1981 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection
By: sponsored by the American Folklife Center ; assisted by the National Council for the Traditional Arts
Contributors: McComiskey, Billy, performer; Burris, J. C., 1928- performer; Piano Red, 1911-1985, performer; Wiggins, Phil, performer; Cephas, John, performer; Borrell, Roberto, performer; Johnson Mountain Boys; Khmer Classical Dance Troupe; Kubatá (Musical group); American Folklife Center; Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress); National Council for the Traditional Arts
Series: Neptune Plaza concert series
Published: 1981
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
Subjects: Irish Americans; Dance music; Popular music; Music; Blues (Music); Folk music; Black Dance; Cuban Americans; Irish; Rhythm and blues music; Dance; Cambodian Americans; Salsa (Music); Boogie woogie (Music); Bluegrass music; African Americans
Other titles: Neptune Plaza Concert Series, 1981; American Folklife Center concert, 1981
Description: The collection consists of manuscript materials, sound recordings, and photographs documenting the performance of bluegrass music, Piedmont blues music, Afro-Cuban music, rhythm and blues and boogie woogie music, Cambodian classical dance, and Irish music recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, at concerts from May through October 1981, sponsored by the American Folklife Center and the National Council for the Traditional Arts.
Notes: Photographs include negatives, black and white contact sheets, photographic prints, and color slides taken by photographers John T. Gibbs, Carl Fleischhauer, Alice Byers, with publicity photographs by other photographers.

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.

1981 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection (AFC 1981/006), 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, Mon-Khmer, Spanish.

Finding aid available in the Folklife Reading Room  and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.
Table of contents: title: May 7: The Johnson Mountain Boys (Bluegrass music); title: June 4: John Cephas and Phil Wiggins (Piedmont blues music); title: July 2: Kubatá (Afro-Cuban music); title: August 6: J.C. Burris and "Piano" Red (Boogie woogie and rhythm and blues); title: September 3: Khmer Classical Dance Troupe (Cambodian music and dance); title: October 1: Mick Moloney and Billy McComiskey (Irish and Irish American music)