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Folk Festival at Newport, Vol. 2

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Local Numbers
RA-RAMS-LP-0166 Vanguard.2054
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
New York Vanguard 1959
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note
Recorded in Newport, R.I. on July 11-12, 1959.
General
Program notes by Studs Terkel on container.
Performer
McGhee, Brownie, 1915-1996
Odetta, 1930-2008
Gibson, Bob, vocalist
Baez, Joan
Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009
Paley, Tom
Cohen, John, 1932-2019
Dane, Barbara
Terry, Sonny
New Lost City Ramblers
Collection Creator
Ramsey, Frederic, 1915-1995
Place
Rhode Island
United States
Newport (R.I.)
New York
Topic
Folksong revival
Blues (Music)
Christmas music
Gospel music
String band
Guitar
Banjo
Violin
Autoharp
Harmonica
African Americans
Performer
McGhee, Brownie, 1915-1996
Odetta, 1930-2008
Gibson, Bob, vocalist
Baez, Joan
Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009
Paley, Tom
Cohen, John, 1932-2019
Dane, Barbara
Terry, Sonny
New Lost City Ramblers
Culture
Americans
Anglo-American
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Frederic Ramsey audio recordings
Frederic Ramsey audio recordings / 33 1/3 RPM Records
Extent
1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
Date
1959
Container
Box LP, Item 166
Archival Repository
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Identifier
CFCH.RAMS, File RA-RAMS-LP-0166
Type
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Collection Citation
Frederic Ramsey audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Contents
Joshua fought the battle of Jericho ; Cotton fields at home ; Great historical bum ; I've been driving on Bald Moutain ; Water boy (Odetta) -- Virgin Mary had one son ; We are crossing the Jordan River (Joan Baez and Bob Gibson) -- Beware, o take care ; When first into this country I came ; Hopalong Peter (The New Lost City Ramblers) -- Little Maggie ; Dink's blues (Barbara Dane) -- My baby done changed the lock on the door ; Pick a bale of cotton (Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee).
Track Information
101 Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho / Odetta. 102 Cotton Fields / Odetta. 103 The Great Historical Bum / Odetta. 104 I've Been Driving on Bald Mountain / Odetta. 104 Water Boy / Odetta. 105 Virgin Mary Had One Son / Bob Gibson, Joan Baez. Guitar. 106 We are Crossing the Jordan River / Bob Gibson, Joan Baez. Guitar. 201 Beware, O Take Care / New Lost City Ramblers, Mike Seeger, Tom Paley. Guitar,Banjo,Fiddle. 202 When First Into This Country I Came / New Lost City Ramblers, Mike Seeger. Autoharp. 203 Hopalong Peter / New Lost City Ramblers, Mike Seeger, John Cohen. Guitar,Banjo,Fiddle. 204 Little Maggie / Barbara Dane. Guitar. 205 Dink's Blues (Dink's Song) / Barbara Dane. Guitar. 206 My Baby Done Changed the Lock on the Door / Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee. Guitar,Harmonica. 207 Pick a Bale of Cotton / Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee. Guitar,Harmonica.
Restrictions
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1649109300700-1649109308375-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5b9aa6441-1a9f-44be-b86d-fa9dd527b6f5

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