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    Bringing in the May Jennifer Cutting describes and displays some of the folk traditions surrounding May Day (May 1) in Britain and the United States.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2005
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    Cultural Heritage Archives Symposium Session 6. The Cultural Heritage Archives symposium aims to energize the discussion of ethnographic archival thought and practice by presenting fresh and dynamic strategies for contemporary archival realities. This segment includes a panel on education and training and closing remarks by Nicole Saylor. Other speakers included Beth Davis-Brown, Doug Boyd, Elizabeth Call, Emanuel Valentin, Alexia Hudson-Ward, Shauna Collier, Holly Smith, Lori Harris and Cecilia L. Salvatore.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2013
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    Flory Jagoda: The Celebration Concert This concert celebrates Flory Jagoda's internationally recognized career as singer, composer and teacher of Sephardic song and will honor her role as "keeper of the flame" for preserving, perpetuating, and expanding this venerable Jewish cultural tradition. Family members and musical colleagues and from the Washington, D.C., area and beyond joined Jagoda to perform the songs that she has taught them in her quest to...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2013
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    Dineh Tah Navajo Dancers The Dineh Tah Navajo Dancers perform as part of the Homegrown 2005 Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center and the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2005
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    The River Boys Polka Band The River Boys Polka Band performed as part of the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. Robert Schmer (accordion), Dave Beitz (hammered dulcimer), Jerry Hergenreder (trombone, vocals) and Steve Deines (bass, vocals) make up the River Boys Polka Band. They have played traditional Dutch Hop dance music together for 10 years. All four have performed at traditional weddings, anniversaries and other...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2006
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    Opalanga Pugh: African-American Storytelling from Colorado wi... Opalanga Pugh presents traditional African-American storytelling from Colorado, another in the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2008
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    Cowboy Poet Paul Zarzyski and Cowboy Singer-Composer Wylie Gu... Poet Paul Zarzyski and singer-composer Wylie Gustafson perform at Coolidge Auditorium as part of the Homegrown Concert Series.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2009
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    Paraguayan Folk Harp Ensemble from Nevada The Paraguayan folk harp is one of the most recognizable folk music traditions in South America. Las Vegas resident Mariano Gonzales mesmerizes audiences with his delightful and sometimes surprising repertoire on this handcrafted traditional instrument. His solo performances have included concerts at prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall in New York and Suntory Hall in Tokyo.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2012
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    Winyo: Benga & Traditional Music from Kenya Winyo performs traditional Luo songs infused with witty storylines, Afro fusion, Afro jazz, and Benga (a mix of contemporary music with traditional Kenyan Luo music in which the guitar is played to mimic a Luo eight-string lyre called a nyatiti). Winyo sings in Dholuo, Swahili and English.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2014
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    Improvising a Musical Metropolis: Detroit, 1940s-1960s Ethnomusicologist Mark Slobin surveys his research on the musical life of his hometown, Detroit, Michigan, during "my day," the 1940s-60s. He positions his personal experience in the wider panorama of a musically dynamic city of recent immigrants from Europe and migrants from the American South, and addresses the role of the schools and subcultures in shaping Detroit's complex cultural landscape.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2016
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    Cambodian-American Heritage Dancers with Chum Ngek Ensemble The Cambodian-American Heritage Dancers and Chum Ngek Ensemble present a program of classical Khmer dance and music from the Cambodian court repertoire.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2017
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    Sodom Laurel Album Explores North Carolina Mountain Community The visual and oral history of a rural mountain community called Sodom Laurel, and one family steeped in the tradition of the area, are the focus of a new book and accompanying CD by Rob Amberg and Sheila Kay Adams.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2003
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    Bluegrass Odyssey: A Documentary in Pictures and Words, 1966-86 The fruit of four decades of collaboration between bluegrass music's premier historian and photographer, Bluegrass Odyssey offers a fascinating journey into the heart of a quintessentially American musical form.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - American Folklife Center - John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 2002
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    Margaret MacArthur Margaret MacArthur performs ballads and songs from Vermont, another in the Homegrown 2005 Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2005
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    D.W. Groethe D.W. Groethe performs cowboy songs and poetry from Montana, another in the Homegrown 2005 Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2005
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    Negrura Peruana Negrura Peruana perform Afro-Peruvian music and dance from Connecticut, another in the Homegrown 2005 Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2005
