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University of California-Berkeley: Folksong Concert- Bessie Jones, Reel #1

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Jones, Bessie, 1902-1984

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

Story about hootin' owls--Sandaree-All hid--Juba--Rice and peas--Kneebone--Oh, day, yonder come day--If you want to please your captain--Ain't it hard to be a farmer
sova.cfch.asch_ref20266

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5d59cd50e-d0c1-471b-8647-1a97ec96ebfd

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-7RR-1845

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: United States, California, Berkeley (Calif.), 1962.

General

CDR copy Tape Info: The following tapes were recorded at the 1962 University of California - Berkeley Folk Festival. Many other tapes in the CFCH Archives were recorded at the same festival. FW-ASCH-7RR-1845, recorded on 6/27, 1962, is reel 1 of a "Folksong Concert" featuring Bessie Jones, of the Georgia Sea Islands. She sings children's songs, spirituals and work songs. A song list in the tape box lists five additional songs she presumably sang after the tape ended.

Place

Berkeley (Calif.)
California
United States
Georgia

Topic

Sea Islands -- Songs and music
Folk songs -- Georgia
Folk songs -- United States
Sea Islands
African Americans

Performer

Jones, Bessie, 1902-1984

Culture

Americans
Gullahs

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / CDR copy

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-1845

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.
CFCH.ASCH_ref20266
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5d59cd50e-d0c1-471b-8647-1a97ec96ebfd
CFCH.ASCH
CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171787550-2

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