Ingenuity and Tradition: The Common Wealth of Massachusetts
odd: label: Introduction
content: Massachusetts, like the rest of the United States, is a complex place where old and new stand side by side on the landscape and where tradition and innovation combine in people's lives to make them whole. The ingenious combination of old and new is repeated throughout Massachusetts by people as varied as black blues musicians, Cambodian craftspeople, Finnish cranberry farmers, Portuguese fisherfolk and Chinese computer assemblers. In examining Massachusetts traditions for the Festival program, scholars found that change, no matter what its cause, challenged individuals and communities to find creative ways to maintain traditions.

Like the great transformations that have shaped Massachusetts and the country as a whole, traditions can undergo change and emerge transformed but still recognizable. Puerto Rican singer Felix Luna of Lowell applied the traditional decima song form to new lyrics about the Challenger disaster. Gospel singer Napolean Stovell of Springfield directed his southern-born quartet to enunciate their words more clearly because the New England audiences like to understand what is being sung. Mario Picardo of Boston incorporated traditional Italian architectural features to make a bandstand but used plywood, foam, tin foil, and cardboard ravioli boxes to erect his towering confection on the streets of the North End as part of an annual saint's day feast, transplanted to the National Mall by a large contingent during the 1988 Festival. These individuals and their communities remolded traditions into usable form because these traditions add meaning to their lives. That's what folklife both in Massachusetts and in the modem world is all about, and what visitors could experience during the Festival of American Folklife.

Betty Belanus was Curator of the Massachusetts program and Barbara Lau was Program Coordinator. Ingenuity and Tradition: the Common Wealth of Massachusetts was made possible by the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities.
label: Fieldworkers
content: Michael Bell, Dillon Bustin, Louis Carreras, Stephen Cole, Kathleen Dunlay, Janice Gadaire, Heidi Gitelman, Nora Groce, Betty Hillmon, Ellen McHale, Stephen Matchak, Linda Morley, Mario Montaño, Kathy Neustadt, Pioneer Valley Folklore Society, Refugee Arts Group, Mary Jo Sanna, Pam Swing, Joe Thomas, Robert Weir
label: Presenters
content: Dillon Bustin, Louis Carreras, Rena Deth, Janice Gadaire, Rayna Green, Betty Hillmon, Sue Manos, Steve Matchak, Elizabeth Mathias, Ellen McHale, Linda Morley, Mario Montaño, Kathy Neustadt, Jessie Payne, Mary Jo Sanna, Joe Sciorra, Nancy Sweezy, Pam Swing, Annette Thornton, Eleanor Wachs
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content: Crafts

Karolina Danek, Polish iconographer, Worcester

Bienvenida Figueroa Negron, Puerto Rican needle worker, Lowell

Ann Horkan, Irish needle worker, Watertown

Susan lind-Sinanian, needle worker, dancer, Watertown

Tim Sao, Cambodian kite maker, Lowell

Ruth Thomasian, Armenian photograph collector and historian, Watertown

Sourn Veuk, Cambodian kite maker helper, Lowell

Gladys 'Wild Cranberry" Widdiss, 1914-, Aquinnah Wampanoag Indian potter and bead worker, Gay Head

