Sweet Nebraska Land: Audition-tape #1
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: FW-ASCH-7RR-2094
label: General
content: Folkways 5337

Roger Welsch, born and raised in Nebraska, taught German and folklore at Nebraska Wesleyan University. He authored "A Treasury of Nebraska Pioneer Folklore," containing materials collected by the WPA in Nebraska during the Great Depression, from which he has selected many of the songs on this recording. Reflecting Nebraska's history and heritage, he has grouped the songs under five headings: The Crossers, The Settlers, Immigrants, War, and Hard Times. Mr. Welsch accompanies himself on the 12-string guitar, banjo and autoharp, while being assisted by Terry Schmitt on the 6-string guitar. The recording was produced by KFMQ, Lincoln, Nebraska, "as a tribute to the Nebraska Centennial Celebration." Liner notes provide detailed historical background for each song as well as the lyrics.

CDR copy Performer(s): Folk songs; sung by Roger Welsch accompanying himself on 12-string guitar, 5-string banjo, and autoharp, in part with Terry Schmitt, singing and playing the 6-string guitar. Production notes: "Produced by KFMQ, Lincoln, Nebraska, as a tribute to the Nebraska Centennial Celebration."
name: label: Artist
content: Welsch, Roger L., 1936-
label: Producer
content: KFMQ Radio-Lincoln, NE
label: Collection Creator
content: Asch, Moses
label: Collection Creator
content: Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
label: Collection Creator
content: Folkways Records
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Nebraska
topic: label: Topic
content: Folksong revival
label: Topic
content: Folk songs -- Nebraska
creator: label: Artist
content: Welsch, Roger L., 1936-
label: Producer
content: KFMQ Radio-Lincoln, NE
culture: label: Culture
content: Americans
label: Culture
content: Anglo-American
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content: Moses and Frances Asch Collection
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content: Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / Commercial / Folkways Recordings
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
identifier: label: Identifier
content: CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-2094
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content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
scopecontent: label: Contents
content: The crossers: Whoa, Haw, Buck and Jerry Boy ; Sweet Betsy from Pike ; Sioux Indians ; Cole Younger -- The settlers: Goodbye, Old Paint ; Horse wrangler ; Little old sod shanty ; Sweet Nebraska land --Immigrants: Hard times: Hard, hard times