Collection Summary
AFC 1992/001
1992 Neptune Plaza
Concert Series Collection
1992
Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife
Center Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
8
folders in 2 boxes (1 linear foot).
7 sound tape reels :
analog: 7 1⁄2 ips, 2 track, stereo; 10 in.
1 sound tape reel :
analog: 7 1⁄2 ips, 2 track, stereo; 7 in.
3 sound cassettes
(270 minutes): analog.
41 negatives; black
and white.
28 photographic
prints : black and white, color ; 8x10 in. and smaller.
49 slides :
color
516 photographs: on
23 contact sheets, black and white.
7 videocassettes (VHS):
sound, color; 1/2 inch.
1 computer disk; 3 1⁄2 in.
American Folklife Center
English,
Spanish, and
Tewa
Manuscript materials,
sound recordings, photographs, and moving images documenting the performance of
Puerto Rican folk music; Tennesse old-time music; folk music from Veracruz,
Mexico; dances of the Tewa Indians from the Santa Clara Pueblo; Irish folk
dance and music; gospel music; and bluegrass music recorded live outdoors on
Neptune Plaza in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress,
at concerts from April through September 1992, sponsored by the American
Folklife Center. Some concerts were recorded for broadcast on WAMU-FM, hosted
by Dick Spottswood. Manuscripts include some correspondence and program flyers
autographed by the performers.
Scope and Content
The 1992 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection consists of
manuscript and print materials, sound recordings, graphic materials, and moving
images that document the 1992 concert series sponsored by the American Folklife
Center. The annual series, which began in 1977, features the presentation of
folk traditions from many cultures. The concerts take place on the Neptune
Plaza at the front of the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress between
April and September. Adverse weather conditions sometimes force the concerts
indoors.
The 1992 season consisted of the following:
Date
Performers
Place of Origin
Subject
April 23
Edwin Colón Zayas y su Taller
Campesino
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican traditional string music
May 21
Ralph Blizard and the New Southern
Ramblers
Tennessee
Old-time music and step dancing
June 5
Los Pregoneros del Puerto
California
Veracruz harp music
June 25
Santa Clara Pueblo Dancers
New Mexico
Tewa music and dance
July 16
Donna Long and Brendan Mulvihill
Maryland and Ireland
Irish Traditional music and dance
August 20
Helen Smith and the Angels of Faith
District of Columbia
Gospel music
September 10
Everett Lilly and Clear Creek
Crossin'
West Virginia
Bluegrass music
Administrative History
Documentation created and accessioned by the American Folklife Center
in 1992.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject and listed alphabetically therein.
People
Blizard, Ralph, 1918-2004, performer.
Harte, Frank, performer.
Jamison, Phil, performer.
Lilly, Everett, 1924-2012, performer.
Long, Donna, performer.
Mulvihill, Brendan, 1954- performer.
Spottswood, Richard K. (Richard Keith), interviewer.
Wick, Regan, dancer.
Organizations
American Folklife Center, collector.
Angels of Faith (Musical group) performer.
Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress)
Clear Creek Crossin' (Musical group) performer.
Edwin Colón Zayas y su Taller Campesino (Musical group) performer.
New Southern Ramblers performer.
Pregoneros del Puerto, performer.
WAMU-FM (Radio station : Washington, D.C.)
Subjects
African Americans--Music.
Ballads, English--Ireland.
Bluegrass music--1991-2000.
Clog-dancing--Appalachian Region.
Country music--West Virginia.
Decimas, Puerto Rican.
Fiddle tunes--Tennessee.
Folk dancing, Irish.
Folk music--Ireland.
Folk music--Mexico--Veracruz-Llave (State)
Folk music--Puerto Rico.
Folk music--United States.
Folk songs, English--Irleand.
Folk songs, Spanish--Mexico--Veracruz-Llave (State)
Gospel music--Washington (D.C.)
Hornpipe (Dance)--Ireland.
Irish Americans--Music.
Jig (Dance)--Ireland.
Mexicans--Veracruz-Llave (State)--Music.
Old-time music--Tennessee.
Popular music--Mexico--Veracruz-Llave (State)
Puerto Ricans--Music.
Step dancing--Ireland.
String band music--Appalachian Region.
String band music--Puerto Rico.
Tewa dance.
Tewa Indians--Music.
Places
Puerto Rico--Music.
Titles
American Folklife Center concert, 1992
Neptune Plaza Concert Series, 1992
Form/Genre
Autographs.
Color slides.
Interviews.
Manuscripts.
Photographic prints.
Sound recordings.
Videocassettes.
Access
Listening and viewing access to the collection is unrestricted.
Duplication of the materials requires prior permission of the Center and may be
governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Preferred Citation
1992 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection (AFC 1992/001), Archive
of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington,
D.C.
