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Doc Watson and Jean Ritchie at Folk City

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Ritchie, Jean
Watson, Doc

Collection Creator

Asch, Moses
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
Folkways Records

Collection Citation

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Contents

Blue Ridge blues--Knothole--Storms are on the ocean--Amazing grace--Pretty Polly

Track Information

101 Blue Ridge Blues / Doc Watson, Jean Ritchie. Guitar,Appalachian dulcimer. 102 Knothole / Doc Watson, Jean Ritchie. Guitar,Appalachian dulcimer. 103 Storms are on the Ocean / Doc Watson, Jean Ritchie. Guitar,Appalachian dulcimer. 104 Amazing Grace / Doc Watson, Jean Ritchie. Guitar,Appalachian dulcimer. 105 Pretty Polly / Doc Watson, Jean Ritchie. Guitar,Appalachian dulcimer.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk51d7e4a5e-f639-48f7-9d67-74bc1e883605

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-7RR-5733

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: New York, United States.

General

Tape part of series of rough copy selections intended for release, a collection of live recordings of Doc Watson (guitar, banjo, autoharp) and Jean Ritchie (dulcimer) playing and singing Appalachian folk ballads, reels, and square dance tunes. Accompanied by Roger Sprung on banjo, guitar and fiddle. Made soon after their first meeting and recorded live on location by Ritchie's husband, George Pickow at Gerde's Folk City in New York in December 1963. Most released on FA2426 and released on SFW40005/ Box indicates production notes and "Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson in the Big City" UPC/EAN :

Place

Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
United States
New York
North Carolina
Deep Gap (N.C.)
Kentucky

Topic

Folk songs -- United States
Guitar
Appalachian dulcimer

Performer

Ritchie, Jean
Watson, Doc

Culture

Americans
Anglo-American

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / Open Reel Tapes

Extent

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-5733

Type

Archival materials
Sound recordings

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.

Restrictions

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
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CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171785261-0

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