McKenna, Joe, performer.McKenna, Antoinette, performer.Townsend, Graham, performer.White, Buck, performer.Ashby, John, 1915-1979, performer.Lawtell Playboys, performer.Mentrotone Baptist Church Singers, performer.American Folklife Center.Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress)National Council for the Traditional Arts.collectionmanuscriptmixed materialSound recordings. aatManuscripts. aatPhotographic prints. aatSlides. aatengThe collection consists of manuscript materials, sound recordings, and photographs documenting the performance of Scottish and Irish music, French-Canadian folk music and dance, Arab music and dance, bluegrass music, zydeco music, country music, and gospel music recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Library of Congress.The collection consists of manuscript materials, sound recordings, and photographs documenting the performance of Scottish and Irish music, French-Canadian folk music and dance, Arab music and dance, bluegrass music, zydeco music, country music, and gospel music recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Library of Congress.April 28: Joe and Antoinette McKenna, Scotland (Irish and Scottish) -- May 11: Graham Townsend and Maple Sugar, Canada (French-Canadian) -- May 25: Arabic dancers (Middle Eastern) -- June 29: Buck White and the Down Home Boys (Bluegrass) -- July 27: The Lawtell Playboys (Zydeco) -- August 31: John Ashby and the Old Time Virginia String Band (Country) -- September 28: Mentrotone Baptist Church Singers (Gospel).The 1978 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection, Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.Collection guide available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.French-Canadians--Music.Arabs--Music.Arab Americans--Virginia--Music.African Americans--Washington (D.C.)--Music.Zydeco music--Louisiana.Gospel music--Washington (D.C.)Bluegrass music--Tennessee.Bluegrass music--1971-1980.Country music--Virginia.Old-time music--Virginia.String band music--Virginia.Folk music--Ireland.Folk music--Scotland.Folk music--Canada.Folk dancing--Canada.Belly dance.Belly dance music.Dance--Middle East.http://www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/neptune78.htmlDuplication of the recorded materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.