Tour of Kentucky Folk Music (FA 647)

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1 Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Special Collections Library Department of Library Special Collections Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY 42101-1092 Descriptive Inventory FA 647 TOUR of Kentucky Folk Music Project, 1990-2000 2 boxes. 56 folders. 450 items. 1990-2000. Originals, photocopies, slides, cassette tapes, videocassette tapes. SC2012.179.48 COLLECTION NOTE From 1992 to 1999, the Tour of Kentucky folk Music, a program of the Kentucky Arts Council, provided Kentucky musicians the opportunity to present regional folk music around the state. From 1992 to 1999, more than sixty concerts featuring diverse folk artists were produced representing the five cultural regions of the state. In 1996, Kentucky Educational Television (KET), presented a series of four one-hour programs that included some of the Tour s artists. Tour concerts utilized artists that were nominated and selected for the tour roster by a panel of folklorists, ethnomusicologists, and other cultural researchers and were based on the artist s authenticity and artistic merit. Each tour was accompanied by a knowledgeable presenter who introduced each musical group and a printed program to help interpret the styles and aesthetic backgrounds of the performers. In Box 2 of the collection, Folder 1-12 include cassette tapes, while Folders 13-26 include videocassette tapes. SHELF LIST BOX 1 Tour of Kentucky Folk Music 1990-2000 417 items Project Folder 1 Inventory 1 item Folder 2 Project overview 1997-1999 5 items Folder 3 Grant applications 1990-1991 4 items Folder 4 Grant applications and correspondence 1991-1992 10 items Folder 5 Fundraising and grant applications 1993-1993 14 items

2 Folder 6 Grant applications and correspondence 1993-1995 7 items Folder 7 Grant applications 1997-1999 23 items Folder 8 Project narrative 1991 8 items Folder 9 Program development 1991-1995 4 items Folder 10 Video brochure and roster 1995 6 items Folder 11 Meeting minutes 1991 3 items Folder 12 Publicity for tour 1992-1995 27 items Folder 13 Tour concert programs 1992 13 items Folder 14 Artist evaluations 1999 8 items Folder 15 Artist biographies 1999 39 items Folder 16 Artist rosters 2000 6 items Folder 17 Bicentennial Commission Correspondence, 1900-1992 20 items reports, memos Folder 18 Family reunion correspondence 1992 9 items Folder 19 Hopkinsville, Kentucky Correspondence 1992 2 items and grant applications Folder 20 Pennyrile, Kentucky event description 1994 4 items Folder 21 Tour recommendations by Steve Green 1994 1 item Folder 22 Southeast/mountain area, Kentucky 1992 9 items nomination forms Folder 23 Paducah/Western Kentucky nomination 1992 13 items forms Folder 24 Bluegrass/Central Kentucky nomination 1992 8 items forms Folder 25 South central Kentucky nomination forms 1992 17 items

3 Folder 26 Mt. Sterling performance program 1995 2 items Folder 27 Northeast/northern Kentucky nomination 1992 13 items forms Folder 28 Lexington Public Library program 1992 2 items Folder 29 Lewis County, Kentucky program 1992 6 items Folder 30 Slides 1992-1999 133 items BOX 2 TOUR of Kentucky Folk Music 1992-1996 33 items Project Folder 1 Recording of John Lozier and Roger Cooper 1992 1 item Folder 2 Recording of Kentucky Folk Music Tour in 1992 1 item Bowling Green Folder 3 Recording of Kentucky Folk Music Tour 1992 1 item in New Castle Folder 4 Recording of the Northern Kentucky 1992 1 item Brotherhood Folder 5 Recording of Folk Music Tour 1991 2 items Folder 6 Recording of the Northern Kentucky 1992 1 item Brotherhood Folder 7 Recording of Kentucky Folk Music Tour in 1994 1 item Stanton Folder 8 Recording of the Fender Benders 1994 1 item Folder 9 Recording of Kentucky Folk Music Tour 1995 1 item in Mt. Sterling Folder 10 Recording of Homer Ledford 1996 1 item Folder 11 Recording of Kentucky Folk Music Tour in 1992 3 items Folder 12 Recording of Kentucky Folk Music Tour in 1993 1 item

