John Harrod Kentucky Fiddle Music Collection
Scope and Contents
Two-hundred (200) audio field recordings and eighty eight (88) video recordings of interviews and performances documenting the repertoire and playing styles of several dozen Kentucky fiddlers, banjo players and singers. The recordings were made over several years’ time (1970-1990) by John Harrod (b. 1946).
Listen To Selected Performances
View John Harrod Collection Video
Listen To John Harrod's Oral History Interview
Complete original recordings with play lists and links for listening are listed in the right-hand column.
Dates
- created: 1970-1990
Creator
- Harrod, John. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Follow links in Series Two and Three box lists to view video and photographs. There are no restrictions on use of this material other than federal copyright regulations. Listening copies of all recordings can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
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Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The recordings preserve the singing and playing of several dozen musicians mostly from the eastern half of the state. Many of them have since passed on and in several instances the tunes and playing styles documented date well back into the 1800s. Predominant tune sources for the fiddlers recorded include minstrel stage music and the dance music of Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, and in some instances, African American traditions.
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged in three series:
Series 1: Original Audio Recordings; Boxes 1-6
Series 2: Original Video Recordings; Boxes 7-20
Series 3: Photographs and Printed Matter; Box 21
Other Descriptive Information
BCA 0089 SAA 089
Processing Information
The collection was arranged by Harry Rice, Sound Archivist.
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- Harry Rice
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
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- Latin
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- eng
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Repository Details
Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262
special_collections@berea.edu