Guides to the Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture

               THE 1986 NEPTUNE PLAZA CONCERT SERIES COLLECTION

                                 AFC 1986/037

                              Library of Congress
                           American Folklife Center

                                 November 1995

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                              Library of Congress
                           American Folklife Center

               THE 1986 NEPTUNE PLAZA CONCERT SERIES COLLECTION 
                                 AFC 1986/037

                                    SUMMARY

The 1986 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection consists of
manuscript and print materials, audio recordings, and graphic
materials that document the 1986 concert series sponsored by the
American Folklife Center. The annual series, which began in 1977,
features the presentation of folk traditions from many cultures.
The concerts take place on the Neptune Plaza at the front of the
Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress between April and
September. Adverse weather conditions sometimes force the
concerts indoors. The 1986 series was produced with the
assistance of the National Council for the Traditional Arts.

The 1986 season consisted of the following:

April 24          Byron Berline, Dan Crary, and John Hickman, CA
                  (Bluegrass)             
May 1             John and James Jackson, MS (Blues)
May 22            Tenth Anniversary Concert: Leo Sarkisian and
                  group, DC (Armenian) and       The Johnson
                  Mountain Boys, VA (Bluegrass)
June 5            Djimo Kouyate African Griot Tradition, DC
                  (Senegalese)*
June 19           The Irish Tradition, MD (Irish)
July 17           The Blue Ridge Mountain Boys String Band, VA (Old
                  Time)
August 7          Pearl Williams-Jones and the Kings of Harmony, DC
                  (Gospel)
August 21         Chinese Traditional and Folk Music, MD (Chinese)
September 18      Maria y sus Magnificos, DC (Caribbean)
September 25      Dawne Tance and Tom Brzostowski, DC (Polish)*

*Performance included dance.  See Appendix A for more
information.

Access and Reproduction:  Listening and viewing access to the
collection is unrestricted. Duplication of the materials requires
prior permission of the Center and may be governed by copyright
and other restrictions.
 

Primary Languages: Armenian, Chinese, English, Malinke, Polish,
Spanish

Physical Description:                     Location Numbers:

Print Materials

3 boxes

Sound Recordings

18 10" DT stereo 
reels at 15 ips               AFS 24,234-36; RWB 2960-62
                              AFS 24,237-38; RWB 2963-64
                              AFS 24,295-98; RWB 3329-32
                              AFS 24,253-55; RWB 3045-47                       
                       
                              AFS 24,256-58; RWB 3040-42     
                              AFS 24,291-93; RWB 3325-27

6 10" DT stereo 
reels at 7.5 ips              AFS 24,294; RWB 3328
                              AFS 24,286; RWB 3320
                              AFS 24,289-90; RWB 3323-24
                              AFS 24,287-88; RWB 3321-22

Graphic Materials

441 b&w negatives
32 b&w contact sheets
7 8x10 b&w photoprints
1 9x11 b&w photoprint
408 color slides

                             COLLECTION INVENTORY

                           SERIES I: PRINT MATERIALS

Location          Contents

Folder 1          Archive of Folk Culture administration.  The
                  collection guide (this document), an article about
                  the concert series, and posters for the 1986
                  concert season.

Publicity and administration

Folder 2          Berline, Crary, and Hickman, 4-24-86.  Press
                  releases, fliers, news clippings, administrative
                  correspondence, and identification of people in
                  photographs.

Folder 4          John and James Jackson, 5-1-86.  Press releases,
                  fliers, news clippings, and identification of
                  people in photographs.  Includes material on James
                  "Son" Thomas, who was originally scheduled to play
                  on this date but was unable to due to an accident.

Folder 6          Tenth Anniversary Concert, 5-22-86.  Press
                  releases, fliers, pamphlets, news clippings, a
                  schedule of events for the tenth anniversary
                  celebration and symposium, a brochure on the
                  Johnson Mountain Boys, and identification of
                  people in photographs. 

Folder 8          Djimo Kouyate, 6-5-86.  Press releases, fliers,
                  and identification of people in photographs.

Folder 10         Irish Tradition, 6-19-86.  Press releases, fliers,
                  news clippings, and identification of people in
                  photographs. 

Folder 12         Blue Ridge Mountain String Band, 7-17-86.  Press
                  releases and fliers.

