Southern Songbirds: The Women of Early Country and Old-Time Music

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: AppMs-0387

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

"Southern Songbirds: The Women of Early Country and Old-Time Music" was a 13-part radio series developed in the late 1980s by Rachel Anne Goodman, at the time an employee of Appalshop in Whitesburg, Kentucky. The series focused on women who were important to the development of country and old-time music and aired on public radio stations in 1990 and consists of interviews by Rachel Anne Goodman and segments of the artists’ music.

There are also typed transcripts to tape 5 (Jean Ritchie and Phyllis Marks interviews) and tape 6 (Ramona Jones and the Powers Family).

Dates

1989-1990

Creator

Goodman, Rachel Anne (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research. Audio is available on SoundCloud: Southern Songbirds: The Women of Early Country and Old-Time Music.

Conditions Governing Use

The content of these tapes may not be used in broadcast or commercial publication.

Extent

0.5 linear feet (Seven (7) 30-minute audio cassettes and two (2) transcripts in a legal-size document box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Method of Acquisition

The Southern Songbirds tapes, copies of the originals, were donated to the Archives of Appalachia by Rachel Anne Goodman in 1991.

Accruals and Additions

The addition to the Southern Songbirds: The Women of Early Country and Old-Time Music Tapes collections was transcribed by an unknown party and donated at an unknown date to the Archives of Appalachia.

Processing Information

Processing of the collection was completed in 1992 by Marie Tedesco. Ned Irwin completed processing of the addition and it was open to researchers in July 1997.

Subjects

Cooper, Wilma Lee, 1921-
Dickens, Hazel
Jones, Ramona
Marks, Phyllis
Montana, Patsy
Reed, Ola Belle
Ritchie, Jean
Slaughter, Matokie
African-Americans--Music Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Baker, Etta, 1913-2006
Ballads Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Blues (Music) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Carson, Martha
Carter Family (Musical group)
Country music Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Fiddle tunes Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Fiddlin' Powers Family
Gospel music Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Grand ole opry (Radio program) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Old-time music Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Personal papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Women country musicians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings