Guides to the Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture

                 THE 1989 NEPTUNE PLAZA CONCERT SERIES COLLECTION
                                   AFC 1989/009

                                Library of Congress
                             American Folklife Center

                                   November 1995

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                           Library of Congress
                        American Folklife Center

            1989 NEPTUNE PLAZA CONCERT SERIES COLLECTION                     
                              AFC 1989/009

                                SUMMARY

The 1989 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection consists of
manuscript and print materials, sound recordings, graphic
materials, and moving images that document the 1989 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 October. Adverse weather
conditions sometimes force the concerts indoors. The 1989 series
was the last produced with the assistance of the National Council
for the Traditional Arts.

The 1989 season consisted of the following:

April 20             Quebec Traditional Music and Dance, Canada
                     (French-Canadian)*
May 18               Eddie Blazonczyk and the Versatones, IL (Polish-
                     style Polka)
June 15              Greg Hooven and the Backstep Band, VA (Old-time)
July 20              Ganga, DC (Bengali)
August 17            The Nashville Bluegrass Band, TN (Bluegrass)
September 21         Ivan Cuesta y sus Vallenatos Autenticos, MD
                     (Colombian) 
October 19           The Gospel Pearls and The King's Men, DC (Gospel)

*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: Bengali, English, Polish, Spanish  

Physical Description:                      Location Numbers:

Print Materials

2 boxes

Sound Recordings

14 10" DT stereo 
reels at 7.5 ips                           AFC 1989/009:SR1-10, 12-15

10 90-minute 
audiocassettes                             AFC 1989/009:SR11, 16-17
                                           Listening copies of
                                           AFC 1989/009:SR1-8, 12-13
                                           
Graphic Materials

95 b&w negatives 
18 b&w contact sheets
6 8x10 b&w photoprints
105 3x5 b&w photoprints
1 5x7 b&w photoprint
108 color slides 

Moving Images

1 1/2" VHS color 
videocassette                              AFC 1989/009:V1

                                    COLLECTION INVENTORY

                                  SERIES I: PRINT MATERIALS

Location             Contents

Folder 1             Archive of Folk Culture Administrative Materials.
                     The collection guide (this document), an article
                     describing the Neptune Plaza Concert Series, and
                     news clippings on the 1989 concert lineup.

Publicity and administration

Folder 2             Quebec Traditional Music and Dance, 4-20-89. 
                     Concert flier autographed by the performers,
                     unsigned fliers, news clippings, press releases,
                     and a concert log by Aldona Joseph.

Folders 6-8          Eddie Blazonczyk and the Versatones, 5-18-89. 
                     Concert flier autographed by the performers,
                     unsigned fliers, concert log by Aldona Joseph,
                     press releases, news clippings, booklets on Polish        
                     culture and the Polka, and photo logs. 
                     
Folder 10            Greg Hooven and the Backstep Band, 6-15-89. 
                     Concert flier autographed by the performers,
                     unsigned fliers, concert log by Marsha Maguire and        
                     Aldona Joseph, press releases, news clippings,
                     correspondence from Greg Hooven, and photo logs. 

Folder 11            Ganga, 7-20-89.  Concert fliers, concert log by
                     Aldona Joseph, press releases, news clippings, an
                     identification of artists by instrument, and a
                     concert program. 

Folder 13            The Nashville Bluegrass Band, 8-17-89. Concert
                     flier autographed by the performers, unsigned
                     fliers, concert log by Aldona Joseph, press
                     releases, news clippings, one 8 x 10 black and
                     white promotional picture, and photo logs.

Folder 15            Ivan Cuesta y sus Vallenatos Autenticos, 9-21-89.
                     Concert flier autographed by the performers,
                     unsigned fliers, concert log by Aldona Joseph,
                     press releases in English and in Spanish, news
                     clippings, and photo logs. 

Folder 18            The Gospel Pearls and the King's Men, 10-19-89. 
                     Concert fliers, concert log by Gretchen A.
                     Brodtman, and press releases.

                                 SERIES II: SOUND RECORDINGS

Location             Contents

Reel-to-reels

AFC 1989/009:        Quebec Traditional Music and Dance, 4-20-89. Two
SR1-2                10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips.  Listening copy is
                     available in the Folklife Reading Room.

AFC 1989/009:        Eddie Blazonczyk and the Versatones, 5-18-89. Two
SR3-4                10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips. Listening copies are
                     available in the Folklife Reading Room.

AFC 1989/009:        Greg Hooven and the Backstep Band, 6-15-89. Two
SR5-6                10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips.  Listening copy is
                     available in the Folklife Reading Room.

AFC 1989/009:        Ganga, 7-20-89. Two 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips.
SR7-8                Listening copy is available in the Folklife
                     Reading Room.

AFC 1989/009:        The Nashville Bluegrass Band, 8-17-89. Two 10" DT
SR9-10               stereo at 15 ips.  