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    The Sama Ensemble The Sama Ensemble performed traditional Iranian music and dance as part of the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2007
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    Rosie Stewart in Concert Rosie Stewart, a singer from Co. Fermanagh in Ireland, performed in concert, including "Adieu to Lovely Garrison," as part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland Program at the Library of Congress co-sponsored by the American Folklife Center and The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure/Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2007
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    Daithi Sproule and Robert Watt Perform in Concert Singer and guitarist Daithi Sproule and Highland bagpiper Robert Watt perform in concert as part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland Program at the Library of Congress sponsored by the American Folklife Center and The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure/Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2007
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    Flory Jagoda and Friends Flory Jagoda, with friends Susan Gaeta, Howard Bass, and Tina Chancey, performs traditional Sephardic music from the former Yugoslavia and other parts of the world as part of the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. The concert also marks the Library's celebration of Women's History Month.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2007
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    A Musical Demonstration by Gary Hastings and Brian Mullen Flautist Gary Hastings and singer Brian Mullen present a concert and lecture as part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland Program at the Library of Congress sponsored by the American Folklife Center and The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure/Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2007
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    Not the Same Old (Folk) Song and Dance: Field Recordings in t... In the 1930s, Library of Congress fieldworkers recorded the folk music of non-English-speaking communities throughout the United States. There, they captured songs and styles that had died out in the lands of their birth, as well as emerging fusions of the ancient and modern. From the songs of a sacred Spanish mystery play performed in Texas to wild Polish wedding music played in Wisconsin,...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2006
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    Waking Up the People Linda Goss discusses family storytelling traditions and describes her ongoing research, including African-American family stories on a Gerald E. and Corinne L. Parsons Fund award from the American Folklife Center, as part of the Benjamin Botkin Lecture Series sponsored by the AFC.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2006
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    Facing the Music: Traditional Culture and Copyright To what extent should copyright law protect the use and exploitation of traditional culture belonging to indigenous communities? Today's copyright law sadly overlooks and, arguably, discriminates against the interests of the authors of indigenous or traditional musical works - including folk music. As a single example, copyright law asserts that a work must, in effect, be written down for it to be copyrightable; this...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2006
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    The Folklore Behind Ecology, or Why Scientists in Ecology Nee... Our laws, policies and the fundamental scientific ideas about nature derive from ancient myths and modern folklore. We "save" endangered species and manage our natural resources based on beliefs about a balance of nature that never existed and is continually disproved by scientific observations, but strangely still forms much of the basis of the science of ecology. In his Benjamin Botkin Lecture sponsored by...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2006
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    La Quinceanera: A Coming of Age Ritual in Latino Communities Norma Cantu, professor of English at the University of Texas at San Antonio, presented this talk as part of the Benjamin Botkin Lecture Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. The Quinceanera, the traditional coming-of-age celebration for Latinas, is an an elegant party on the girl's 15th birthday, highlighting God, family, friends, music, food and dance. Many questions emerge as one looks at this...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2006
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    A Conversation with Stetson Kennedy Pioneering folklorist, social activist and writer Stetson Kennedy, of Jacksonville, Fla., discussed his long and wide-ranging career and explored the theme of "Building Democracy in America" in a lecture presented by the American Folklife Center as part of its Benjamin Botkin Folklife Lecture Series. The event was co-sponsored by Holland & Knight LLP. The program was introduced by Peggy Bulger, director of the American...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2005
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    Collecting and Performing Traditional Song in the Republic of... Ethno-musicologist, scholar and performer Malkhaz Erkvanidze talked about collecting traditional sacred and secular music in the Republic of Georgia as part of the Benjamin Botkin Lecture Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. Members of the Anchiskhati Choir assisted him with performance of material he and the members of his ensemble have collected.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2005
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    Gandydancer Gandydancer performs traditional string band music from West Virginia as part of the American Folklife Center's Homegrown Concert Series.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2007
