Contents


Collection Summary

Administrative Information

Administrative History

Scope and Content

Selected Search Terms

Collection Inventory

Series I: MANUSCRIPT MATERIALS

Series II: SOUND RECORDINGS

Series III: GRAPHIC MATERIALS

Series IV: MOVING IMAGE

Collection Concordance by Format

Appendix A: Dance Content

1993 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection

AFC 1993/002

Prepared by Michelle Forner

December 1995

Collection Summary

Creator American Folklife Center
Title 1993 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection
Inclusive Dates 1993
Abstract: Manuscript materials, sound recordings, photographs, and moving images documenting the performance of North Indian Bengali music; Jamaican music; African American gospel quartets and choral music; Irish folk dance and music; bluegrass music; African American hand dancing; and Andean music recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, at concerts from April through September 1993.
Extent: 8 folders.6 sound tape reels : analog: 7 1/2 ips, stereo; 10 inch.8 audiocassettes : analog.3 photographs : negatives, black and white, color ; various sizes.132 slides : color.28 photographic prints : black and white ; various sizes.6 videocassettes (VHS): color.
Language: English and Spanish
Identification: AFC 1993/002

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

1993 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection (AFC 1993/002), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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. Performers may be contacted through the American Folklife Center administrative office.

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Administrative History

Documentation created and accessioned by the American Folklife Center in 1993.

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Scope and Content

The 1993 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection consists of manuscript and print materials, sound recordings, graphic materials, and moving images that document the 1993 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 1993 season consisted of the following:
DatePerformersPlace of OriginSubject
April 15Master Performers and Their ApprenticesDistrict of ColumbiaNorthern Indian, Begali, Jamaican, and Gospel music
May 20Traditional Irish Music and Dance - Tom and Maureen DohertyNew York and PennsylvaniaTraditional Irish music and dance
June 17Northern LightsMassachusettsBluegrass music
July 15Philadelphia Ambassadors Chorale and EnsemblePennsylvaniaAfrican-American sacred music
August 19African-American Hand DancersDistrict of ColumbiaAfrican-American hand dancing
September 16OllantayVirginiaPan-Andean music

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Selected Search Terms

People

  • Blackwell, Lucien, 1931- speaker.
  • Briscoe, Erald, performer.
  • Doherty, Tom, 1913- performer.
  • Friedland, Lee Ellen, speaker.
  • Hubbard, Samuel O., performer.
  • Moloney, Mick, 1944- performer.
  • Simpson-Curenton, Evelyn, 1953- performer.
  • Wick, Regan, performer.

Organizations

  • American Folklife Center, collector.
  • Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress)
  • D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, sponsor.
  • Northern Lights (Bluegrass band) performer.
  • Ollantay (Musical group) performer.
  • Philadelphia Ambassadors Chorale and Ensemble, performer.
  • Reverb (Vocal group) performer.
  • WAMU-FM (Radio station : Washington, D.C.)

Subjects

  • African American dance--Washington (D.C.)
  • African Americans--Music.
  • Bengali (South Asian people)--United States--Music.
  • Bluegrass music--1991-2000.
  • Bluegrass music--Massachusetts.
  • Bolivian Americans--Music.
  • D.C. hand dance.
  • Folk dancing, Irish.
  • Folk music--Ireland.
  • Folk music--United States.
  • Folk songs, English.
  • Gospel music--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
  • Gospel music--Washington (D.C.)
  • Hornpipe (Dance)--Ireland.
  • Irish Americans--Music.
  • Jamaicans--Music.
  • Jig (Dance)--Ireland.
  • Lindy (Dance)--Washington (D.C.)
  • Music--India.
  • Popular music--Andes Region.
  • Reggae music--Jamaica.
  • Step dancing--Ireland.
  • Vocal quartets, Unaccompanied.

Titles

  • American Folklife Center concert, 1993
  • Neptune Plaza Concert Series, 1993

Form/Genre

  • Autographs.
  • Color slides.
  • Manuscripts.
  • Photographic prints.
  • Sound recordings.
  • Videocassettes.

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Collection Inventory

Series I: MANUSCRIPT MATERIALS

Publicity and Administration

Archive of Folk Culture Administrative Materials.

Archive of Folk Culture Administrative Materials. The collection guide (this document), concert schedules, and articles describing the Neptune Plaza Concert Series.

Master Performers and Their Apprentices, 4-15-93.

