John Cuthbert, Compiler, Folk Music Recordings, 1978/1983

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], John Cuthbert, Compiler, Folk Music, A&M 4702, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.42 Linear Feet 1 document case, 5 in. and 3.94 Gigabytes 15 .wav files
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], John Cuthbert, Compiler, Folk Music, A&M 4702, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Assorted folk music recordings from the late 1970s to the early 1980s, featuring the following performers:

Arnold "Boodge" Monk, recorded by John Cuthbert and Paul Yeaton. Guitar played in a three-finger (thumb, index, middle) style, two selections accompanied with fiddle. Recorded in Athens, WV, April 14, 1981.

Florena Evans Duling, unaccompanied ballads and two spoken ghost stories. Recorded in Scherr, WV, September 7, 1978.

Annie G. Evans, recorded in Scherr, WV, February 1, 1983.

Dewey Hamrick, recorded in Princeton, WV, April 13th and 14th, 1981.

Emma Hammons Triplett, recorded in Pasadena, MD, August 24, 1982.

Lindsey Browning, undated.

Acquisition information:
Gift from Cuthbert, John, circa 1983.
Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Folk music -- West Virginia
Names:
Cuthbert, John A.