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    Hoop Dances by Dallas Chief Eagle and Jasmine Pickner Two first place World Hoop Dance Champions have joined together to model and dance a vision of male and female balance, harmony and respect as traditionally practiced by their ancestors. Dallas Chief Eagle, Rosebud Sioux tribal member, and Jasmine Pickner of the Crow Creek Sioux tribe are both world-traveled hoop dancers. They performed as part of the American Folklife Center's Homegrown Concert Series.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2007
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    Reverb Gospel/inspirational harmony group Reverb performs as part of the Library's celebration of African American History Month. The concert was also part of the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2007
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    African American History Month Celebration: National Visionar... The Library of Congress celebrated African American History Month with its signature event--a showcase of the American Folklife Center's National Visionary Leadership Project (NVLP) Collection. The NVLP is a collection of oral life histories of extraordinary African American elders who have made significant contributions to American society, and the American Folklife Center is the official repository for these stories. The Library's signature event featured...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2008
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    Afghan Women's Stories: the Problematics of Cover Afghan women in burkas have become iconic representations of women's oppression in western media, but this representation is contested in various ways by Afghan women and men. The most common observation by Afghan women activists is that we westerners should get over it, that the burka, hot, uncomfortable and inconvenient as it is, is certainly not their most pressing problem. It has even proved...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2007
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    Folklore's Champion: Ben Botkin Among Benjamin Botkin's accomplishments, the gathering of slave narratives has received the greatest amount of attention, though not always with his name attached. As folklore editor of the Federal Writers Project, and later head of the Archive of Folk Culture at the Library of Congress, Botkin guided the fieldworkers who collected the narratives, amassed and edited the raw materials, and produced 17 bound volumes...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2007
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    David and Levon Ayriyan David and Levon Ayriyan performed Armenian music from Rhode Island, another in the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. David Ayirian plays Armenian dance music and is accompanied by his son on the dumbek, a Middle Eastern drum. The kemancha is one of the oldest stringed instruments from the Middle East. Played in ancient Persia, it has continued to be used...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2006
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    Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver perform bluegrass and gospel music from Tennessee, another in the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2006
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    James "Super Chikan" Johnson and Richard Christman James "Super Chikan" Johnson and Richard Christman perform blues guitar from Mississippi, another in the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2006
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    Mister Jelly Roll, Mister Lomax and the Invention of Jazz In 1938, Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe, also known as Jelly Roll Morton (1885-1941), sat down at a piano in the Library of Congress to record the first oral history of jazz. Seated nearby, asking questions and operating a small portable disc recorder, sat Alan Lomax, 23-year-old assistant in charge of the Library's Archive of American Folksong. Writer and jazz scholar John Szwed and pianist Dave...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2006
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    Mary Louise Defender Wilson and Keith Bear Mary Louise Defender Wilson and Keith Bear perform Sioux and Mandan Hidatsa storytelling and music from North Dakota, another in the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2006
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    Natasinh Dancers and Musicians The Natasinh Dancers and Musicians performed Lao music and dance from Iowa, another in the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. The Lao Natasinh Dance Troupe of Iowa, based in Des Moines, is a group of Lao dancers and musicians trained in the Natasinh style of performance--the traditional forms, techniques and character of performing arts taught at the Ecole National de...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2006
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    Sonny Burgess and the Pacers Sonny Burgess and the Pacers perform rockabilly music from Arkansas, another in the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2006
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    The Gannon Family The Gannon Family performs Irish music and dance from Missouri, another in the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2006
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    Force and Violins: What the FBI Had on Folksingers Among the sufferings of those pursued during the McCarthy era, the situation of folksingers and folklorists was unique. Suspected by their government, they were hunted by the FBI almost everywhere. Thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, one can now know the extent of privacy crimes committed against Pete Seeger and other folklorists. For more than 20 years, the FBI and CIA conducted surveillance...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2008
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    It's Of My Rambles..." A Journey in the Song Tradition of Ulster Len Graham presented a lecture titled "'It's Of My Rambles...' A Journey in the Song Tradition of Ulster" as part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland Program. Graham explored the folk song tradition of his native Ulster. His talk was interspersed with live performances of songs in English on many themes, including early classic ballads, broadside ballads, and songs of love, politics, emigration and many...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2008
