Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)Margaret MacArthur concert and interview collection, 2002-2005
Main title
- Margaret MacArthur concert and interview collection, 2002-2005 / performed by Margaret MacArthur ; sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
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Description
- 1 videocassette of 1 (MiniDV) (63 min.) : digital, sound, color.
- 1 sound cassette of 1 (DAT) (63 min.) : digital.
- 2 sound cassettes of 2 : analog.
- 1 video file (online) (63 min.) : digital, sound, color.
- manuscripts 1 transcript (78 p.)
- 1 folder.
Rights advisory
- Duplication of the collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Access advisory
- Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact
Local shelving no.
- AFC 2005/024
Variant title
- Title from program flyer: Traditional music from Vermont
- Title from program flyer: Homegrown 2005, the music of America
- American Folklife Center concert, 2005-06-21
Related names
- MacArthur, Margaret, 1928-2006, performer, interviewee.
- Beck, Jane C., 1941- interviewer.
- Beck, Jane C., 1941- Vermont's songcatcher: a lifetime of singing and saving near-forgotten tunes.
- American Folklife Center, sponsor.
- Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress), collector.
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (U.S.). Millennium Stage, sponsor.
Performer
- Margaret MacArthur, vocals, Appalachian dulcimer, harp-zither; Theadocia Austen, Jane C. Beck, introductions.
Biography/History note
- Margaret MacArthur was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 7, 1928, and studied at the University of Chicago. She and her husband moved to Vermont in 1948, where Margaret MacArthur began collecting and performing folksongs. She died May 23, 2006 at her home in Marlboro, Vermont.
Summary
- Collection of video and audio recordings and program of concert featuring Margaret MacArthur, ballad singer and song collector from Marlboro, Vermont. Margaret MacArthur sings ballads, songs, recites poems and rhymes. The collection includes an oral history interview with MacArthur recorded in Marlboro in 2002 by Jane C. Beck, with complete transcript (78 p.) of the interview; also included is an article written by Jane C. Beck about Margaret MacArthur, "Vermont's songcatcher: a lifetime of singing and saving near-forgotten tunes," in Visit'n, v. 8 (2002): 32-44.
Partial contents
- Program: Bold Robin Hood -- King John and the bishop of Canterbury -- A walkin' and a talkin' -- Recitation accompanied with harp-zither; Margaret's waltz -- Crying family -- The temperance brigade of Ballyhooly -- Reynardine -- The sailor and his bride -- That old covered bridge in Newbury -- Oh, the rum, the rum; come butter come; spinning rhyme -- The old days in Vermont.
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Notes
- "Cosponsored with the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage"
- Concert recorded in the Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. on June 21, 2005. Interview with Margaret MacArthur conducted by Vermont Folklife Center director Jane C. Beck in Marlboro, Vermont, was recorded on July 8, 2002.
Cite as
- Margaret MacArthur concert and interview collection (AFC 2005/024), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Series
- Homegrown 2005 concert series.
LCCN
- 2007700213
Geographic area code
- n-us-vt n-usn--
Repository
- Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home opens in a new window
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
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- American Folklife Center (Jefferson, LJG31)