Collection Concordance by Format
Quantity
Physical Extent
Item Numbers
Print Materials
8
folders in 2 boxes
FOLDERS 1-2, 6, 10, 15, 20, 23, 26
Computer
diskettes
1
3 1⁄2" diskette
FOLDER 1
Sound Recordings
7
10" DT stereo reels at 7.5 ips
AFC 1992/001:SR1, 4, 6-8, 10-11
1
7" DT stereo reel at 7.5 ips
AFC 1992/001:SR2
3
90-minute audiocassettes
AFC 1992/001:SR3, 5, 9
Graphic Materials
41
black-and-white negatives, incl.
8x10"
ENVELOPES 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10
23 (516 photographs)
black-and-white contact sheets
FOLDERS 3, 7, 11, 16-17, 21, 24, 27
28
8x10" black-and-white photographic
prints
ENVELOPES 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10; FOLDERS 3-5, 9,
12-14, 18-19, 22, 25
1
5x7" black-and-white photographic
print
FOLDER 22
4
8x10" color photographic prints
FOLDERS 5, 25, 28
49
color slides
ENVELOPES 3-4, 6, 7
Moving Image
7
1/2" VHS color videocassettes
(originals)
AFC 1992/001:V1-7
2
1/2" VHS color videocassettes (Reference
copies)
AFC 1992/001:V3-v1-2
http://lccn.loc.gov/2004695162
Collection Inventory
Series I: PRINT MATERIALS
Publicity and
Administration
1
Archive of Folk Culture Administrative
Materials.
The collection guide (this document), an article describing
the Neptune Plaza Concert Series, press releases on the 1992 concert lineup,
and a three and one-half inch computer diskette containing logs of the concerts
(all logs are available in hard copy in the individual concert folders).
2
Edwin Colón Zayas y su Taller Campesino,
4-23-92.
Concert flier autographed by the performers, unsigned fliers,
press releases, promotional materials on the band in English and in Spanish,
and a concert log by Catherine Hiebert Kerst.
6
Ralph Blizard and the New Southern Ramblers,
5-21-92.
Concert flier autographed by the performers, unsigned fliers,
concert log by Catherine Hiebert Kerst, press releases, news clippings,
correspondence from Phil Jamison, and promotional materials on the band.
10
Los Pregoneros del Puerto, 6-5-92.
Concert flier autographed by the performers, unsigned fliers,
concert log by Catherine Hiebert Kerst, news clippings, and promotional
materials including information on the band.
15
Santa Clara Pueblo Dancers, 6-25-92.
Concert flier autographed by the performers, unsigned fliers,
and news clippings.
20
Donna Long and Brendan Mulvihill, 7-16-92.
Concert flier autographed by the performers, unsigned fliers,
concert log by Catherine Hiebert Kerst, and news clippings.
23
Helen Smith and the Angels of Faith,
8-20-92.
Concert flier autographed by the performers, unsigned fliers,
concert log by Catherine Hiebert Kerst, and news clippings.
26
Everett Lilly and Clear Creek Crossin',
9-10-92.
Concert flier autographed by the performers, unsigned fliers,
concert log by Catherine Hiebert Kerst, news clippings, promotional materials
about the band, and photocopies of photographic prints of individual band
members and of the group as a whole.
Series II: SOUND RECORDINGS
Reel-to-reel Audio
Tapes
1992/001: SR1-2
Edwin Colón Zayas y su Taller Campesino,
4-23-92
One 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips and one 7" DT stereo at 7.5
ips.
1992/001: SR4
Ralph Blizard and the New Southern Ramblers,
5-21-92.
One 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips.
1992/001: SR6
Los Pregoneros del Puerto, 6-5-92.
One 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips.
1992/001: SR7
Santa Clara Pueblo Dancers, 6-25-92.
One 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips.
1992/001: SR8
Donna Long and Brendan Mulvihill, 7-16-92.
One SR8 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips.
1992/001: SR10
Helen Smith and the Angels of Faith,
8-20-92.
One 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips.
1992/001: SR11
Everett Lilly and Clear Creek Crossin',
9-10-92.
One 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips.
Audio Cassettes
1992/001: SR3
Edwin Colón Zayas y su Taller Campesino,
4-23-92.
One 90-minute (recorded concurrently with reel-to-reel).
1992/001: SR5
Ralph Blizard and the New Southern Ramblers,
5-21-92.
One 90-minute (recorded concurrently with reel-to-reel).
1992/001: SR9
Donna Long and Brendan Mulvihill, 7-16-92.
One 90-minute (recorded concurrently with reel-to- reel).
Series III: GRAPHIC MATERIALS
Note: negatives for photographs shot by Library of Congress
photographers Reid Baker and Jim Higgins may be in the Public Affairs
Office.
Negatives
1
Edwin Colón Zayas y su Taller Campesino,
4-23-92.
One 8 x 10" black and white (publicity). Photographer
unknown.
2
Ralph Blizard and the New Southern Ramblers,
5-21-92.
