 (Folkways Records, 1963), 1 hour 20 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Erich Moritz von Hornbostel, 1877-1935
Date Published / Released
1963
Publisher
Folkways Records
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(Folkways Records, 1961), 41 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1961
Publisher
Folkways Records
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(Folkways Records, 1964), 35 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1964
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Essay in Ragtime: Ragtime Piano Classics
produced by Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015 (Folkways Records, 1961), 41 mins
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produced by Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015 (Folkways Records, 1961), 41 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015
Date Published / Released
1961
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Facundo Gonzáles: New Mexican Violinista
produced by Kenneth M. Bilby, 1953- (Folkways Records, 1979), 37 mins
"Nestled in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo mountains northeast of Santa Fe lies the small village Chamisal, with a population of several hundred persons, primarily Hispanic-Americans. This quiet farming hamlet is the home of Facundo Gonzales, a remarkable violinista. Sr. Gonzales, who was seventy-eight ye...
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produced by Kenneth M. Bilby, 1953- (Folkways Records, 1979), 37 mins
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"Nestled in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo mountains northeast of Santa Fe lies the small village Chamisal, with a population of several hundred persons, primarily Hispanic-Americans. This quiet farming hamlet is the home of Facundo Gonzales, a remarkable violinista. Sr. Gonzales, who was seventy-eight years old at the time of these recordings, has been playing the violin for over sixty years. He learned to play years ago, as one half o...
"Nestled in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo mountains northeast of Santa Fe lies the small village Chamisal, with a population of several hundred persons, primarily Hispanic-Americans. This quiet farming hamlet is the home of Facundo Gonzales, a remarkable violinista. Sr. Gonzales, who was seventy-eight years old at the time of these recordings, has been playing the violin for over sixty years. He learned to play years ago, as one half of the traditional violin-guitar duo, at the ‘Spanish-Colonial’ folk dances..."
Kenneth M. Bilby
"La pequeña villa de Chamisal está ubicada en las faldas de las montañas Sangre de Cristo, al noreste de Santa Fe, con una población de varios cientos de personas, en su mayoría hispano-americanos. Esta tranquila aldea campesina es el hogar de Facundo Gonzales, un sobresaliente violinista. El señor Gonzales, que tenía setenta y ocho años de edad en el momento de la grabación, ha estado tocando el violín por más de seis décadas. El aprendió a interpretar el instrumento hace mucho tiempo, como parte del tradicional dúo violín-guitarra que acompaña las danzas folclóricas ‘hispano-coloniales’..."
Kenneth M. Bilby
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Kenneth M. Bilby
"La pequeña villa de Chamisal está ubicada en las faldas de las montañas Sangre de Cristo, al noreste de Santa Fe, con una población de varios cientos de personas, en su mayoría hispano-americanos. Esta tranquila aldea campesina es el hogar de Facundo Gonzales, un sobresaliente violinista. El señor Gonzales, que tenía setenta y ocho años de edad en el momento de la grabación, ha estado tocando el violín por más de seis décadas. El aprendió a interpretar el instrumento hace mucho tiempo, como parte del tradicional dúo violín-guitarra que acompaña las danzas folclóricas ‘hispano-coloniales’..."
Kenneth M. Bilby
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Kenneth M. Bilby, 1953-
Date Published / Released
1979
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Fine Times at Our House: Traditional Music of Indiana: Ballads, Fiddle Tunes, Songs
(Folkways Records, 1964), 50 mins
Sample
(Folkways Records, 1964), 50 mins
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1964
Publisher
Folkways Records
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