4 Folder 13 Video of Kentucky Folk Music Tour in 1992 1 item Folder 14 Video performance of the United Brethren 1992 1 item Folder 15 Video of Kentucky Folk Music Tour in 1993 1 item Folder 16 Video of Kentucky Folk Music Tour in 1992 1 item Hodgenville Folder 17 Video of Kentucky Folk Music Tour in 1996 1 item Covington and Newport Folder 18 KET broadcast video of Kentucky Folk 1995 1 item Music Tour Folder 19 Video of Kentucky Folk Music Tour in 1992 1 item New Castle Folder 20 Video of Kentucky Folk Music Tour in 1993 1 item Todd County Folder 21 Kentucky Folk Music Tour artist sampler video 1993 1 item Folder 22 Video of Kentucky Folk Music Tour in 1993 1 item Winchester Folder 23 KET broadcast video of Kentucky Folk 1993 1 item Music Tour in Folder 24 Video of Kentucky Folk Music Tour in 1995 2 items Folder 25 Video of Kentucky Folk Music Tour in 1992 2 items Henry County Folder 26 Video of Kentucky Folk Music Tour at Grant 1995 3 items County Middle School

5 BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD FA TOUR of Kentucky Folk Music 1990-2000 647 Project Since the spring of 1992, the Tour of Kentucky folk Music, a program of the Kentucky Arts Council, has provided Kentucky communities with the opportunity to present regional folk music on a statewide level. From 1992 to 1999, more than sixty concerts featuring diverse folk artists have been produced representing the five cultural regions on the state. 2 boxes. 56 folders. 450 items. Originals, photocopies, slides, cassette tapes, videocassette tapes SC2012.179.48 SUBJECT ANALYTICS African American blues B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F15 A. L. Phillips Family Band (Informant) B1,F15 Baker, Edna Ritchie (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F15 Balladry B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F14; B1,F15 Banjo B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F14; B1,F15 Barrett, Mitch (Informant) B1,F15 Bluegrass music B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F14; B1,F15; B2,F10 Bowling Green Relating to Bud Meredith Band (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F15 Buster Morrison and the Morrison Family Blues Band (Informant) Cooper, Roger (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F15; B2,F1 Covington Relating to Cross Family Singers (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F15 Davenport, Clyde, b. 1921 (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F15 Delmer Sexton and the Rone Mountain Bluegrass Boys (Informant) Dennis Holt and the Bluegrass Gamblers (Informant) B1,F14 Earl Barnes (Informant) B1,F15 Ed White and the River City Drum Corps (Informant) B1,F15 Edwards, Anna (Informant) B1,F15 Edwards, Delores (Informant) B1,F15 Edwards, Gloria (Informant) B1,F15 Edwards, Wanda (Informant) B1,F15 Eversole, Eric (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F15 Eversole, Ethan (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F15 Fender Benders (Informant) B2,F8 B1,F15 B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F15

6 Ferguson, H. Bomb (Informant) B1,F15 Fernandez, Nell Walker (Informant) B1,F15 Festivals Kentucky Fiddle B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F14; B1,F15; B2,F1 Fisher, Mary Ann, d. 2004 (Informant) B1,F15 Gospel music B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F14; B1,F15; B2,F14 Gospelway Singers (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F14; B1,F15 Gover, Carla (Informant) B1,F15 Grant County Middle School Relating to Green, Steve Relating to Guitar B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F15 Hodgenville Relating to Homer Ledford and Cabin Creek (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F14; B1,F15; B2,F10 Hopkinsville Relating to Jarrett, Pigmeat (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F15 John Edmonds and the Gospel Truth (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F14; B1,F15 Larry Webster and the Mule Band (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F15 Lee Sexton Band (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F14; B1,F15 Lexington Relating to Lozier, John (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F15; B2,F1 McNew, Walter (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F15 Merriweather, Sharron (Informant) B1,F15 Mighty Gospel Harmonizers (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F15 Mt. Sterling Relating to Music Myers, David (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F15 New Castle Relating to Newport Relating to Norris, Cari (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F14 Northern Kentucky Brotherhood (Informant) B1,F15; B2,F4; B2,F4; B2,F6 Paducah Relating to Pennington, Eddie (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F15 Prater, Bob (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1, F15 Relating to Rabbit Hash String Band (Informant) B1,F15 Rector, Steve (Informant) B1,F15 Reynolds Family (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13 Robert Phillips and the Fender Benders (Informant) B1,F15; B2,F8 Shorty van Winkle and the Pearly Gate Singers (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F15 Stanton Relating to Stouten, Molly (Informant) B1,F15 United Brethren (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13; B1,F15; B2,F14 Wayne Reynolds and the Lonesome Valley Band (Informant) B1,F15 Wells, Foree (Informant) B1,F10; B1,F13 Winchester Relating to

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