Browse Collections (55 total)

Perry County, Kentucky native Jean Ritchie was the youngest of fourteen children in a family rich in oral tradition. She emerged from this background…

In 1946 Alan Lomax invited the prolific ballad singer Texas Gladden, of Saltville, Virginia, and her brother, multi-instrumentalist Hobart Smith, to…

This collection consists of photographs, print articles, clippings, discography, and reel-to-reel audio recordings documenting the career of old-time…

Fifty-six audio field recordings (1970s) of interviews and performances that document the repertoire and styles of several Kentucky fiddlers, banjo…

These are correspondence, writings, song texts, journals, diaries, transcripts, photographs, sound / video recordings, and other material relating to…

This Collection consists of recorded interviews and transcripts of interviews with former Berea College students and faculty who participated in the…

This collection is comprised of photographs and digital copies of nine reel-to-reel audio tape recordings of singers, fiddlers, banjo players, and…

One hundred seventy-four (174) audio field recordings (1970s-1990s) of interviews and performances that document the repertoire and playing styles of…

These are correspondence, publications, interviews, photographs, and sound recordings that document the career, repertoire, musical talents, religious…

This collection documents the radio performing career of theCashQuartetfrom Rockcastle County, Kentucky during the 1950-1960s. The collection consists…

Records document the programming and historyoftheCelebrationofTraditionalmusic. Collection includes brochures, print materials, and event posters.See…