AFC 1989/009:        Ivan Cuesta y sus Vallenatos Autenticos, 9-21-89.
SR12-13              Two 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips.  Listening copies
                     are available in the Folklife Reading Room.

AFC 1989/009:        The Gospel Pearls and The King's Men, 10-19-89.
SR14-15              Two 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips.

Audiocassettes

AFC 1989/009:        The Nashville Bluegrass Band, 8-17-89.  One 
SR11                 90-minute (recorded concurrently with reel-to-
                     reels).

AFC 1989/009:        The Gospel Pearls and The King's Men, 10-19-89. 
SR16-17              Two 90-minute (recorded concurrently with reel-to-
                     reels).

                                SERIES III: GRAPHIC MATERIALS
                                              
Location             Contents

Negatives

Envelope 1           Quebec Traditional Music and Dance, 4-20-89. Two
                     sheets of black and white 35 mm (36 images).
                     Photographed by Reid Baker.

Envelope 7           Eddie Blazonczyk and the Versatones, 5-18-89. Two
                     sheets of black and white 35 mm (35 images).
                     Photographed by John Gibbs and Reid Baker.   

Envelope 13          Greg Hooven and the Backstep Band, 6-15-89. Two
                     sheets of black and white 35 mm (24 images).
                     Photographer unknown. 

Photographs

Folders 3-5,         Quebec Traditional Music and Dance, 4-20-89. Three
Envelopes 2-4        black and white 35 mm contact sheets (78 images),
                     five 8 x 10 black and white photoprints
                     (photographed by Reid Baker), and 35 3 x 5 black
                     and white photoprints (photographer unknown).

Folder 9,            Eddie Blazonczyk and the Versatones, 5-18-89.
Envelopes 8-10       Three black and white 35 mm contact sheets (66
                     images, photographed by John Gibbs and Reid
                     Baker), three 3 x 5 black and white promotional
                     photoprints (photographed by Wm. A. Crooks
                     Photography), and 31 3 x 5 black and white
                     photoprints (photographer unknown).
       
Envelopes 
14-16                Greg Hooven and the Backstep Band, 6-15-89. 32
                     black and white 3 x 5 photoprints.  Photographer
                     unknown. 

Folder 12            Ganga, 7-20-89. Two black and white 35 mm contact
                     sheets (60 images).  Photographed by Reid Baker.

Folder 14            The Nashville Bluegrass Band, 8-17-89. Three black        
                     and white 35 mm contact sheets (73 images,
                     photographed by Reid Baker), and one 8 x 10 black
                     and white promotional photoprint (photographer
                     unknown).

Folders 16-17        Ivan Cuesta y sus Vallenatos Autenticos, 9-21-89.
                     Three black and white   35 mm contact sheets (70
                     images), and four 3 x 5 black and white
                     photoprints.  Photographer unknown.

Folder 19            The Gospel Pearls and The King's Men, 10-19-89.
                     Four black and white   35 mm contact sheets (111
                     images, photographed by A.P.H.), and one 5 x 8
                     black and white photoprint (photographer unknown).        
             

Color slides

Envelopes 5-6        Quebec Traditional Music and Dance, 4-20-89. Two
                     holders containing a total of 36. Photographed by
                     Reid Baker. 

Envelopes 
11-12                Eddie Blazonczyk and the Versatones, 5-18-89. Two
                     holders containing a total of 34. Photographed by
                     John Gibbs and Reid Baker.

Envelopes 
17-18                Greg Hooven and the Backstep Band, 6-15-89. Two
                     holders containing a total of 38. Photographer
                     unknown.

                                  SERIES IV: MOVING IMAGES

Location             Contents

Videocassettes

AFC 1989/009:        The Gospel Pearls and The King's Men, 10-19-89. 
V1                   One 1/2" VHS color from Northern Virginia Cable TV        
                     station WNVT-53/WNVC-56.

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                                         APPENDIX A

                                       DANCE CONTENT 

Concert                             Description

Quebec Traditional 
Music and Dance               Raynald Ouellet, Marcel Messervier, and          
                              Normand Legault present traditional              
                              French-Canadian music and dance from             
                              Quebec. They describe and play music for         
                              various dance forms, such as galopes,            
                              the clog waltz, and a broom dance.
                              Legault demonstrates la gigue, a
                              distictively Quebecoise form of solo             
                              step dancing. Print materials,
                              photographs, and slides: folders 2-5,            
                              envelopes 2-6; sound recordings: 
                              AFC 1989/009:SR1-2.

Eddie Blazonczyk 
and the Versatones            The group presents Polish-style polka            
                              music to which audience members dance.           
                              Print materials contain information on           
                              the history and development of this and          
                              other styles of polka. Print materials           
                              and photographs: folders 6-9, envelopes          
                              8-10; sound recordings: 
                              AFC 1989/009:SR3-4.