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1988-080 LOGGER'S SHEET LOGGER: Lori Taylor REEL NUMBER: 1/8 STAGE: AFS-American Folklore Society DATE: 6/23/88 PRESENTOR: Timothy Lloyd GROUP NAME: Anglo-American Folklore REGION/STYLE: PERFORMER(S) | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION Howard Sacks(sociologist-Gamber, OH) Clifford Hardesty (Anglo fiddler and fiddlemaker - West Lafayette, OH) Joe Wilson (folklorist- Washington, DC) Timothy Lloyd (folklorist, Columbus Ohio) PRESENTOR CONTENTS 1. Intro 2. 5 Groups emphasized at beg of AFS: 1) Anglo-Am, 2) Native-Am, 3) Mexican-Am, 4) French-Am, 5) Afro-Am. 3. OHIO tune - "Soldiers Joy" CH - fiddle, HS - guitar 4. Has been emphasis on Anglo culture in Appalachia - that is just the stereotypical place. OHIO as olt. 5. OHIO background, CH's background 6. farming, coal mining, place of music in lifestyle 7. started fiddle-making after early retirement in 1974. tune - "Red River Valley" in key of G and Square dance version 8. HS on meeting OHIO fiddlers 9. tune - "Turkey in the Straw" origins of the tune - different versions 10. tune - "Peekabook Waltz" 11. Concl. 12. 13.