Sidney Robertson Cowell Recordings: Warde H. Ford UC-5
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content: FW-ASCH-7RR-0942
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content: CDR copy Tapes -0940 and -0941feature the singing of George Vinton Graham, of San Jose, CA -0938. They were probably both recorded on Dec. 3, 1938. Both were recorded by Sydney Robertson Cowell. Mr. Graham sings traditional ballads, e.g., Barbara Allen, and other traditional songs, plus a few old popular songs. He accompanies himself on guitar. FW-ASCH-7RR-0938 through FW-ASCH-7RR-0941 all feature Mr. Graham. Tape Box for -0940 says UC-3, -0941 says UC-4 and -0942 says UC-5. Tape -0942 features Warde and Pat Ford of Shasta Valley, who had come to California from Wisconsin, to work on the Shasta Dam. They were recorded on various dates in 1938 and 1939; -0942 was recorded on 12/26/1938. These three tapes, and the other related tapes, consist of dubs of 78's, many or all of which are in the possession of the CFCH Archives in the form of aluminum discs. In addition, the same recordings are at the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress, where they've been incorporated into the Library's American Memory Project, available to the public on the Center's website, under the title of "California Gold". Also on the website (see below) is a lot of additional information about these recordings and the performers, as well as transcriptions of the lyrics of many of the songs. From 1938 - 1940, Sydney Robertson Cowell, under the auspices of both the WPA (of President Roosevelt's New Deal) and the University of California - Berkeley, headed a project called the WPA Northern California Folk Music Project of which these recordings are a part. Thirty-five hours of music, in twelve languages, were recorded. For additional information about the Project as a whole and the songs on this and the related tapes (FW-ASCH-7RR-0938 through -0947, among others, go to the Library of Congress website: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afccchtml/cowhome.html. See other sheets for listing of songs and their duration.
name: label: Recorder
content: Cowell, Sidney Robertson.
label: Artist
content: Ford, Warde H., 1906-1979
label: Artist
content: Ford, Pat
label: Collection Creator
content: Asch, Moses
label: Collection Creator
content: Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
label: Collection Creator
content: Folkways Records
creator: label: Recorder
content: Cowell, Sidney Robertson.
label: Artist
content: Ford, Warde H., 1906-1979
label: Artist
content: Ford, Pat
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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 / CDR copy
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-0942
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content: Archival materials
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content: Sound recordings
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content: The Fords-- Nightingales of spring--Pilgrim stranger--Milwaukee fire--Jenny Jenkins--Lass of Glenshee--Young Johnny (Green beds)--Cole Younger--Beneath the old oak tree--The fair captive--John Brown- a man's complaint--Captain Hull and Proud Dacus--The Flying Cloud--Farmer's son and the shanty boy--Kitty Wells--Cumberland's crew--Fair Charlotte--Granny does your dog bite--John Hopper's will--Going down the road feeling bad