Josh and Henry Reed, ca. 1903. Henry Reed, age 19, plays banjo and his older brother Josh plays fiddle. Photograph from the collection of James Reed, reproduced with permission. About this image
|| About the Collection ||
This multiformat ethnographic field collection presents traditional fiddle tunes performed by Henry Reed of Glen Lyn, Virginia. Recorded by folklorist Alan Jabbour in 1966-67, when Reed was over eighty years old, the tunes represent the music and evoke the history and spirit of Virginia's Appalachian frontier. This online collection incorporates 184 original sound recordings, 19 pages of field notes, and 69 musical transcriptions with descriptive notes on tune histories and musical features; an illustrated essay about Reed's life, art, and influence; a list of related publications; and a glossary of musical terms.
|| Teacher Resources ||
- Activity: Songs For Our Times ("Johnny Comes Marching Home")
- Collection Connection
- Lesson Plan: America Dreams
- Lesson Plan: What are We Fighting for Over There
- Themed Resources: Music and Dance
|| Collection Details ||
General
- Span Dates
- 1966-1967
- Major Language(s)
- English
- Repository
- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Physical Collection
- Contents
- Sound recordings (184), field notes, musical transcriptions (69).
Access/Copyright
- Access Permissions
- Online
- Copyright Info
- //memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/reed/hrres.html
- Preferred Citation
- Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier: The Henry Reed Collection. Library of Congress, American Folklife Center
