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Introduction
Ralph Rinzler (1934-1994), founding director of the Festival of American Folklife, worked over the years with a host of gifted musicians and folklorists, doing fieldwork, issuing recordings, and presenting concerts. These people collectively advocated and participated in numerous revivals. The Ralph Rinzler Memorial Concert Series pays tribute to Ralph and his work by honoring long-time colleagues and like-minded advocates, and the traditions that they have touched. The third annual memorial concert in 1997 highlighted the revival of Southern old-time and string band music. It traced the development of the revival, the new life, of Southern traditional music over the preceding four decades and of the community of musicians and dancers that developed with it. Among the string bands at the 1969 Festival were the brothers J.E. and Wade Mainer from North Carolina, playing with Steve Ledford. The 1997 Rinzler concert offered special recognition to Wade Mainer and his wife Julia on the occasion of Wade's ninetieth birthday. Mike Seeger was Curator, and Kate Rinzler was Program Coordinator. The Ralph Rinzler Memoral Concert was made possible with support from the Friends of the Festival, the Ruth Mott Fund, Bob Dylan, the Recording Industries Music Performance Trust Funds, Homespun Tapes, County Records, the Woody Guthrie Foundation, Sugar Hill Records, Kate Rinzler, and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
Participants
The Ralph Rinzler Memorial Concert Paul Brown, Pilot Mountain, North Carolina Robert Dotson, Sugar Grove, North Carolina Alan Jabbour, Washington, D.C. Robert "Stu" Jamieson, Longwood, Florida Abby Ladin, Bloomington, Indiana Julia Mainer, Burton, Michigan Wade Mainer, Burton, Michigan Bruce Molsky, Arlington, Virginia THE HORSE FLIES, Trumansburg, New York -- THE HORSE FLIES, Trumansburg, New YorkJeff Claus, Trumansburg, New YorkJune Drucker, Trumansburg, New YorkJudy Hyman, Trumansburg, New YorkRich Stearns, Trumansburg, New York THE NEW LOST CITY RAMBLERS -- THE NEW LOST CITY RAMBLERSJohn Cohen, Putnam Valley, New YorkTracy Schwarz, Cox's Mill, West VirginiaMike Seeger, Lexington, Virginia ORIGINAL FAT CITY STRING BAND, Trumansburg, New York -- ORIGINAL FAT CITY STRING BAND, Trumansburg, New YorkMac Benford, Trumansburg, New YorkWalt Koken, Trumansburg, New YorkBob Potts, Trumansburg, New York THE RED MULES -- THE RED MULESBeth Braden, Ravenna, OhioLynn Frederick, Ravenna, OhioJeff Goehring, Zoar, OhioRick Goehring, Zoar, OhioSusie Goehring, Zoar, OhioRodney Sutton, Marshall, North Carolina
Collection Creator
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1997 Festival of American Folklife
Archival Repository
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Identifier
CFCH.SFF.1997, Series 5
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1997 Festival of American Folklife, 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.
Collection Restrictions
Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
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Record ID
ebl-1503511976007-1503511976020-6
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5321ac042-2dbe-4329-9864-f91fe80ab1a0

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  • Online Finding AidSmithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1997 Festival of American Folklife

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