Sidney Robertson Cowell recordings: Westward Movement, Lily Dale [sound recording]
name: label: producer
content: Cowell, Sidney Robertson
label: artist
content: McCready, John
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content: Denoon, R.R., d. 1971
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content: Rice, Ben
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content: Walker, Robert b.1883
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content: Wilson, Slim
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content: McIntosh, David
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content: Rice, David
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content: Denoon Family
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content: REEL C34; CDR copy. FW-ASCH-7RR-0812 through FW-ASCH-7RR-0816 were among a large number of tapes (at least 35) provided to Moe by Sidney Robertson Cowell, who produced several Folkways albums and whose correspondence with Moe and Folkways fills three folders in the Archives Correspondence Files. She recorded many traditional folksingers in the 1930's and most of the songs on these tapes are dubs of 78's in our Archives and/or in the Archive of Folk Culture in the Library of Congress. Despite having reviewed her correspondence in the Archives Correspondence Files, I couldn't locate anything regarding the "why and wherefore" of the many such tapes she sent to Moe. Regarding the current five tapes, the first four contain recordings made in 1936 through1939 by Ms. Cowell, primarily in the southeastern U.S.; some were made by her in Missouri, Arkansas,Wisconsin, Illinois and California. Four songs on -0815 were originally recorded in 1909 in England, by Percy Grainger. The fifth tape was originally recorded by Maud Karpeles in Appalachia in 1950. FW-ASCH-7RR-0814 includes John McCready (Groveland, CA), Paul Holland (Springfield, MO), R. R. Denoon (Springfield, MO), Ben & David Rice (Springfield, MO), Clyde "Slim" Wilson (Springfield, MO), Denoon Family Band (Springfield, MO), David McIntosh (Carbondale, IL), and a group including Vancie & Martha Halworth, Cassie Acker, and Clyde Wilson (Springfield, MO). Most songs, are traditional ballads, sung unaccompanied.
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content: Recorded in: Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, California, United States.
label: Table of contents
content: John McCready--Lily Dale; Paul Holland--Joe Bowers; R.R. Denoon-- Root hog or die; Ben Rice--Uncle Sam is rich enough to give us all a farm; Robert Walker--Custer's last charge; Slim Wilson--Little old sod chanty; Denoon Family--Sally goodin'; Ben Rice--The stone that goes (keeps) rolling-- There was a wealthy merchant--Jacket so blue--A boat full of Irish; David Rice--Old Ned Moore--I robbed old Nelse; David McIntosh--Hang me, oh hang me (I've been around the world); Cassie Acker, Vance and Martha Alworth--Bury me beneath the willow (frag)
label: Repository Loc.
content: Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington, D.C. 20024. Call 202-633-7322 for appointment. Fax: 202-633-7019. Email: rinzlerarchives@si.edu
place: label: Place
content: United States
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content: California
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content: Missouri
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content: Wisconsin
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content: Illinois
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content: Groveland (Calif.)
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content: Springfield (Mo.)
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content: Crandon (Wis.)
topic: label: Topic
content: Folk songs
label: Topic
content: Ballads
culture: label: Culture
content: Americans
label: Culture
content: Anglo-American
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content: Moses and Frances Asch Collection, 1939-1986 228428
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
identifier: label: Local number
content: FW-ASCH-7RR-0814
objectType: label: Type
content: Musical sound recordings
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only
physicalDescription: label: Physical description
content: 1 sound-tape reel : analog ; 7 in