Urban Ethnic Gardens

Julia Gelowtsky, 1913-1999, Polish gardener, cook, East Cambridge

Stephanie Gelowtsky Falzone, Polish gardener, cook, Glen Burnie, Maryland

Marcessia Gelowtsky, Polish gardener, cook, East Cambridge

Bertha McCrary, 1905-1999, Afro-American gardener, cook, Boston

Frank Mirisola, 1929-, Italian gardener, winemaker East Weymouth

Irene Mirisola, Italian gardener, cook, East Weymouth

James Mirisola, 1963-, Italian gardener, cook, East Weymouth

Lurdes Rodrigues, cook, Medford

Manuel Rodrigues, Portuguese gardener, cook, Medford

Basilio Sousa, Portuguese gardener, North Dartmouth

Ligia Sousa, Portuguese gardener, cook, North Dartmouth

Industrial Crafts

Louis Charpentier, 1910-, woodcarver, Leominster

Donato DiBona, clockmaker, Chelsea

Robert DiGiacomo, 1934-, glass blower, Chelmsford

Peter Erickson, 1951-, silversmith, Gardner

Archie Nahman, 1938-, machinist, menorah maker, Greenfield

Paul Piquette, 1954-, metal engraver, Feeding Hills

Anne Zaccari, hand-bordered stationery, Pittsfield

Bocce

Richard Barzottini, Pittsfield

Anthony Saltamartini, 1935-1999, North Adams

Clambake

Julie Ford Brown, 1963-, herb farmer, South Dartmouth

Priscilla Davoll, 1929, cook, South Dartmouth

Raymond Davoll, clambake rake-out, South Dartmouth

Burney Gifford, herb farmer, South Dartmouth

Cathi Gonet, clambake food preparation, South Dartmouth

Peter Gonet, bake master, South Dartmouth

Marjorie Macomber, 1914-2008, cook, Acushnet

Ralph Macomber, 1914-2004, clambake rake-out, Acushnet

Wilfred Morrison, 1915-2006, general store proprietor, Dartmouth

Foodways

Anahid Kazazian, cook, needle worker, Lexington

Albina Martin, 1918-, Acadian cook, Gardner

Stone Wall Building

David Gilson, Groton

Maritime

Al Doucette, scrimshaw carver, New Bedford

David Francis, 1949-, fisherman, lobster cook, Wellfleet

Frank B. James, 1923-2001, scrimshaw carver, Brewster, Aquinnah Wampanoag

Lynne Multer, scrimshaw carver, Brewster

Dan Oldale, boat builder, North Falmouth

Steve Smith, boat builder, South Dartmouth

Steve Sperry, sailmaker, Marion

Carl M. Widdiss, scallop fisherman, Gay Head, Aquinnah Wampanoag

Charles York, boat builder, South Dartmouth

Agriculture Fair Area

Grace Andruk, cranberry cook and screener, Bridgewater

Dorothy Angley, cranberry cook and screener, Carver

Josephine Burnett, 1932-, maple sugar producer, Conway

Willis Burnett, maple sugar producer, Conway

Kyle Clark, oxen raiser, logger, Heath

William Clark, 1942-, oxen raiser, logger, Heath

Lawrence Cole, 1916-2004, cranberry grower, North Carver

Daniel Fleuriel, tobacco farmer, Buckland

Preston Horton, maple sugar producer, Cummington

Melvin Longley, 1920-1997, ox yoke maker, Shirley

Alan Sanderson, Jr., tobacco farmer, Whately

Francis Wells, maple sugar producer, Cummington

Music

Portuguese Fado

Fernando Barreto, guitarist for fado singers, New Bedford

Alice Lebre, fado singer, Fall River

Antonio Lebre, 1920-, fado singer, Fall River

Sasha Lima, fado singer, Tiverton, Rhode Island

Sergio Lima, fado singer, Tiverton, Rhode Island

Manuel Antonio Ramos, guitarist for fado singers, Fall River

Natalia Ritchie, 1954-, fado singer, Tiverton, Rhode Island

Fiddlers

Edmond Boudreau, guitarist for Acadian fiddler, Waltham

John Campbell, 1929-, Cape Breton fiddle player, Watertown

Seamus Connolly, Irish fiddle player, Watertown

Julie Horkan, Irish step-dancer, Watertown

Helen Kisiel, pianist for Irish fiddle player, Watertown

Mary Jesse MacDonald, pianist for Cape Breton fiddler, Watertown

Gerald Robichaud, Acadian fiddle player, Waltham

Bay State IV, --  Polish polka band -- Bay State IV, Polish polka bandJanice Bajgier, 1949-, polka instructor, South DeerfieldBill Belina, EasthamptonJack Libera, 1955-, trumpet, clarinet, keyboard player, OxfordJohn Libera, 1919-2007, polka instructor, historian, SouthbridgeJim Motyka, PalmerGary Ogulewicz, Westfield

Oscar Lugo Y Su Conjunto Jibaro,  -- Puerto Rican  -- jibaro --  -- Oscar Lugo Y Su Conjunto Jibaro, Puerto Rican jibaroMiguel Almestica, 1953-, Caribbean musician and cook, WorcesterAngel Figueroa, jibaro musician, HolyokeRamon Lopes, jibaro musician, HolyokeElvin Lugo, jibaro musician, SouthbridgeOscar Lugo, 1942-, jibaro musician, SouthbridgeJose Luna, decima singer and cook, LowellAntonio Peres, jibaro musician, HolyokeDavid Rodrigues, jibaro musician, Holyoke

Silas Hubbard Jr. & The Hot Ribs, --  Blues and Jazz -- Silas Hubbard Jr. & The Hot Ribs, Blues and JazzSilas Hubbard Jr., harmonica player, blues singer, BostonThomas McMullen, guitar player, CambridgeCharles Robinson, drummer, CambridgeEd Williams, bass player, Quincy

Toi Grace & the Verdatones, --  Cape Verdean

Jean Andrade, New Bedford

Charlie Gomes, Providence, Rhode Island

Antone Grace, New Bedford

Frank Penha, New Bedford

Fred Silva, New Bedford

Artie Barsamian Orchestra, --  Armenian -- Artie Barsamian Orchestra, ArmenianArtie Barsamian, clarinet player, LexingtonVuddy Barsamian, AshlandEdward Meligian, LexingtonEdwaro Melikian, WorcesterSharkis Sarkisian, Natick

The Motivators, --  Afro-American gospel -- The Motivators, Afro-American gospelDavid Bass, SpringfieldGary Bass, SpringfieldJesse Lee Burgess, SpringfieldRev. Robert Leon Winston, SpringfieldJames Edward Milner, SpringfieldJohn Winberly, SpringfieldShowndu Winberly, Springfield

The Contemporary Greek Ensemble, --  Greek -- The Contemporary Greek Ensemble, GreekJohn Bogis, guitar player, BostonGary Gianoukow, bouzouki player, ArlingtonKlotsonis Satirios, bajlama player, ArlingtonKosmas Vrouvlianis, bouzouki player, Newton

