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- Traditional Music and Spoken Word Performances This link opens in a new windowListen to selected musical performances and storytelling from the Berea Sound Archives.
- Alan Lomax Kentucky CollectionListen to ocumentary sound recordings of rural Kentucky music and lore collected under the auspices of the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress between 1933 and 1942.
- Oral History Collections GuideBerea's online oral history collections cover a broad range of topics in the areas of Appalachian history and culture, and the history of Berea College. In many instances searchable transcripts accompany the digitized audio recordings.
- Examples of Oral Histories For Use As Primary SourcesSelected interview texts and recordings covering a wide range of topics.
- Sound Recording Analysis WorksheetA teaching / learning resource from the National Archives.
- Sound Archives Research GuidesResearch guides are the work of Archives staff and the College's Sound Archives Fellows. Using audio and video illustrations, the guides cover a wide range of topics.
- Sound Preservation ProgramThe program's focus is on Berea's collections of noncommercial recordings that document Appalachian history and culture and the history of Berea College.
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- Arkansas Folk Festival - Ozark Folk Center, Mountain View, ARThe Arkansas Folk Festival has its roots in the Stone County Folkways Festival held in 1941, celebrating the musical heritage of the area. World War II prevented subsequent gatherings at the time, but the festival was revived in 1963 during the birth of a regional tourism effort. Since 1973 the festival has been held at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Arkansas. (For copyright reasons these performances are not available online, but can be heard in the Department of Special Collections & Archives at Berea College’s Hutchins Library.)
- Brandywine Mountain Music Convention - Concordville, PAFor twenty years beginning in 1974, the Brandywine Friends of Old Time Music presented a July weekend of traditional music titled "The Brandywine Mountain Music Convention." At the time, it was one of only a few old time music festivals in the country, and became a model for many other similar events.
(For copyright reasons these performances are not available online, but can be heard in the Department of Special Collections & Archives at Berea College’s Hutchins Library.) - Cornell University Folk Festival - Ithaca, NYA descendant of the "Come All Ye" concerts of the late 1960s folk-rock, folk-blues, and traditional Anglo-American music. Cornell featured some of the first performances of Leslie Riddle and Sleepy John Estes outside the southern United States. (For copyright reasons these performances are not available online, but can be heard in the Department of Special Collections & Archives at Berea College’s Hutchins Library.)
- Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, FLOrganized in 1953 by Sarah Gertrude Knott as the All-Florida Folk Festival, it is one of the first of the larger regional folk festivals modeled on the National Folk Festival. Now the Florida Folk Festival, it always presents a range of music, arts, and crafts.(For copyright reasons these performances are not available online, but can be heard in the Department of Special Collections & Archives at Berea College’s Hutchins Library.)
- Fox Hollow Festival - Petersburgh NYStarted in 1966 by folksingers Evelyn and Robert "Fiddler" Beers and held on their farm in upstate New York. Fox Hollow was noted for its low key atmosphere, camaraderie, and intensely communal experience among performers and audience. The festival's popularity remained high until its demise in 1980, even after the death of Robert Beers in 1972.(For copyright reasons these performances are not available online, but can be heard in the Department of Special Collections & Archives at Berea College’s Hutchins Library.)
- Georgia Grassroots Music Festival - Atlanta, GAThe City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs and the Georgia Folklore Society sponsored this free mid-September event in the late 1970s with the assistance of grants from the NEA, the Georgia Council for the Arts, and the Highlander Center. Noted folklorist George Mitchell directed the festival. (For copyright reasons these performances are not available online, but can be heard in the Department of Special Collections & Archives at Berea College’s Hutchins Library.)
- Horseshoe Bend Bluegrass Festival - Lake of the Ozarks, MO(For copyright reasons these performances are not available online, but can be heard in the Department of Special Collections & Archives at Berea College’s Hutchins Library.)
- Indiana Fiddlers' Gathering - Battle Ground, INThe "Fiddlers' Gathering" has been held annually since 1973 at the Tippecanoe Battlefield near Lafayette, IN. In addition to the festival, the Indiana Fiddlers' Gathering operates a Traditional Music Center in Lafayette that holds their archives, hosts other concert events, and provides youth fiddle and banjo classes. (For copyright reasons these performances are not available online, but can be heard in the Department of Special Collections & Archives at Berea College’s Hutchins Library.)
- Kerrville Festival - Quiet Valley Ranch, Kerrville, TXFounded by Rod Kennedy, the Kerrville Folk Festival has run annually since 1972. Kerrville offers music of many styles including traditional folk, bluegrass, acoustic rock, blues, country, jazz, and Americana. (For copyright reasons these performances are not available online, but can be heard in the Department of Special Collections & Archives at Berea College’s Hutchins Library.)
- Salty Dog New England Bluegrass Festival - Moosehead Lake, Greenville, METhis festival was created by Robert and Jane Lord of "Salty Dog, the New England bluegrass rag" and was only held one year, August 11-14, 1977. Featured artists included Joe Val, Simon St. Pierre, and the McLain Family Band. (For copyright reasons these performances are not available online, but can be heard in the Department of Special Collections & Archives at Berea College’s Hutchins Library.)
- Upstate New York Winter Country Music Festival - Rochester, NYHeld on the campus of the Rochester Institute of Technology, this mid-winter festival attracted urbanites, students, musicians, and music lovers for a daylong gathering of concerts, workshops, and jam sessions. (For copyright reasons these performances are not available online, but can be heard in the Department of Special Collections & Archives at Berea College’s Hutchins Library.)