Concert fliers, concert log, and a list of performers.

Traditional Irish Music and Dance--Tom and Maureen Doherty, 5-20-93.

Concert fliers, press releases, and a concert log.

Northern Lights, 6-17-93.

Concert fliers, press releases, concert log, publicity photo, and news clippings.

Philadelphia Ambassadors Chorale and Ensemble, 7-15-93.

Two concert fliers autographed by the performers, unsigned fliers, press releases, and a concert log by Thea Austen.

African-American Hand Dancing, 8-19-93.

Concert flier autographed by the performers, unsigned fliers, press releases, news clippings, and a concert log by Stephanie Hall.

Ollantay, 9-16-93.

Concert fliers, press releases, jacket notes from a published cassette, and a concert log by Stephanie Hall.

Series II: SOUND RECORDINGS

Reel-to-reels

Master Performers and Their Apprentices, 4-15-93.

One 10" stereo at 7.5 ips.

Traditional Irish Music and Dance--Tom and Maureen Doherty, 5-20-93.

One 10" stereo at 7.5 ips.

Northern Lights, 6-17-93.

One 10" stereo at 7.5 ips.

Philadelphia Ambassadors Chorale and Ensemble, 7-15-93.

One 10" stereo at 7.5 ips.

African-American Hand Dancing, 8-19-93.

One 10" stereo at 7.5 ips.

Ollantay, 9-16-93.

One 10" stereo at 7.5 ips.

Audiocassettes

Northern Lights, 6-17-93.

Two 60-minute. Each cassette is a complete recording of the concert (recorded concurrently with reel-to-reel).

Philadelphia Ambassadors Chorale and Ensemble, 7-15-93.

Two 60-minute. Each cassette is a complete recording of the concert (recorded concurrently with reel-to-reel).

African-American Hand Dancing, 8-19-93.

Two 60-minute. Each cassette is a complete recording of the concert (recorded concurrently with reel- to-reel).

Ollantay, 9-16-93.

Two 60-minute. Each cassette is a complete recording of the concert (recorded concurrently with reel-to-reel).

Series III: GRAPHIC MATERIALS

Negatives

Northern Lights, 6-17-93.

One 4 x 5 black-and-white internegative (publicity). Photographer unknown.

African-American Hand Dancing, 8-19-93.

One sheet of color 35 mm (2 images). Photographed by Bobby Lane.

Photographic Prints

Master Performers and Their Apprentices, 4-15-93.

Two black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets (60 images) and five 8 x 10" black-and-white photographic prints with three duplicates. Photographed by Yusef El-Amin.

Traditional Irish Music and Dance--Tom and Maureen Doherty, 5-20-93.

Two black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets (57 images) and four 8 x 10" black-and-white photographic prints with two duplicates. Photographed by Jim Higgins.

Northern Lights, 6-17-93.

Three black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets (72 images) and five 8 x 10" black-and-white photographic prints. Photographed by Yusef El-Amin.

Philadelphia Ambassadors Chorale and Ensemble, 7-15-93.

Three black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets (77 images), one 7 x 9 black-and-white photographic print, and eight 8 x 10" black-and-white photographic prints. Photographed by Jim Higgins.

African-American Hand Dancing, 8-19-93.

Six black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets (131 images) and five 8 x 10" black-and-white photographic prints with two duplicates. Photographed by Jim Higgins.

Ollantay, 9-16-93.

Three black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets (61 images). Photographed by Yusef El-Amin.

Color slides

African-American Hand Dancing, 8-19-93.

Eight holders containing 132. Photographed by David A. Taylor.

Series IV: MOVING IMAGE

Videocassettes

Master Performers and Their Apprentices, 4- 15-93

D.C. Commission on the Arts (Master). One 1/2" VHS color (a copy of an original that is not in the collection). (Copy)

Traditional Irish Music and Dance--Tom and Maureen Doherty, 5-20-93. (Master plus 2 copies)

One 1/2" VHS color. Viewing copies are available in the Folklife Reading Room.

Northern Lights, 6-17-93.

One 1/2" VHS color. (Master)

Philadelphia Ambassadors Chorale and Ensemble, 7-15-93.

One 1/2" VHS color. (Master)

African-American Hand Dancing, 8-19-93.

One 1/2" VHS color. (Master)

Ollantay, 9-16-93.

One 1/2" VHS color. (Master)

Collection Concordance by Format

Appendix A: Dance Content

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