1989 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection
by Normand Legault
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The collection consists of manuscript materials, sound recordings, and photographs documenting the performance of French Canadian music and dance, Polish-style polka, old-time music, bluegrass music, Bengali music, vallenato-style Colombian music, and gospel music recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, at concerts from April through September 1989, sponsored by the American Folklife Center and the National Council for the Traditional Arts. Concerts were broadcast live on WAMU-FM. Manuscripts include some correspondence and program flyers autographed by the performers.
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Popular music, Old-time music, Polish Americans, French-Canadians, Folk dance music, Gospel music, Polka (Dance), Bengali (South Asian people), Music, Polkas, Folk music, Bluegrass music, Colombian Americans, African Americans, Folk dancing, Step dancingPlaces
Quebec (Province), Chicago, Appalachian Region, North Carolina, Illinois, United States, Colombia, Washington (D.C.), MarylandTimes
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Photographs include negatives (314 images), black and white contact sheets, photographic prints, and color slides. Photographs by Reid S. Baker, John Gibbs, and unidentified photographers.
Includes a copy of a videorecording (VHS) of the Gospel Pearls and the King's Men made by Northern Virginia Cable TV station WNVT-53/WNVC-56.
Analog cassette AFC 1989/009:SR 11 was recorded concurrently with AFC 1989:SR 9-10 (preservation tape reels); analog cassettes AFC 1989/009:SR 16-17 were recorded concurrently with AFC 1989:SR 14-15 (preservation tape reels).
Collection is open for research; access restrictions for some materials may apply. Please contact the Folklife Reading Room before requesting materials: folklife@loc.gov ; 202-707-5510.
1989 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection (AFC 1989/009), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Duplication of the recorded materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
in English.
in Bengali, English, Polish, Spanish.
Finding aid available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.
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