1969 FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN FOLKLIFE THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 1969 FESTIVALOFAMERICANFOLKLIFE THE SMITHSONIANINSTITUTION ,&. ?-* * & CONTENTS The Folk Festival Program THE FOLKLIFEFESTIVAL PROGRAMby S. Dillon Ripley Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution,S. Dillon Ripley. Photo: Arnold Newman Welcome to the Smithsonian Institution's thirdFestival of American Folklife. We are gratified thatpublic response to this yearly presentation of ourtraditional culture has been so extensive andenthusiastic. I believe this response is indicative ofa deep interest shared by all Americans in theirseparate and collective cultural heritage. In the finalconcert of last year's Festival, Alan Lomaxcommented that this was the Festival of the CommonMan where people brought the art that they hadmade up out of their own experience. It is our hopethat this Festival will continue in this vein, thusproviding participants and visitors alike withincreased understanding of our national character. In 1968 the Smithsonian asked several outstandingscholars to contribute their definitions of folkloreto our program book. These definitions emphasizedthat folklore was a highly diversified accumulationof lore, wisdom, and art which has been passed onfrom one generation to another, often withoutformal instruction. Folklore was also described asthe hidden submerged culture lying in the shadow ofthe official civilization about which historians write.For many years, the main force of government,science and scholarship has been rightly directedtoward the development of ethnic, social andpolitical institutions designed to inter-relate all of itspeople regardless of their individual cultural traditions. This direction of our national life led tothe referral in popular terms of the United States as "the great melting pot".Today we are more than ever aware that there aremany submerged cultures which lie in the shadow ofour official civilization and that these culturesrepresent a rich diversity which provide this nationwith an extraordinary heritage. We are coming tounderstand that while we as a people commonly share a national culture, each American also enjoys thedistinctive ways of his family, ethnic group, regionand occupation which comprise his traditional or folkculture and that this more personal culture is of vitalimportance to the social, moral and aesthetic fabricof our national life. If this 1969 Festival of American Folklife is able togive our visitors a small glimpse of our culturaldiversity and increase their awareness of the vigorof our aesthetic traditions, we will have accomplishedour goal in some small degree. SPONSORSANDCONTRIBUTORS We would like to thank the following organizations andindividuals for their interest in and contributions to the1969 Festival of American Folklife. Without their generoussupport the Festival could not have been produced. SPONSORS CONTRIBUTORS OUR SPECIAL THANKS TO: Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaThe Pennsylvania ParticipantsAmerican Sheep Producers Council, Inc.The Wool Bureau, Inc. Sheep Shearing and WoolProcessing DemonstrationAmerican Corn Miller's FederationCorn Refiners Association, Inc.Corn Culture ExhibitArkansas Arts and HumanitiesThe Arkansas ParticipantsNational Airlines The Seminole Indian Participants Alwine Brick Company, New Oxford, PennsylvaniaGeo. W. King Printing Company, Baltimore, MarylandHobart Sales and ServiceIntalco Aluminum, Inc., Ferndale, WashingtonNational Park ServiceNavajo Tribal Council, Window Rock, ArizonaPenn York Lumbermen's Club, Troy, PennsylvaniaCharles L. PyleReeves Telecom Corporation?Stations WHTN-TV andWKEE, Huntington, West VirginiaThe San Antonio Conservation Society, Inc.Wilton Brass Company, Columbia, Pennsylvania Mr. Richard AllenMr. Tarik BulutMr. and Mrs. John BrendelThe Folklore Society of Greater WashingtonMr. Henry GlassieMr. Eugene Karst, Voice of AmericaMr. Robert K. ShoemakerDr. Ralph SingletonDr. G. F. SpragueMrs. John WilcoxDr. Allen WoodMr. C. G. Wells, The Armed Forces Radio andTelevision Service Photograph: Arthur Tress !a v / MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY O MADISON DRIVEw IdLdcr Ld MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY SnacksInformationLost &Found Pennsylvania Crafts PENNSYLVANIA Pennsylvania Crafts JDayConcerts ~i ' ' r Theatre-On-The- MallDay Concerts TOCAPITOLBUILDING MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY 1 LLlcc It- I? MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY MADISON DRIVEw DAYTIME EVENTS Continuous Craft Demonstrations Special Craft DemonstrationsWool Processes?Guided TourSheep Dog Demonstration Lumber Contests Indian Corn Dance (Corn Exhibit Area)Toby Show 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. On the hour12 : SO p.m. and 2 :30 p.m. July 6: 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.12:00 p.m.. 2:00 p.m.. and 4:00 p.m.1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.. and 4:00 p.m. AREA STAGES EVENING PROGRAMS 12 TUESDAY, JULY 1Toby Show Tent(Opposite MHT on the Malt between13 th & 14 th and Madison & Jefferson)7:45 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JULY 2Pennsylvania Area Stage(Opposite MNH)8:00 p.m. THURSDAY, JULY 3Main Stage(Center of Mall)8:00 p.m. Concert of assorted performers and Toby Show Mike Seeger, MCEd, Lonnie & G. D. YoungKentucky Group: Buell KazeeSarah GunningDock BoggsElizabeth CottenLesley RiddleGrant RogersChet ParkerRiendeau FamilyArdoin Family 8 Canray Fontenot Ralph Rinzler, MCMoving Star Hall SingersEd, Lonnie ft G. D. YoungTex Logan ft Don StoverBalfa FreresArdoin Family ft Canray FontenotRiendeau FamilyMainer-Morris-Ledford BandMonroe Family TributeTurkish Musician W DancersJelly Roll Memorial Band FRIDAY, JULY 4Fireworks on Monument Grounds(Program begins at 7 :30 p.m.;Fireworks at 9 -.00 p.m.Immediately following fireworks: SATURDAY, JULY 5Main Stage(Center of Mall)8:00 p.m. SUNDAY, JULY 6Main Stage(Center of Mall)7:45 p.m. 1st Maryland Regiment, musket firingfollowed by parade to Main Stage,center of MallSquare Dance: George SmithMusicians: Riendeau Family,Mainer-Morris-Ledford Band Black Music through Languages of theNew World,Bernice Reagon, MC Ed, Lonnie ft G. D. YoungArdoin Family 8 Canray FontenotMoving Star Hall SingersJesse FullerRev. William CarrollElizabeth CottenRodriquez BrothersFirst Church of God andChrist Gospel Choir Creed-Russel-Bufris BandJimmy Driftwood, MCHorton BarkerGuitar Style: Mike Seeger, Lesley Riddle,Maybelle Carter, Merle TravisMusic of Pennsylvania introduced byGovernor Raymond P. ShaferJames R. Morris, MCCampbell-Reed-Miller BandGirvin FamilyEarl HaflerBill JacksonKolo Club MarianFrances Prigoric ft Aliquippa TamburitzansJohn Vesey Ceilidh BandThe Spiritual Echos 13 14 CRAFTSMEN*SHEEP SHEARING AND WOOL PROCESSINGMr. Jack Matthews, MARYLANDMr. Taft Greer, TENNESSEEMr. Norman Kennedy, VIRGINIA Mrs. Kay Basler, Mr. John Beaton. MASSACHUSETTSMr. Joseph MacKenzie, Mr. Peter MacLean, MASSACHUSETTSMr. Malcolm MacCellan, Miss Christine Gillis, MASSACHUSETTSMrs. Ellen Smith, ARIZONAMrs. Tanabah Williams, ARIZONAMiss Elsie Roan, ARIZONAMrs. Alice Bathke, ARIZONAMrs. Dorothy Tharpe, NEBRASKAMr. Jack Price, MARYLANDMrs. Isabel Warbus, WASHINGTON CORN CULTUREMr. Frank Hodges, NORTH CAROLINAMr. Gurney Triplett, NORTH CAROLINASra. Maria Luisa Ochoa, TEXASSr. David Martinez, TEXASMrs. Ora Watson, NORTH CAROLINAMontgomery County 4-H Beef Club, MARYLANDMr. Willard Watson. NORTH CAROLINASeminole Indians, FLORIDAMrs. Johnnie Head, ARKANSASMrs. Dicey Malone, TENNESSEEMrs. Alice Merryman, ARKANSASMr. Montague Vest, WEST VIRGINIAMrs. Salley Triplett, NORTH CAROLINASEMINOLE INDIAN CRAFTSMrs. Pocahontes Jumper, Mrs. Betty Mae Jumper, FLORIDAMiss Scarlet Jumper, Miss Rusty Tiger, FLORIDAMr. Joseph Jumper, Mr. Moses Jumper, FLORIDABASKETMAKERMrs. Louise Jones, SOUTH CAROLINABLACKSMITHSMr. Bea Hensley and son, Mike, NORTH CAROLINACARVERS AND TOY-MAKERSMr. Roy Harris, ARKANSASMr. Edsel Martin, NORTH CAROLINAMr. Sal Paper, NEW YORKMr. Edgar Tolson, KENTUCKYDOLLMAKERSMrs. Maisy Coburn, ARKANSASMrs. Roy Harris, ARKANSASPOTTERMr. Vernon Owens, NORTH CAROLINA *See page 16 for craftsmen from Pennsylvania. Exhibit Consultant & ShearingWeavingSpinning, Vegetable Dyeing, Weaving,8" MillingMilling Songs