Object Details
Collection Creator
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Dan Sheehy (presenter); Sheila Kay Adams; Donna Rae Norton; Melanie Rice Perland ;NEA National Heritage Fellow Sheila Kay Adams is a seventh-generation ballad singer, storyteller, and musician born and raised in the Sodom Laurel community of Madison County, North Carolina. This region is renowned for its unbroken tradition of unaccompanied ballad singing that dates back to the early Scots-Irish and English settlers of the mid-seventeenth century. At the Festival, Adams performs with two of the mentees who have been learning songs from her.
sova.cfch.sff.2017_ref935
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 4: On The Move / 4.3: Audio
Extent
1 Sound recording (digital audio file)
Date
2017 June 30
Archival Repository
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Identifier
CFCH.SFF.2017, Item SFF2017_0630_OTM_Story_Circle_0008
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Listening copies available
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.
CFCH.SFF.2017_ref935
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CFCH.SFF.2017
CFCHFOLKLIFE
Record ID
ebl-1620765031037-1620765031184-0