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Right here will be a general overview of the oral history interview. It will be roughly 3-5 sentences for new interviews, shorter for older interviews.  
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These tapes are recordings of the old-time fiddlers’ contest, held in Lovington, New Mexico, in August 1969. Songs like "Old Joe Clark," "Sally Goodin," and "Orange Blossom Special" are among the tunes heard.
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Fiddles' Contest
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' August 1969
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Lovington, New Mexico
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:'''  
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 45 minutes
  
  
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
 
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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Songs performed at fiddling contest:
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1. Unidentified
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2. "Sally Johnson"
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3. "Grey Eagle"
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4. "Sally Goodin"
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5. "Rubber Dollie"
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6. "Old Joe Clark"
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7. "Dusty Miller"
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8. "Bitter Creek"
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9. "Ragtime Annie"
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10. "Soldier's Joy"
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11. "Sally Goodin"
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12. "Grey Eagle"
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13. "Dusty Miller"
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14. "Sally Johnson"
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15. "Orange Blossom Special"
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16. "Bile Dem Cabbage Down"
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17. "Ragtime Annie"
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18. "Devil's Dream"
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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Blank
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 2, Side 1:'''
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Additional songs performed:
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19. "Fisher's Hornpipe"
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20. "Sally Johnson"
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21. "Jack O'Diamonds"
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22. "Blackberry Blossom"
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23. "Durang's Hornpipe"
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24. "Blackberry Blossom"
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25. "Ragtime Annie"
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26. "Up Jumped the Devil"
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27. "Snowbird in the Ashbank"
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28. Unidentified
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'''Tape 2, Side 2:'''
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Blank
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1969
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1969
  
  

Revision as of 17:38, 1 October 2014

These tapes are recordings of the old-time fiddlers’ contest, held in Lovington, New Mexico, in August 1969. Songs like "Old Joe Clark," "Sally Goodin," and "Orange Blossom Special" are among the tunes heard.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Fiddles' Contest

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: August 1969

Location: Lovington, New Mexico

Interviewer:

Length: 45 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Songs performed at fiddling contest: 1. Unidentified 2. "Sally Johnson" 3. "Grey Eagle" 4. "Sally Goodin" 5. "Rubber Dollie" 6. "Old Joe Clark" 7. "Dusty Miller" 8. "Bitter Creek" 9. "Ragtime Annie" 10. "Soldier's Joy" 11. "Sally Goodin" 12. "Grey Eagle" 13. "Dusty Miller" 14. "Sally Johnson" 15. "Orange Blossom Special" 16. "Bile Dem Cabbage Down" 17. "Ragtime Annie" 18. "Devil's Dream"

Tape 1, Side 2: Blank

Tape 2, Side 1: Additional songs performed: 19. "Fisher's Hornpipe" 20. "Sally Johnson" 21. "Jack O'Diamonds" 22. "Blackberry Blossom" 23. "Durang's Hornpipe" 24. "Blackberry Blossom" 25. "Ragtime Annie" 26. "Up Jumped the Devil" 27. "Snowbird in the Ashbank" 28. Unidentified

Tape 2, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: 1969

Bulk Dates: 1969


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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