The JVC/Smithsonian Folkways video anthology of music and dance of the Americas. European traditions in the New World / director Hiroaki Ohta ; co-producer Stephen McArthur ; a production of JVC.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | [Japan?] : JVC, Victor Co. of Japan ; Montpelier, VT : Multicultural Media [distributor], [2005], ©1995. |
| Description | 1 videodisc (59 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (56 pages ; 19 cm) |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Ohta, Hiroaki, director. |
| Other author/creator | McArthur, Stephen, producer. |
| Other author/creator | Nihon Bikutā Kabushiki Kaisha. |
| Other author/creator | Multicultural Media (Firm : Barre, Vt.) |
| Portion of title | Video anthology of music and dance of the Americas |
| Portion of title | Music and dance of the Americas |
| Portion of title | United States : European traditions in the New World |
| Contents | Pop goes the weasel / Harold Luce (1:16) -- The lakes of Champlain / Margaret MacArthur (3:57) -- Old Smokey / Roscoe Holcomb (1:40) -- John Brown's dream / Tommy Jarrell, Mike Seeger & Alice Gerrard (1:44) -- Chicken reel / The Shady Mountain Ramblers (1:06) -- Square, hook & broom dances (0:50) -- The wind that shakes the barley (and others) / John McCutcheon (2:31) -- Johnson's old grey mule / The Lucas and Harmon Brothers Band (2:50) -- Alabama jubilee / Pappy Sherrill & the Hired Hands (1:20) -- Daybreak blues / Doc & Merle Watson (3:28) -- Banjo pickin' girl / Lilly Mae Ledford, Mike Seeger & Alice Gerrard (0:46) -- John Henry / The Johnson Mountain Boys (1:47) -- Cincinnati rag / Jerry Douglas & Vassar Clements (2:12) -- Black waters / Jean Ritchie (3:25) -- Marlboro cowboy / Glenn Ohrlin (1:22) -- The Jew in Jerusalem / Kapelye (2:48) -- Kilakila 'o Eke / The Ho'opi'i Brothers (1:57) -- Oh Madeleine / Dewey Balfa, Rodney Balfa & Tracy Schwartz (2:13) -- J'ete au bal (I went to the ball) / Dewey and Tony Balfa (1:01) -- Chere Bassette / Canray Fontenot with Michael Doucet & Beausoleil (2:31) -- Think of me once a day / The Ardoin Family (1:53) -- Fandango (2:06) -- Polka & conjunto (1:26) -- Voy a sacarme la espina (I'm gonna take the thorn out of me) / Mingo Salvidar (4:11) -- Soft rain / Justin Trevino (4:22) -- Salsa / Tito Puente, Charlie Palmieri & orchestra (2:45). |
| Abstract | A collection of short video segments showing folk music and dance in the United States. The video segments contain no spoken introduction or explanation, but the accompanying guide contains: overview essays that discuss entire traditions; selection descriptions that present information about each cut; and resource material, including suggestions for listening, viewing, and reading. The quality of the recording varies from segment to segment. |
| General note | "VTMV-226" on container, "JVCAIIVOL02" on disc surface. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded mostly between 1983 and 1993. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| Publisher number | VTMV-226 |
| Publisher number | JVCAIIVOL02 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | DVD-755 V. 2 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | DVD-755 V. 2 BOOKLET | ✔ Available | Place Hold |