Sidney Robertson Cowell Recordings UC-7 [sound recording]
name: label: producer
content: Cowell, Sidney Robertson
label: artist
content: Ford, Warde H 1906-1979
label: artist
content: McReady, Pen
label: artist
content: Graham, George Vinton
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content: CDR copy 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 in-depth 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. Tape -0942 and -0943 feature Warde and Pat Ford of Shasta Valley, CA, who had come to California from Wisconsin, to work on the Shasta Dam; FW-ASCH-0943 also includes one song sung by Leon Ponce. FW-ASCH-7RR-0942 was recorded on 12/26/1938; recording dates of -0943 and -0944 not provided, but based on Library of Congress information (see below), they were recorded between 1938 & 1940. Tape -0944 includes Warde & Pat Ford, Anita Dormody, Ben Pitts, Flora Earnson, John McCready, John Stone, George Vinton Graham, William Day and Charlotte MacInnes. Tape boxes are consecutively labelled UC5, UC6 and UC7. -0944 also is labelled Reel No. 3413 and has a date of 4/15/54 (presumably the dubbing date - see below). 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, the performers, recording dates, as well as transcriptions of the lyrics of many of the songs. See other sheets for listing of songs and their durations.
label: Table of contents
content: Anita Dormondy--The young explorer; Warde Ford--Alderman of the ward--Barefooted in front and no shoes on behind; Ben Pitts--Eliza Jane, whoa I tell you; Flora Earnson--Simon slick (the mule was a kicker); Warde Ford- Derby ram--Tinbrooks and Molly; Pat Ford--Pat McCluskey--Erin go bragh; Warde Forde--Wild irish boy; Pat Ford- We're anchored by the roadside--As I staggered from home yesterday morning; John McCready--My name is Bill Stafford (State of Arkansas); John Stone-- Georgia wagonner; George Vinton Graham--True lover of mine; William Day--Little Mohee; John Stone--Dr. Ridge's food--Charlotte MacInnes--Four Marys--Hieland Mary
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
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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-0944
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