American Play Parties [sound recording]
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: FW-ASCH-7RR-1070
label: General
content: Folkways 7604

Historically, in rural America, dancing by young people was frowned upon by their elders, whereas children's games were permitted. Therefore, young people, eager to interact and dance, employed the expedient of substituting children's games for dancing, adapting the games, referred to as play parties, to their needs. Sometimes the end result was similar to the forbidden dancing, but without instrumental accompaniment. On this recording, Pete Seeger and his young daughter Mika, joined by Rev. Larry Eisenberg, sing traditional play parties, which they obtained primarily from the collections of Lynn and Katherine Rohrbough. In accordance with traditional practice, the play parties are sung without accompaniment, save for handclapping. The liner notes, written by Pete Seeger, discuss the history, development and characteristics of play parties, and provide the lyrics.

CDR copy; copy exists in DAMS system

Eisenberg, Larry - "Play Parties" - late 1950s - Mono - 7.5 ips Eisenberg later released these songs accompanied by Pete and Mika Seeger as "American Play Parties" on Folkways Records in 1959 (FW07604 / FC 7604).
name: label: Creator
content: Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014
label: Artist
content: Eisenberg, Larry
label: Performer
content: Eisenberg, Larry
label: Creator
content: Seeger, Mika
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
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- Juvenile
label: Topic
content: Children's songs -- United States
label: Topic
content: Play-party
creator: label: Creator
content: Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014
label: Artist
content: Eisenberg, Larry
label: Performer
content: Eisenberg, Larry
label: Creator
content: Seeger, Mika
culture: label: Culture
content: Americans
setName: label: See more items in
content: Moses and Frances Asch Collection
label: See more items in
content: Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / Commercial / Folkways Recordings
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (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-1070
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Contents
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