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    Tommy Sands with Moya and Fionan Sands in Concert Tommy Sands, with his daughter Moya and son Fionan, performed in concert as part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland Program at the Library of Congress. This event was co-sponsored by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the American Folklife Center. The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is the lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland. It is the main support for...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2008
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    Kunqu: China's First Great Multi-art Theatrical Tradition Marjory Bong-Ray Liu presented "Total Theatre -- The Art of Kunqu, China's Earliest Classical Opera" as part of the Benjamin Botkin lecture series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. Chinese opera, especially Kunqu, is particularly noted for its graceful dance movements and gestures that are an integral part of the total art form, unlike many western operas where the aural aspect is predominant. Kunqu...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2008
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    Empires, Multiculturalisms and Borrowed Heartsongs: What Does... Jonathan Dueck presented "Empires, Multiculturalisms and Borrowed Heartsongs: What Does It Mean to Sing Russian/Mennonite Songs?" as part of the Benjamin Botkin lecture series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. As "colonists" in 19th-century Russia, Mennonites sang German diasporic choral musics and borrowed Russian choral musics; when war drove many to North America, Mennonites drew on this repertoire and borrowed new repertoires to forge...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2008
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    Gary Haleamau: Traditional Hawaiian Music from Las Vegas Gary Haleamau and his band perform traditional Hawaiian slack-key guitar from Nevada, another in the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2008
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    The Bajich Brothers: Tambura Music from Kansas The Bajich Brothers perform tambura music from Kansas, another in the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2008
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    Bar J Wranglers: Cowboy Music from Wyoming The Bar J Wranglers perform cowboy music from Wyoming, another in the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2008
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    Surati: Classical and Folk Indian Dance from New Jersey Surati performs Indian classial and folk dance from New Jersey, another in the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2008
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    Suzan Shown Harjo Delivers the 2008 Native American History M... Native American activist, journalist and poet Suzan Shown Harjo delivered the keynote address for the Library's 2008 celebration of Native American Heritage Month. The theme was "Celebrating Tribal Nations."
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2008
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    Rediscover Northern Ireland 2008: I Am a Wee Weaver: Weaving ... Handloom weaving was dominated by men in 19th century Ireland. The Industrial Revolution changed that, enabling women to take the dominant role in the factory production of linen. In this talk, Maurice Leyden discusses the reasons for this historical shift, and the impact of this change on the traditions of singing and songwriting among weavers. To illustrate his lecture, Leyden sings songs composed by...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2008
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    Revolutionaries, Nursery Rhymes, and Edison Wax Cylinders: Th... On July 24, 1896, the pioneering ethnologist Alice Fletcher recorded six wax cylinders documenting the singing of three Koreans who were studying in Washington, D.C. Now housed in the American Folklife Center Archive, these cylinders have proved to be the earliest known recordings of Korean music. As interesting as the recordings themselves, are the extraordinary circumstances surrounding how they came to be made, as...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2009
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    Legendary Folk Singer Odetta Peggy Bulger, director of the American Folklife Center, interviews folk singer Odetta, who was presented with the Living Legend Award by the Library of Congress.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2003
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    Carter Family Tribute In honor of Janette Carter's achievement as a performer and an organizer, the American Folklife Center present a Carter Family Tribute Concert, featuring prominent country and old-time musicians, hosted by Joe Wilson, former director of the National Council for Traditional Arts, as part of the Homegrown 2005 Concert Series.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2005
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    Seeger Tribute: Pete, Mike and Peggy Seeger with the Short Si... The Library of Congress is celebrated the musical legacy of the Seeger Family during a two-day program, sponsored by the American Folklife Center, titled "How Can I Keep from Singing? A Seeger Family Tribute." The symposium culminated in a concert with Mike, Peggy and Pete Seeger with the Short Sisters.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center - Library of Congress. Music Division
    • Date: 2007
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    Francis McPeake Family Concert, May 16, 2007 From March through May 2007, scholars and artists gathered at the Library of Congress and other venues in and around Washington, DC, to present and promote Northern Irish arts and culture through the Rediscover Northern Ireland Programme. The May events at the Library of Congress included an exciting and thought-provoking series of concerts and lectures and a special symposium. Together, they highlighted and focused...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2007