Folder 14         Pearl Williams-Jones and the Kings of Harmony, 7-
                  8-86.  Press releases, fliers, and identification
                  of people in photographs.

Folder 17         Chinese Traditional and Folk Music, 8-21-86. 
                  Press releases, fliers, news clippings, and
                  identification of people in photographs.

Folder 19         Maria y sus Magnificos, 9-18-86.  Press releases,
                  fliers, news clippings, identification of people
                  in photographs, and photo credits.

Folder 21         Dawne Tance and Tom Brzostowski, 9-25-86.  Press
                  releases, fliers, photo credits, and a photocopy
                  of an article in Polish from _Nowy Dziennik_, a
                  major Polish-American newspaper.

                         SERIES II:  SOUND RECORDINGS

Location          Contents

Reel-to-reels

AFS 24,234-36     Berline, Crary, and Hickman, 4-24-86.  Three 10"
                  DT stereo at 15 ips.  RWB 2960-62.  

AFS 24,237-38     John and James Jackson, 5-1-86.  Two 10" DT stereo
                  at 15 ips.  RWB 2963-64.

AFS 24,295-98     Tenth Anniversary Concert, 5-22-86.  Four 10" DT
                  stereo at 15 ips.  RWB 3329-32.

AFS 24,253-55     Djimo Kouyate, 6-5-86.  Three 10" inch DT stereo
                  at 15 ips.  RWB 3045-47.  

AFS 24,256-58     Irish Tradition, 6-19-86.  Three 10" DT stereo at
                  15 ips.  RWB 3040-42.                              
                                                         
AFS 24,287-88     Blue Ridge Mountain String Band, 7-17-86.  Two 10"
                  DT stereo at 7.5 ips.  RWB 3321-22.

AFS 24,291-93     Pearl Williams-Jones and the Kings of Harmony, 
                  7-8-86.  Three 10" DT stereo at 15 ips. RWB 3325-
                  27.

AFS 24,294        Chinese Traditional and Folk Music, 8-21-86.  One
                  10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips.  RWB 3328.

AFS 24,286        Maria y sus Magnificos, 9-18-86.  One 10" DT
                  stereo at 7.5 ips. RWB 3320.

AFS 24,289-90     Dawne Tance and Tom Brzostowski, 9-25-86.  Two 10"
                  DT stereo at 7.5 ips.  RWB 3323-24.

                         SERIES III: GRAPHIC MATERIALS

Location          Contents

Negatives

Envelope 1        Berline, Crary, and Hickman, 4-24-86.  One sheet
                  of black and white 35 mm (36 images). Photographed
                  by John T. Gibbs.

Envelope 5        John and James Jackson, 5-1-86.  One sheet of
                  black and white 35 mm (36 images). Photographed by
                  John T. Gibbs.

Envelope 8        Tenth Anniversary Concert, 5-22-86.  Two sheets of
                  black and white 35 mm (72 images). Photographer
                  unknown.

Envelope 18       Irish Tradition, 6-19-86.  One sheet of black and
                  white 35 mm (33 images).  Photographed by John T.
                  Gibbs.

Envelope 22       Pearl Williams-Jones and the Kings of Harmony, 7-
                  8-86.  Two sheets of black and white 35 mm (73
                  images).  Photographed by John T. Gibbs and Jim
                  Higgins.

Envelope 28       Dawne Tance and Tom Brzostowski, 9-25-86.  Two
                  sheets of black and white 35 mm (65 images,
                  photographed by John T. Gibbs) and one one-row
                  sheet of two color 35 mm (photographer unknown).

Photographs

Folder 3          Berline, Crary, and Hickman, 4-24-86.  Three black
                  and white 35 mm contact sheets (73 images, 
                  photographed by John T. Gibbs and Reid Baker), and
                  two black and white 8 x 10 photoprints
                  (photographer unknown).

Folder 5          John and James Jackson, 5-1-86.  Two black and
                  white 35 mm contact sheets (60 images). 
                  Photographed by John T. Gibbs.

Folder 7          Tenth Anniversary Concert, 5-22-86.  Two black and
                  white 35 mm contact sheets (72 images) and two
                  black and white 8 x 10 photoprints (photographed
                  by Lance LeRoy of the Lancer Agency).