One sheet of black-and-white 35 mm (35 images) and one 8 x 10"
black and white. Photographed by Jim Higgins.
5
Los Pregoneros del Puerto, 6-5-92.
One one-row sheet of 35 mm black and white (1 image).
Photographed by Dan Sheehy of the National Endowment for the Arts.
8
Donna Long and Brendan Mulvihill, 7-16-92.
One 8 x 10" black and white (publicity). Photographer
unknown.
9
Helen Smith and the Angels of Faith,
8-20-92.
One 8 x 10" black and white (publicity). Photographer
unknown.
10
Everett Lilly and Clear Creek Crossin',
9-10-92.
One 8 x 10" black and white (publicity). Photographer
unknown.
Photographic
Prints
3-5
Edwin Colón Zayas y su Taller Campesino,
4-23-92.
Two black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets (47 images), four 8 x
10" black-and-white photographic prints, and one 8 x 10" color photographic
print. Photographed by Reid Baker.
7-9
Ralph Blizard and the New Southern Ramblers, 5-21-
92.
Six black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets (148 images) and two
8 x 10" black-and-white photographic prints (publicity). Photographed by Jim
Higgins and an unknown photographer.
11-14
Los Pregoneros del Puerto, 6-5-92.
Three black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets (49 images) and
seven 8 x 10" black-and-white photographic prints. Photographed by Dan Sheehy
of the NEA and Jim Higgins.
16-19
Santa Clara Pueblo Dancers, 6-25-92.
Four black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets (76 images) and
seven 8 x 10" black-and-white photographic prints. Photographed by Reid Baker
and possibly Yusef El-Amin.
21-22
Donna Long and Brendan Mulvihill, 7-16-92.
Three black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets (66 images,
photographed by Jim Higgins), two 8 x 10" black-and-white photographic prints
and one 5 x 7" black-and-white photographic print. Photographed by Jim
Higgins.
24-25
Helen Smith and the Angels of Faith,
8-20-92.
Three black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets (76 images), one 8
x 10" black-and-white photographic print, and one 8 x 10" color photographic
print. Photographed by Reid Baker.
27-28
Everett Lilly and Clear Creek Crossin',
9-10-92.
Two black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets (54 images,
photographed by Yusef El-Amin), and two 8 x 10" color photographic prints
(publicity-photographer unknown).
Color slides
3-4
Ralph Blizard and the New Southern Ramblers, 5-21-
92.
Two trays containing a total of 38. Photographed by John
Gibbs.
6
Los Pregoneros del Puerto, 6-5-92.
One mylar sleeve containing one. Photographed by Dan Sheehy of
the NEA.
7
Santa Clara Pueblo Dancers, 6-25-92.
One tray containing 10. Photographer unknown.
Series IV: MOVING IMAGE
Videocassettes
1992/001: V1
Edwin Colón Zayas y su Taller Campesino,
4-23-92.
One 1/2" VHS color.
1992/001: V2
Ralph Blizard and the New Southern Ramblers,
5-21-92.
One 1/2" VHS color.
1992/001: V3
Los Pregoneros del Puerto, 6-5-92.
One 1/2" VHS color. Viewing copies are available in the
Folklife Reading Room.
1992/001: V4
Donna Long and Brendan Mulvihill, 7-16-92.
One 1/2" VHS color.
1992/001: V5
Helen Smith and the Angels of Faith,
8-20-92.
One 1/2" VHS color.
1992/001: V6
Everett Lilly and Clear Creek Crossin',
9-10-92.
One 1/2" VHS color.
1992/001: V7
Santa Clara Pueblo Dancers, 6-25-92.
One 1/2" VHS color copy.
Appendix A: Dance Content
Concert
Description
Santa Clara Pueblo Dancers
The Tewa people from the Santa Clara Pueblo
in New Mexico present the Buffalo dance. Background and narration provided by
the governor of the pueblo, Walter Dasheno. Print material, photographs, and
slides: folders 15-17, envelope 7; sound recording: AFC 1992/001:SR7;
videotape: AFC 1992/001:V7.
Donna Long and Brendan Mulvihill
Irish music and dance presented by Donna
Long, Brendan Mulvihill, and Regan Wick. Wick, a champion step dancer, performs
a set dance, a reel, and a hornpipe, as well as an a cappella piece. Print
material and photographs: folders 20-22, envelope 8; sound recordings: AFC
1992/001:SR8-9; videotape: AFC 1992/001:V4.
Ralph Blizard and the New Southern
Ramblers
Long-time fiddler Ralph Blizard, known for
his unique fiddling style called "Tennessee Long Bow," presents Appalachian
music with members of the New Southern Ramblers, Phil Jamison and John Lilly.
Jamison and Lilly, both former members of the Green Grass Cloggers, demonstrate
individual clogging styles. Print material and photographs: folders 6-9; sound
recordings: AFC 1992/001:SR4-5; videotape: AFC 1992/001:V2.