1977 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection
By: sponsored by the American Folklife Center and the National Council for the Traditional Arts
Contributors: Politte, Joe, performer; Reed, Ola Belle, performer; Boggs, Lindy, 1916- speaker; Balfa Brothers; Bluegrass Cardinals; Hobbs Sisters and Bob Goff (Musical group); Rumi Songos (Musical group); Southern Mountain Boys (Musical group); Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress); American Folklife Center; National Council for the Traditional Arts
Series: Neptune Plaza concert series
Published: 1977
Language: eng
Number of pages: 420
Subjects: Popular music; Old-time music; Country music; Cajun music; English Folk songs; Fiddle tunes; Bluegrass music; Folk music; Blues (Music); Music; African Americans; Cajun French Songs
Other titles: Neptune Plaza Concert Series, 1977; American Folklife Center concert, 1977
Description: Documentation of the monthly 1977 Neptune Plaza Concert Series, which  consists of manuscript materials, sound recordings, and photographs of performers of bluegrass music, country music, blues music, Andean music, Cajun music, and Missouri fiddling recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, from April through October 1977, sponsored by the American Folklife Center and the National Council for the Traditional Arts.
Notes: Photographs include negatives, black and white contact sheets (358 images), photographic prints, and color slides taken by photographers Carl Fleischhauer, Ray Dockstader, Paula Johnson, and Mark Schellhammer.

Collection is open for research; access restrictions for some materials may apply. Please contact the Folklife Reading Room before requesting materials:  folklife@loc.gov ; 202-707-5510.

1977 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection (AFC 1977/003), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

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Accessioned, 1977.

in English.

in English, Spanish, and Cajun French.

Finding aid available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.
Table of contents: title: April 25: Bluegrass Cardinals (Bluegrass); title: May 23: John Jackson (Blues); title: June 8: Southern Mountain Boys (Bluegrass); title: June 29: Los Rumi Songos (Andean); title: July 27: Balfa Brothers and Joe Politte (Louisiana Cajun music and Missouri French fiddling) with Congresswoman Lindy Boggs introducing the second half of the concert; title: September 14: Bob Goff, Jr. and the Hobbs Sisters (Bluegrass); title: October 19: Ola Belle Reed (Country).