Carding, Spinning, Weaving (Navaho)Carding, Spinning, Weaving (Navaho)Carding, Spinning, Weaving (Navaho)Carding, Spinning, Weaving (Navaho)Finger-puppet MakingSheep Dog DemonstrationElectric Spinning Wheel (Lummi) Machine Corn MillingMachine Corn MillingHand Corn GrindingHand Corn GrindingCorn Bread and Hominy PreparationCorn-fed CattleCorn Whiskey StillCorn DancesCornshuck DollsCornshuck MatsCornshuck Brooms and FlowersCorncob PipesSoap Making Seminole Patchwork DesignWire & Sweet Grass BasketsCarving Sea Grass & Palmetto Wooden Figures & Miniature ToolsDulcimers & FiguresLead ToysWooden Figures ApplefacePoppets PERFORMERS Ardoin Family ft Canray Fontenot. LOUISIANABalfa Freres. LOUISIANAHorton Barker, VIRGINIADock Boggs. VIRGINIARev. William Carroll. VIRGINIAMaybelle Carter. TENNESSEE. VIRGINIA*Elizabeth Cotten, WASHINGTON, D. C.. NORTH CAROLINA*Kyle Creed, Roscoe Russell, Otis Burris. VIRGINIAJimmy Driftwood, ARKANSASFirst Church of God and Christ Gospel Choir, GEORGIAFirst Maryland Regiment Fife ft Drum Band, MARYLANDJesse Fuller, CALIFORNIA, GEORGIA*Greek Singers ft Dancers, NEW YORK, CONNECTICUT*Sarah Gunning, MICHIGAN, KENTUCKY*John Jackson. VIRGINIAJelly Roll Memorial Band. LOUISIANABuell Kazee. KENTUCKYBenjamin "Tex" Logan, NEW JERSEY, TEXAS*J. E. & Wade Mainer and Steve Ledford, NORTH CAROLINABertha Monroe, KENTUCKYBirch Monroe, INDIANA, KENTUCKY*Charlie Monroe. KENTUCKYBill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys. TENNESSEE, KENTUCKY*Wiley H Zeke Morris, NORTH CAROLINAMoving Star Hall Singers, SOUTH CAROLINA Chet Parker, MICHIGANLesley Riddle, NORTH CAROLINALouis Riendeau Family, NEW HAMPSHIRE, QUEBEC, CANADA*Arsenio &( Quique Rodriquez, NEW YORK, CUBA*Grant Rogers, NEW YORKGeorge Smith, MARYLANDDon Stover, MASSACHUSETTS, WEST VIRGINIA*Merle Travis, TENNESSEE, KENTUCKY*Turkish Band, NEW YORKEd, Lonnie ft G. D. Young, TENNESSEE, MISSISSIPPI*Toby Show, IOWANOTE : Where two states follow a name, the first denotes present residencewhile the second indicates state of origin.FESTIVAL SPEAKERS & CONSULTANTS Mr. Richard Allen, LOUISIANAMr. Guy Carawan, CALIFORNIAMr. John Cohen, NEW YORKMr. Josh Dunson, PENNSYLVANIAMr. Henry Glassie, PENNSYLVANIAMr. Archie Green, ILLINOISMr. Joe Hickerson, WASHINGTON, D. C.Mr. Mack McCormick, TEXASMr. Guthrie Meade, WASHINGTON, D. C.Father Jim Meyer, MICHIGANMrs. Ethel Raim, PENNSYLVANIAMrs. Bernice Reagon, GEORGIAMr. Mike Seeger, WASHINGTON, D. C.Miss Ellen Stekert, MICHIGAN Louisiana-French Black MusicCajun BandBallad SingerSinger. Banjo PickerPastor, First Holiness ChurchSinger, Guitar PlayerSinger, Guitar PlayerString BandOzark Bard One Man Band Ballad SingerBlues SongsterOld Time JazzBanjo Picker, Ballad SingerFiddlerString BandSingerFiddlerSinger, Guitar PlayerBlue Grass MusicMountain String BandShouts, Jubilees, Spirituals,and Ring GamesHammer DulcimerGuitar PlayerString BandAfro-Cuban MusicGuitarSquare Dance CallerBanjoSinger, Guitar Player Black Fife and Drum CorpsTraditional Touring Tent Theatre 15 PENNSYLVANIA Special presentations of Pennsylvaniafolklife have been arranged with thegenerous support of the Office of theGovernor, Raymond P. Shafer, researchsupport from the Ethnic Culture Survey,and the Bureau of Travel Development,Robert Shoemaker, Director. 16 CRAFTSMENMr. Ben AgiMrs. Jennie BlackMr. Marshall CaseMr. Rush GatesMr. Loren HancockMrs. Ruth Host ft daughter, CindyMrs. Jesse KinnanMr. Ernest JupenlazRudy, Ed, Joe, ft John KocjancicMrs. Mary KonikMr. Claude MillerMr. John D. PoistMr. Roy SonneyMr. 8 Mrs. Joseph Tokar B Group MUSICIANSAliquippa TamburitzansAlec Campbell, Ola Belle and David Reed,John Miller, Burl TimbeJohn Vesey Ceilidh BandEva W Clarence GirvinEarl HaflerBill JacksonKolo Club MarianFrances PrigoricThe Spiritual Echos Baker and Chalah BraiderBraided RugsJudge. Lumberjack ContestsTubmakerMetal CasterQuittersAppleface DollsHarness MakerLumberjack ContestantsPisanki (Egg Decoration)Scrub BroomsBrickmakerWheelwrightHungarian Weaving Serbian Social MusicString Band Traditional Irish MusicMountain Songs and BalladsFiddlerBluesCroatian DancesSerbian Passion SongsGospel Music 3 9088 01476 4823 Presented by The Division of Performing Arts