Object Details
Performer
Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014
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
Jingle of the window--Old Doc Jones was a fine old man-Come my love and go wih me--Skip to my Lou--Happy is the miller--Sissy is in the barn--Ha-Ha this a-way
Track Information
101 Jingle of the Window Banjo.
102 Old Doc Jones Was a Fine Old Man / Banjo.
103 Come My Love and Go with Me / Banjo.
104 Skip to My Lou / Banjo.
105 Happy is the Miller / Banjo.
106 Sissy is in the Barn / Banjo.
107 Ha Ha This A-Way / Banjo.
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Local Numbers
FW-ASCH-10RR-3441
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note
Recorded in: New York, United States.
General
Historically, in rural America, dancing by young people was frowned upon by their elders, whereas children's games were permitted. Therefore, young people, eager to interact and dance, employed the expedient of substituting children's games for dancing, adapting the games, referred to as play parties, to their needs. Sometimes the end result was similar to the forbidden dancing, but without instrumental accompaniment. On this recording, Pete Seeger and his young daughter Mika, joined by Rev. Larry Eisenberg, sing traditional play parties, which they obtained primarily from the collections of Lynn and Katherine Rohrbough. In accordance with traditional practice, the play parties are sung without accompaniment, save for handclapping. The liner notes, written by Pete Seeger, discuss the history, development and characteristics of play parties, and provide the lyrics.
CDR copy- Disc 437
Place
United States
New York
Topic
Folk songs -- United States
Folksong revival
Music -- Juvenile
Banjo
Play-party
Performer
Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014
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, 10 in.)
Archival Repository
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Identifier
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-10RR-3441
Type
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Collection Rights
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Restrictions
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
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Record ID
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