1988 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection
By: sponsored by the American Folklife Center ; assisted by the National Council for the Traditional Arts
Contributors: Moloney, Mick, performer; Harney, Liam, dancer; Lewis, Laurie, 1950- performer; Cephas, John, performer; Wiggins, Phil, performer; Nguyễn, Đình Nghĩa, performer; Gore, Linda, performer; Cumberland Music Tour (Musical group); Grant Street (Musical group); Mariachi San Cristóbal; Four Echoes (Musical group); Gospel Spirituallettes (Musical group); American Folklife Center; Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress); National Council for the Traditional Arts
Series: Neptune Plaza concert series
Published: 1988
Language: eng
Number of pages: 780
Subjects: Irish Americans; Old-time music; Irish Folk dancing; Dance; Mariachi; Folk music; Gospel music; Mexican Americans; Music; String band music; Blues (Music); Bluegrass music; Vietnamese Americans; African Americans
Other titles: Neptune Plaza Concert Series, 1988; American Folklife Center concert, 1988
Description: The collection consists of manuscript materials, sound recordings, and photographs documenting the performance of old-time music from the Cumberland Plateau, Irish folk music and dance, bluegrass music, Piedmont blues music, Vietnamese music, mariachi music, and gospel music recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. Concerts were held from April through October 1988, sponsored by the American Folklife Center and the National Council for the Traditional Arts.
Notes: Photographs include negatives, black and white contact sheets (652 images), photographic prints, and color slides taken by photographers Reid S. Baker, John Gibbs, and Jim Higgins.

Original sound recordings for Cumberland Music Tour concert are also cataloged separately, RYA 8779--8780, in MBRS.

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.

1988 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection (AFC 1988/009), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Duplication of the recorded materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.

in English.

in English, Irish Gaelic, Spanish, and  Vietnamese.

Finding aid available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.
Table of contents: title: April 21: The Cumberland Music Tour (Old-time music); title: May 19: Egan, Moloney, and Harney (Irish music and dance); title: June 16: Grant Street with Laurie Lewis (Bluegrass); title: July 21: John Cephas and Phil Wiggins (Piedmont blues); title: August 18: Nguyen Family (Vietnamese music); title: September 15: Mariachi San Cristóbal, Mexico (Mariachi); title: October 20: The Four Echoes, Linda Gore and the Gospel Spirituallettes (Gospel music)