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    Laborlore Keynote Address Nick Spitzer presents a talk titled "In Katrina's Wake: The Building Trades in New Orleans." This presentation focuses on the historical and contemporary relationships of skilled building trades workers in New Orleans to the musical and visual culture of their place. Interviews with veteran workers in the local music and work communities point to the resilience and creative spirit of New Orleans communities as...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2007
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    Laborlore: Social Justice, the Environment and the Ethics of ... The panel examines the work that the participants have done in mining communities in the US South and West by beginning with a consideration of pioneer scholar George Korson, one of the most prolific collectors and publishers of mining folksong, folklore and cultural history. By linking Korson's focus on local economic and political concerns to larger global environmental and human rights issues in contemporary...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2007
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    Laborlore: Collecting and Contextualizing Laborlore Through a case study approach, the panelists focus on a range of issues confronting documentary fieldworkers and their community collaborators in the arena of documenting and representing occupational lore and traditions. Focusing on maritime traditions and ranching culture, participants address the issues of how to frame labor culture and traditions for a broader public in the realm of the museum, the internet and live...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2007
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    Laborlore: Expressive Culture, Work Culture and the Art of Re... This panel considers the artistic representations of work in a range of cultural and social contexts (Mexico, Texas, Nevada, San Francisco) and in a variety of media (graphic arts, video and material culture). The panel focuses on issues of self-representation, the aesthetics of portraying work culture for both inside and outside audiences and the ways in which members of working communities adapt old and...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2007
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    The New Deal Legacy and Contemporary Scholarship, Part 1. The "New Deal" Franklin Delano Roosevelt had promised the American people began to take shape immediately after his inauguration on March 4, 1933. The multi-faceted social, cultural and fiscal recovery program aimed to reform and reinvigorate national life, and to end the Great Depression. Many New Deal administrators believed that art could be a part of the daily lives of all Americans, not just...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress. Music Division - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress) - Library of Congress. National Audio-Visual Conservation Center - Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2008
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    The New Deal Legacy and Contemporary Scholarship, Part 2. The "New Deal" Franklin Delano Roosevelt had promised the American people began to take shape immediately after his inauguration on March 4, 1933. The multi-faceted social, cultural and fiscal recovery program aimed to reform and reinvigorate national life, and to end the Great Depression. Many New Deal administrators believed that art could be a part of the daily lives of all Americans, not just...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress. Music Division - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress) - Library of Congress. National Audio-Visual Conservation Center - Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2008
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    From Oral Tradition to Critical Edition: The James Madison Ca... This lecture showcases the variety and importance of the James Madison Carpenter Collection, which has been digitized and is intended for online presentation as part of the Performing Arts Encyclopedia. The talk describes some of the editorial challenges facing the James Madison Carpenter Project team as they prepare a critical edition of the collection.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2008
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    Robert Burns at 250: Poetry, Politics and Performance: Day 1. To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, the American Folklife Center, in collaboration with the Scottish government as part of its Homecoming Scotland 2009 celebration, presented a free public symposium on Burns' life and work, as well as his impact on America and American culture. The symposium began with a keynote address by Alex Salmond, First Minister...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2009
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    Robert Burns at 250: Poetry, Politics and Performance: Day Tw... To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, the American Folklife Center, in collaboration with the Scottish government as part of its Homecoming Scotland 2009 celebration, presented a free public symposium on Burns' life and work, as well as his impact on America and American culture. A panel discussion titled "Burns and His World" kicked off the second...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2009
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    Robert Burns at 250: Poetry, Politics and Performance: Day Tw... To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, the American Folklife Center, in collaboration with the Scottish government as part of its Homecoming Scotland 2009 celebration, presented a free public symposium on Burns' life and work, as well as his impact on America and American culture. The afternoon featured a second panel discussion exploring Burns' relationship to the...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2009
