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Afro-American Tales and Games
(Folkways Records, 1980), 52 mins
A jingle of African bells, a dramatic call of "Sto--ry! Sto--rytelling ti--me! ie yie yie yie yie," and the journey begins! Linda Goss, award-winning "Traveling Storyteller," enchants children with African tales and games (and American storytelling, too). Among the characters she introduces is the lazy Jack Rabb...
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(Folkways Records, 1980), 52 mins
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A jingle of African bells, a dramatic call of "Sto--ry! Sto--rytelling ti--me! ie yie yie yie yie," and the journey begins! Linda Goss, award-winning "Traveling Storyteller," enchants children with African tales and games (and American storytelling, too). Among the characters she introduces is the lazy Jack Rabbit who invents a magical guitar that plays by itself, but runs into trouble when his friends discover just how his magical guitar works...
A jingle of African bells, a dramatic call of "Sto--ry! Sto--rytelling ti--me! ie yie yie yie yie," and the journey begins! Linda Goss, award-winning "Traveling Storyteller," enchants children with African tales and games (and American storytelling, too). Among the characters she introduces is the lazy Jack Rabbit who invents a magical guitar that plays by itself, but runs into trouble when his friends discover just how his magical guitar works.
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1980
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Anpao: An American Indian Odyssey
written by Jamake Highwater, 1931-2001; produced by Verna Gillis, 1942- (Folkways Records, 1977), 50 mins
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written by Jamake Highwater, 1931-2001; produced by Verna Gillis, 1942- (Folkways Records, 1977), 50 mins
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Verna Gillis, 1942-
Author / Creator
Jamake Highwater, 1931-2001
Date Published / Released
1977
Publisher
Folkways Records
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(Folkways Records, 1959), 25 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1959
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Comptines
performed by Gérard Dôle, fl. 1985 and Marie-Paule Vadunthun, fl. 1977; in Bayou Memories: Louisiana French Folk Songs and Dance Tunes Interpreted by Gérard Dôle (Folkways Records, 1982), 1 min
Performer Gérard Dôle writes, "This record gives a compressed idea of the kind of Cajun music that we especially love: music of old times and good times, home music, music of the veillée (evening with company)." Dôle and Marie-Paule Vadunthun learned most of their tunes directly from Louisiana musicians.
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performed by Gérard Dôle, fl. 1985 and Marie-Paule Vadunthun, fl. 1977; in Bayou Memories: Louisiana French Folk Songs and Dance Tunes Interpreted by Gérard Dôle (Folkways Records, 1982), 1 min
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Performer Gérard Dôle writes, "This record gives a compressed idea of the kind of Cajun music that we especially love: music of old times and good times, home music, music of the veillée (evening with company)." Dôle and Marie-Paule Vadunthun learned most of their tunes directly from Louisiana musicians.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Gérard Dôle, fl. 1985, Marie-Paule Vadunthun, fl. 1977
Author / Creator
Gérard Dôle, fl. 1985, Marie-Paule Vadunthun, fl. 1977
Date Published / Released
1982
Publisher
Folkways Records
Topic / Theme
Literature
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Bertolt Brecht's The Exception and the Rule
written by Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956; produced by Eric Bentley, 1916- (Folkways Records, 1965), 52 mins
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written by Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956; produced by Eric Bentley, 1916- (Folkways Records, 1965), 52 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Eric Bentley, 1916-
Author / Creator
Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956
Date Published / Released
1965
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Matilda Jane Lee
produced by Karen G. Helms, 1947-2003; in Between the Sound and the Sea: Music of the North Carolina Outer Banks (Folkways Records, 1977), 3 mins
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produced by Karen G. Helms, 1947-2003; in Between the Sound and the Sea: Music of the North Carolina Outer Banks (Folkways Records, 1977), 3 mins
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Karen G. Helms, 1947-2003
Date Published / Released
1977
Publisher
Folkways Records
Topic / Theme
Literature
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written by Bret Harte, 1836-1902 (Folkways Records, 1957), 58 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Author / Creator
Bret Harte, 1836-1902
Date Published / Released
1957
Publisher
Folkways Records
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The Scruggs Picker
performed by The Broadside Singers; in Broadside Ballads, Vol. 3: The Broadside Singers (Folkways Records, 1964), 1 min
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performed by The Broadside Singers; in Broadside Ballads, Vol. 3: The Broadside Singers (Folkways Records, 1964), 1 min
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
The Broadside Singers
Author / Creator
The Broadside Singers
Date Published / Released
1964
Publisher
Folkways Records
Topic / Theme
Satire
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Cajun Home Music
produced by Gérard Dôle, fl. 1985 (Folkways Records, 1977), 35 mins
This album, recorded by Gérard Dôle, presents Cajun home music from before World War I. From solo ballads to instrumental dance tunes, this collection explores the musical expressions of descendants of the Acadians who were expelled from Nova Scotia by the British in the French and Indian War.
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produced by Gérard Dôle, fl. 1985 (Folkways Records, 1977), 35 mins
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This album, recorded by Gérard Dôle, presents Cajun home music from before World War I. From solo ballads to instrumental dance tunes, this collection explores the musical expressions of descendants of the Acadians who were expelled from Nova Scotia by the British in the French and Indian War.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Gérard Dôle, fl. 1985
Date Published / Released
1977
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Howdido
Versatile guitarist Rolf Cahn collected his music in Europe, the Caribbean, and Mexico, as well as in American folk music circles. This album portrays his passion for both flamenco and the blues, and it explores the melodies of several songs, including "Yarrow," an 18th-century Scottish ballad Cahn learned from t...
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Versatile guitarist Rolf Cahn collected his music in Europe, the Caribbean, and Mexico, as well as in American folk music circles. This album portrays his passion for both flamenco and the blues, and it explores the melodies of several songs, including "Yarrow," an 18th-century Scottish ballad Cahn learned from the great singer and activist Ewan McColl.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Rolf Cahn
Author / Creator
Rolf Cahn
Date Published / Released
1959
Publisher
Folkways Records
Topic / Theme
Literature
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