Krom Phleang Propeini Prasat Bayon, --  Cambodian -- Krom Phleang Propeini Prasat Bayon, CambodianChann Nhak, takhe player, LowellChorb Chan, tro so player, LowellHong Kla, khim player, LowellCheap Sophal, vocalist, LowellSouen Tim, vocalist and tro ou player, LowellPha Vith, skor player, LowellSorn Veuk, skor player, Lowell

Saints Day Celebration

Cosmas and Damian Society  -- Cosmas and Damian SocietyStephen BertonciniCharles DeFrancecsoMarie DiDomenico, co-coordinator, Cosmas and Damian SocietySal DiDomenico, co-coordinator, Cosmas and Damian SocietySalvatore N. DiDomenicoRoland FarinatoAnthony LecceseSalvatore NardellaJoseph NardellaMike NocoloroSalvatore RealeCharles Reale

Filarmónica Santo Antonio  -- Filarmónica Santo AntonioDavide Alamo, alto saxophone playerAlvaro Amaral, trombone playerOtilia Amaral, flag girlLuis Arruda, trombone playerAlexandre Bicalho, trumpet playerDinarte Botelho, clarinet playerJoao CardosoEddie Carvalho, trumpet playerJulio Carvalho, trumpet playerCristina Costa, flag girlDavide M. Costa, baritone horn playerJoao Pedro DaPonte, conductorManuel G. DaSilva, baritone horn playerManuel Da Silva, alto horn playerFernando Doo, alto horn playerElizabeth Fagundes, flag girlJose A Fagundes, trumpet playerJohn Feitor, trumpet playerJohn C. Feitor, president, general assemblyLuis GarciaFrancisco Jorge Gil, band presidentCarlos JacomeGabriel Madeiros, alto saxaphone playerAntonio C. Marques, clarinet playerMoises Moreira, clarinet playerJose Pacheco, tuba playerAntonio J. Pacheco, percussionistCarlos A Pascoal, baritone sax playerCarlos Pascoal Jr., alto horn playerJose M. Pinheiro, trombone playerJoseph Ramos, percussionistAntonio Ramos, percussionistMario Raposo, E flat clarinet playerJudith Hothan Riley, trombone playerManuel Rodrigues, tuba playerManuel S. Ramos, percussionistArmando Santos, clarinet playerPaulo Santos, baritone clarinet playerManuel SantosFrancisco M. Soares, alto saxophone playerWalter Silva, alto saxophone playerLuis SimaoAna Sousa, flag girlIvone Sousa, flag girlJoseph SousaRui Sousa, clarinet playerJoao SousaJoe SousaJose M. Tavares, trumpet playerJoao Tavares, clarinet playerPaulo J. Tavares, baritone horn playerManuel Tavares, percussionistWilliam Vasconcelos

North End Italian Band  -- North End Italian BandEddie Aloisi, clarinet playerSidney Bomari, trombone playerLeo Brandenburg, clarinet playerMurray Burnstine, clarinet playerHoward Caster, percussionistElaine Corrieri Ziegner, trumpet playerTony DiCiccio, clarinet playerFelix Dicienzo, clarinet playerDavid Dunton, clarinet playerGuy Giarraffa, conductorRickie Gimmelli, percussionistJohn Gimmelli, baritone horn playerNunzio Innocenzo, trumpet playerHeidi Larisch, alto sax playerGuy Laudato, percussionistJoseph Mauro, percussionistCosmo Nardella, French horn playerSammy Pinella, percussionistSalvatore Pugliesi, trumpet playerIrving Shine, trombone playerLyle Shubert, baritone horn playerArthur Spellman, percussionistNeal Sugarman, tenor sax playerChris Teixeira, trumpet playerRobert Vanaria, tenorWilliam Voight, sousaphone player

Saint Anthony's Society  -- Saint Anthony's SocietyJoseph AuferoCharles ChicarelloJoseph ColarussoFrank ContradoAnthony DeStefanoPaul DeGregorioGerry DiPrizio, president, Saint Anthony's SocietyPeter Grieco, co, chairman, Feast of Saint AnthonyPhil Pennacchio, Sr.Richard RagoRobert RagucciJames RyanCarl Salvi, co-chairman, Feast of Saint AnthonyRalph StatutoJohn TaminineGeno Testa

The Society of the Madonna del Soccorso di Sciacca  -- The Society of the Madonna del Soccorso di SciaccaRichard BeilskiRaymond BonoPeter BrunoAndrew CardinaleVincent CiullaSal DeicidueJames Geany, chairman, Madonna del Soccorso FeastRay Geany, president, Madonna del Soccorso SocietyGus GraffeoJoseph GraffeoJoe GuarinoRaymond GuarinoRichard GuarinoLonnie LangoneMarc LetiziaJames LicataJames MarinoEdward MarinoAnthony PrimoAnthony PrimoJohn PrimoJames PrimoGus PrimoFrank Sclafani
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content: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1988 Festival of American Folklife
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content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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content: CFCH.SFF.1988, Series 4
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content: Archival materials