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    Living and Building Between Tradition and Change: Vernacular ... Architect and folklorist Mats Widbom presented his research on the traditional building culture of Dalecarlia in Northern Sweden. In particular, he explored how the parstuga (double house) has been used and rebuilt over time in the parish of Lima. His research demonstrates that traditional culture, as expressed in architecture, is not something permanent; it need not have a particular appearance and derivation from the...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2009
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    Brendan Carey Block: Cape Breton Fiddle Music from New Hampshire Brendan Carey Block, a multi-faceted fiddler from New Hampshire, performs with his father, Rich Block, on bass and Flynn Cohen on guitar.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2009
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    The High Lonesome Sound' Revisited: Documenting Traditional C... In the early 1960s, the multitalented musician, filmmaker, and photographer John Cohen journeyed to eastern Kentucky to document the songs of church-goers, miners, and farmers, and the rural community that produced and sustained their uniquely American sound. The result was "The High Lonesome Sound," a classic 1963 documentary film than evocatively illustrates how music and religion help Appalachian people maintain their dignity and traditions...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2009
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    Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac performs Aztec dance from Pennsylvania, another in the 2009 Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2009
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    Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers The Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers perform a capella gospel music from Kentucky, another in the 2009 Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2009
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    Sreevidhya Chandramouli with Poovalur Sriji: South Indian Cla... Sreevidhya Chandramouli plays the vina, a plucked Indian lute with a fret board spanning three and a half octaves. She was trained in the Karaikudi vina tradition, the only school of south Indian vina players that goes back more than ten generations. Also featured is Poovalur Sriji on the mridangam.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2009
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    Legends and Legacies Concert: A Celebration of Public Folklore A Legends and Legacies concert celebrates Joseph T. Wilson and the NCTA Collection coordinated and produced by the National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA).
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2009
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    Celebrating the Acquisition of the NCTA Collection Barry Bergey with the National Endowment for the Arts moderates a group of panelists who discuss the significance and highlights of the NCTA Collection.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2009
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    Celebrating the Acquisition of the NCTA Collection Barry Bergey, with the National Endowment for the Arts moderates a group of panelists who discuss the significance and highlights of the NCTA Collection.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2009
  • Film, Video
    Wayne Newell and Blanch Sockabasin: Traditional Passamaquoddy... Wayne Newell and Blanch Sockabasin, members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe in Maine, perform at Coolidge Auditorium. They share music and culture of the Passamaquoddy Tribe.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2009
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    Rock Hall of Fame Guitarist Chris Hillman Rock pioneer Chris Hillman talks about the craft of the songwriter and about his prolific career.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center - Library of Congress. Music Division
    • Date: 2009
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    Korean Culture Art Program and Concert Musicians and artists from around the world traveled to participate in a program acknowledging and celebrating traditional Korean music, which includes the use of 17 instruments. The event is sponsored by the Korean Team of the Asian Division, the Asian Division Friends Society, Music Division, American Folklife Center, the Korea Foundation, and the KORUS House at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Asian Division - American Folklife Center - Library of Congress. Music Division
    • Date: 2009
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    Barbara Lynn & Friends Barbara Lynn & Friends perform Texas rhythm and blues at the Library of Congress.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2009
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    If It Wasn't for the Irish and the Jews: Irish and Jewish Inf... Mick Moloney's illustrated talk on Jewish and Irish collaborations in vaudeville and early Tin Pan Alley explores a fascinating, though largely forgotten, era in American popular culture. His presentation, rich with biographical details and period and contemporary recordings, is a charming story of decades of good natured inter-ethnic flux, competition and cooperation which left a lasting imprint on the history of American popular music.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2009
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    Traditional Norwegian-American Dance Music From Virginia Part of the Homegrown Concert Series, the Berntson family performs traditional Norwegian-American dance music from Virginia.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2009
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    The Evolution of Welsh Music Musician Gwilym Morus discusses the aspects of Welsh culture, the history of the Welsh folk tradition and performs some pieces of modern folk music.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center - John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 2009
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    Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues In this presentation William R. Ferris discusses his book, "Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues" (University of North Carolina Press, Fall 2009).