Folder 9          Djimo Kouyate, 6-5-86.  Two black and white 35 mm
                  contact sheets (35 images) and two 8 x 10 black
                  and white photoprints.  Photographed by Reid Baker
                  and John T. Gibbs.

Folder 11         Irish Tradition, 6-19-86.  Three black and white
                  35 mm contact sheets (66 images, photographed by
                  John T. Gibbs), two black and white 8 x 10
                  promotional photoprints (photographer unknown).

Folder 13         Blue Ridge Mountain String Band, 7-17-86.  One
                  black and white contact sheet (27 images). 
                  Photographed by John T. Gibbs.

Folders 15-16     Pearl Williams-Jones and the Kings of Harmony, 7-
                  8-86.  Four black and white contact sheets (121
                  images, photographed by John T. Gibbs and Jim
                  Higgins), four duplicates, and two 8 x 10 black
                  and white photoprints (photographer unknown).

Folder 18         Chinese Traditional and Folk Music, 8-21-86.  Two
                  black and white contact sheets (32 images). 
                  Photographed by Reid Baker.

Folder 20         Maria y sus Magnificos, 9-18-86.  Two black and
                  white contact sheets (32 images).  Photographed by
                  Reid Baker.

Folders 22-23     Dawne Tance and Tom Brzostowski, 9-25-86.  Five
                  black and white contact sheets (131 images) and
                  two duplicates.  Photographed by John T. Gibbs and
                  Reid Baker.

Color slides

Envelopes 2-4     Berline, Crary, and Hickman, 4-24-86.  Three
                  holders containing a total of 43. Photographed by
                  John T. Gibbs and Reid Baker.

Envelopes 6-7     John and James Jackson, 5-1-86.  Two holders
                  containing a total of 30.  Photographed by John T.
                  Gibbs and Reid Baker.

Envelopes 9-15    Tenth Anniversary Concert, 5-22-86.  Seven holders
                  containing a total of 110.  Photographed by John
                  T. Gibbs.

Envelopes 
16-17             Djimo Kouyate, 6-5-86.  Two holders containing a
                  total of 18.  Photographed by Reid Baker and John
                  T. Gibbs.

Envelopes 
19-20             Irish Tradition, 6-19-86.  Two holders containing
                  a total of 34.  Photographed by John T. Gibbs and
                  Reid Baker.

Envelope 21       Blue Ridge Mountain String Band, 7-17-86.  One
                  holder containing 19.  Photographed by John T.
                  Gibbs.

Envelopes 
23-25             Pearl Williams-Jones and the Kings of Harmony, 7-
                  8-86.  Three holders containing a total of 46. 
                  Photographed by John T. Gibbs, Jim Higgins, and an
                  unknown photographer.

Envelope 26       Chinese Traditional and Folk Music, 8-21-86.  One
                  holder containing 14.  Photographed by Reid Baker.

Envelope 27       Maria y sus Magnificos, 9-18-86.  One holder
                  containing 5.  Photographed by Reid Baker.

Envelopes 
29-33             Dawne Tance and Tom Brzostowski, 9-25-86.  Five
                  holders containing a total of 89.  Photographed by
                  John T. Gibbs and Reid Baker.
     
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                                  APPENDIX A

                                 DANCE CONTENT

Concert                             Description

Djimo Kouyate                 Djimo Kouyate, a griot (oral historian,
                              genealogist, and musician of the
                              Mandinka people of West Africa) along
                              with dancers Akua Femi Kouyate and Djiby
                              Traore present West African music and
                              dance. Dances performed include the
                              dialidon, a traditional dance of the
                              griot, and the lindiang, a social dance
                              of the Mandika people. Print material,
                              photographs, and slides: folders 8-9,
                              envelopes 16-17; sound recordings RWB
                              3045-47, AFS 24,253-55.

Dawne Tance and 
Tom Brzostowski               Presentation of the Polish Harvest
                              Festival, Doynki, through dance and
                              music provided by the dance group Dawne
                              Tance and Tom Brzostowski's band. Dances
                              performed include a chodzony for the
                              harvest, dances from the Lubelskie
                              region, a polonez, dances from the
                              Kaszuby region, a kujawiak and a
                              krakowiak. Print material, photographs,
                              and slides: folders 21-23, envelopes 29-
                              33; sound recordings RWB 3323-24, 
                              AFS 24,2889-90.