Proffitt, Frank, 1946-
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Appalachian-Scottish and Irish Studies Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AppMs-0326
Scope and Contents
The Appalachian-Scottish & Irish Studies Collection focuses on the various components of the academic studies program examining the history and culture of Appalachia, Scotland, Ireland, and the interrelationships of the three locales. Materials document course work, lectures, field trips, student papers or projects, notes, schedules, and other aspects of the program. Documentation is found in manuscript records, audio and videorecordings, and photographs. The material provides insight on...
Dates:
1957-1997
Found in:
Archives of Appalachia
Barbara McDermitt Recordings
Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0134
Scope and Contents
The Barbara McDermitt Recordings consist of 28 audiocassette recordings of Ray Hicks, Hattie Presnell, Stanley Hicks and Frank Proffitt, Jr. telling stories, playing music, and singing; 14 photographs, mainly of storytellers; and reports on the field trip tapes as well as a partial transcript of the Ray Hicks tapes. The tapes were recorded in the summer of 1982 in Beech Mountain, North Carolina.
Dates:
1982
Found in:
Archives of Appalachia
William S. Trent Video Recording
Collection — Videotape 1
Identifier: AppMs-0332
Scope and Contents
The William S. Trent Video Recording is an MP4 file of regional performances. The content appears to be from three different performances. The first part is a recording of an outdoor "ballad swap" held at an unidentified location in Mars Hill, North Carolina, on October 1, 1988. Most of the performers and songs performed are unidentified; most of the singers performed a cappella, but a few accompanied themselves on guitar. The second part is a recording of Shelia Kay Adams singing and...
Dates:
1988
Found in:
Archives of Appalachia
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- Ballads 2
- Dulcimer music 2
- Folk music 2
- Jack tales 2
- Personal papers 2
- Photographs 2
- Appalachian Region -- Population 1
- Clans--Scotland 1
- Devil -- Fiction 1
- Folk dancing, Scottish 1
- Folk dancing--Appalachian Region 1
- Folk songs, Scots 1
- Folklore -- Scotland 1
- Ghost stories 1
- Grandfather Mountain Highland Games 1
- Harmonica 1
- Ireland -- History 1
- Lie-Hew tales 1 + ∧ less
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