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2010
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    And Wheat Completed the Cycle: Flour Mills, Social Memory, an... "The abandoned flour mills throughout the region," said a Mexican researcher interviewed during fieldwork in northern Mexico, "are the equivalent for Sonorans of the pyramids in Central Mexico." In this talk about her research as a Fulbright Fellow in Sonora, Mexico for the last nine months, folklorist and anthropologist Maribel Alvarez explores the role of wheat - a grain introduced by the Spanish to...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2010
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    Balla Kouyate & World Vision: Traditional Malian Music from M... Balla Kouyate is a griot and virtuoso player of the balaphon. Considered the predecessor of the xylophone and the first Mande instrument, the balafon is made up of wood slats of varying lengths. The slats are secured over two rows of calabash gourds, which serve as natural amplifiers. Each gourd is punctured with small holes over which Balla places thin plastic tape. The vibrating...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2010
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    Folk Music from the Slovak Mountains The fujara is the largest member of the overtone flute family. It developed in the seclusion of the Slovakian mountains, and, until recently, was barely known outside Slovakia. Even today, only a small number of traditional musicians play the instrument, and only a handful of craftsmen know how to make it. However, since the fall of the Iron Curtain, the fujara has been "discovered"...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center - Library of Congress. National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
    • Date: 2010
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    Borderlines/Borderlands: Culture and the Canadian-U.S. Intern... The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress and the Embassy of Canada together with the provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec join in welcoming the public to Borderlines/ Borderlands: Culture and the Canada-US International Boundary, a free symposium featuring leading Canadian and US scholars, which explored the history and culture of regions, communities, and their residents along the Canada-U.S. border. The...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2010
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    Marce Lacouture with David Greely and Kristi Guillory: Cajun ... Marce Lacouture, David Greely, and Kristi Guillory perform traditional Cajun music at the Library of Congress. This concert is part of the Homegrown Concert Series, presented by the American Folklife Center.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2010
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    Amuma Says No: Traditional and Contemporary Basque Music from... Amuma Says No plays Basque music in a concert at the Library of Congress
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2010
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    Cultural Democracy in a Time of Diminished Resources Simply stated, "Cultural Democracy" is the notion that everybody's heritage and cultural expression is worthwhile and deserving of an equitable share of whatever resources are available. In recent years, Cultural Democracy has also gained traction as a descriptor for the whole realm of participatory, community-centered arts activities, practiced by millions of Americans everyday in their homes, backyards, public parks, places of worship, schools --...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2010
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    Place and the Politics of Belonging One of America's greatest ironies is that, although a nation of immigrants, the country also has a longstanding history of ambivalence, and at times hostility, toward its newest arrivals. In the last decade, the increased number of immigrants living in new destinations, those settlements located outside the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, has coincided with an upsurge in local anti-immigrant sentiment.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2010
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    Steve Meisner Band Accordion polka concert with the Steve Meisner Band.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2010
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    Marimba Linda Xelaju: Guatemalan Marimba Music from Maryland Marimba Linda Xelaju performs traditional Guatemalan marimba.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2010
  • Film, Video
    Borderlines/Borderlands: Culture and the Canadian-U.S. Intern... Borderlines/ Borderlands: Culture and the Canada-US International Boundary, a free symposium featuring leading Canadian and US scholars, which will explore the history and culture of regions, communities, and their residents along the Canada-U.S. border. The morning session is presented. Panel 2: History along the Border/Case Studies with David Taylor speaking on "Canadian Resouces at the American Folklife Center," Steve Winick speaking on "Franco American...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2010
  • Film, Video
    Borderlines/Borderlands: Culture and the Canadian-U.S. Intern... Borderlines/ Borderlands: Culture and the Canada-US International Boundary, a free symposium featuring leading Canadian and US scholars, which will explore the history and culture of regions, communities and their residents along the Canada-U.S. border. Panel 4: Cultural Manifestations of the Border includes Laurie Ricou speaking on "Border Songs of Cascadia: Rain, Rivering, and Raven in the Pacific Northwest" and Nora Foster Stoval on "'American...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2010
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    David Warren Steel: Makers of the Sacred Harp David Warren Steel discusses his new book, "The Makers of the Sacred Harp," newly published by the University of Illinois Press.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2010
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    McIntosh County Shouters: Gullah-Geechee Ring Shout from Georgia The McIntosh County Shouters perform Gullah-Geechee Ring Shout at a concert at the Library.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2010
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    Work & Transformation: Panels 1, 2 & Keynote This symposium featured presentations by the 2010 recipients of the American Folklife Center's Archie Green Fellowships on their research and documentation of the culture and traditions of American workers in New York, Idaho, and Louisiana. Panels also included representatives of community-based documentation projects supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services concerning the role of America's libraries and museums as vibrant centers for...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2010