A Tribute to Irish American Women
In this episode, hosts Stephen Winick and John Fenn, with guests Betsy Peterson, Jennifer Cutting, and Melanie Zeck, explore songs and music from Irish American women in the American Folklife Center archive. Performances include Maggie Hammons Parker singing “Ireland’s Green Shore,” Hattie Scott Gould playing “The Irish Washerwoman” on the fiddle, May Mulcahy playing “Nori from Gibberland” and “Put Your Little Foot Right There”…
Contributor:
Maggie Hammons Parker - Hattie Scott Gould - John Fenn - Eileen Gannon - Betsy Peterson - Carrie Grover - Jennifer Cutting - Paula Johnson - Melanie Zeck - Stephen Winick - Tommy Maguire - May Mulcahy - Gary Ward Stanton - Liz Carroll
Date:2022-03-28
Audio Recording
Comments by Mrs. Ben Scott about playing the fiddle
Mrs. Ben Scott speaks about herself. Comments beginning on AFS 4227 A3 are about Mrs. Scott learning to play the fiddle. They are concluded on AFS 4227 B1 where she speaks about performing in fiddle contests.
Contributor:
Cowell, Sidney Robertson - Gould, Hattie Scott
Date:1939-01-01
Audio Recording
Irish washerwoman
Mrs. Ben Scott, violin. Recorded by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Turlock, California on October 31, 1939. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Mrs. Ben Scott and Myrtle B. Wilkinson performing Anglo-American music on the fiddle and tenor banjo on October 31, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Turlock, California.
Contributor:
Cowell, Sidney Robertson - Gould, Hattie Scott
Date:1939-01-01
Audio Recording
Haste to the wedding
Also issued on the American Folklife Center's published recording AFS L 62, AMERICAN FIDDLE TUNES. Mrs. Ben Scott, violin; Myrtle B. Wilkinson, tenor banjo. Recorded by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Turlock, California on October 31, 1939. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Mrs. Ben Scott and Myrtle B. Wilkinson performing Anglo-American music on the fiddle and tenor banjo on October 31,…
Contributor:
Cowell, Sidney Robertson - Gould, Hattie Scott
Date:1939-01-01
Audio Recording
Perry's victory
Also issued on the American Folklife Center's published recording AFS L 62, AMERICAN FIDDLE TUNES. Yellow song check-list notes: Fiddle--with drones. Mrs. Ben Scott, violin; Myrtle B. Wilkinson, tenor banjo. Recorded by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Turlock, California on October 31, 1939. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Mrs. Ben Scott and Myrtle B. Wilkinson performing Anglo-American music on the fiddle…
Contributor:
Cowell, Sidney Robertson - Gould, Hattie Scott
Date:1939-01-01
Audio Recording
Turkey in the straw
Mrs. Ben Scott, violin; Myrtle B. Wilkinson, tenor banjo. Recorded by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Turlock, California on October 31, 1939. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Mrs. Ben Scott and Myrtle B. Wilkinson performing Anglo-American music on the fiddle and tenor banjo on October 31, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Turlock, California.
Contributor:
Cowell, Sidney Robertson - Wilkinson, Myrtle B. - Gould, Hattie Scott
Date:1939-01-01
Audio Recording
Heel - and - toe polka
Mrs. Ben Scott, violin; Myrtle B. Wilkinson, tenor banjo. Recorded by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Turlock, California on October 31, 1939. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Mrs. Ben Scott and Myrtle B. Wilkinson performing Anglo-American music on the fiddle and tenor banjo on October 31, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Turlock, California.
Contributor:
Cowell, Sidney Robertson - Wilkinson, Myrtle B. - Gould, Hattie Scott
Date:1939-01-01
Audio Recording
Soldier's joy
Mrs. Ben Scott, violin; Myrtle B. Wilkinson, tenor banjo. Recorded by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Turlock, California on October 31, 1939. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Mrs. Ben Scott and Myrtle B. Wilkinson performing Anglo-American music on the fiddle and tenor banjo on October 31, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Turlock, California.
Contributor:
Cowell, Sidney Robertson - Wilkinson, Myrtle B. - Gould, Hattie Scott
Date:1939-01-01
Audio Recording
Arkansas traveller
Mrs. Ben Scott, violin; Myrtle B. Wilkinson, tenor banjo. Recorded by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Turlock, California on October 31, 1939. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Mrs. Ben Scott and Myrtle B. Wilkinson performing Anglo-American music on the fiddle and tenor banjo on October 31, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Turlock, California.
Contributor:
Cowell, Sidney Robertson - Wilkinson, Myrtle B. - Gould, Hattie Scott
Date:1939-01-01
Audio Recording
Coming round the mountain
Yellow song check-list notes: AFS 4226 A1 and A2 are tests; AFS 4226 A3 is the best recording. Mrs. Ben Scott, violin; Myrtle B. Wilkinson, tenor banjo. Recorded by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Turlock, California on October 31, 1939. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Mrs. Ben Scott and Myrtle B. Wilkinson performing Anglo-American music on the fiddle and tenor banjo…
Contributor:
Cowell, Sidney Robertson - Wilkinson, Myrtle B. - Gould, Hattie Scott
Date:1939-01-01
Audio Recording
Casey Jones
Mrs. Ben Scott, violin; Myrtle B. Wilkinson, tenor banjo. Recorded by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Turlock, California on October 31, 1939. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Mrs. Ben Scott and Myrtle B. Wilkinson performing Anglo-American music on the fiddle and tenor banjo on October 31, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Turlock, California.
Contributor:
Cowell, Sidney Robertson - Wilkinson, Myrtle B. - Gould, Hattie Scott
Date:1939-01-01
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Songs and Tunes from “Fearless: A Tribute to Irish American Women”
Recently, I had occasion to compile a curated set of recordings from the American Folklife Center relating to Irish American women. The recordings were put together as a special gift for some VIP guests, but it occurred to me that we could share them with everyone else too, via the blog. And what better time …
Audio RecordingA Tribute to Irish American Women In this episode, hosts Stephen Winick and John Fenn, with guests Betsy Peterson, Jennifer Cutting, and Melanie Zeck, explore songs and music from Irish American women in the American Folklife Center archive. Performances include Maggie Hammons Parker singing “Ireland’s Green Shore,” Hattie Scott Gould playing “The Irish Washerwoman” on the fiddle, May Mulcahy playing “Nori from Gibberland” and “Put Your Little Foot Right There”…
Audio RecordingComments by Mrs. Ben Scott about playing the fiddle Mrs. Ben Scott speaks about herself. Comments beginning on AFS 4227 A3 are about Mrs. Scott learning to play the fiddle. They are concluded on AFS 4227 B1 where she speaks about performing in fiddle contests.
BlogSongs and Tunes from “Fearless: A Tribute to Irish American Women” Recently, I had occasion to compile a curated set of recordings from the American Folklife Center relating to Irish American women. The recordings were put together as a special gift for some VIP guests, but it occurred to me that we could share them with everyone else too, via the blog. And what better time …