1989 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection

LC control no.	2004695159
Type of material	Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Main title	1989 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection, 1989 / sponsored by the American Folklife Center ; assisted by the National Council for the Traditional Arts.
Variant title	Neptune Plaza Concert Series, 1989 American Folklife Center concert, 1989
Related names	Legault, Normand, dancer. » More like this Blazonczyk, Eddie, performer. » More like this Hooven, Greg, performer. » More like this Spottswood, Richard K. (Richard Keith), host. » More like this Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones, performer. » More like this Back Step Band, performer. » More like this Ganga (Musical group) performer. » More like this Nashville Bluegrass Band, performer. » More like this Ivan y Sus Auténticos Vallenatos, performer. » More like this Gospel Pearls (Musical group) performer. » More like this King's Men (Musical group : Washington, D.C.) performer. » More like this American Folklife Center, collector. » More like this Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress), collector. » More like this National Council for the Traditional Arts, sponsor. » More like this WNVT (Television station : Annandale, Va.) » More like this WAMU-FM (Radio station : Washington, D.C.) » More like this
Description	manuscripts: 10 folders. sound recordings: 12 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo. ; 10 in. sound recordings: 2 sound tape reels : analog, 15 ips, 2 track, stereo. ; 10 in. sound recordings: 3 sound cassettes : analog. graphic materials: 112 photographic prints : black and white ; 8 x 10 in. and smaller. graphic materials 108 slides : color. graphic materials 95 photographs : negatives, black and white. moving images: 1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Rights advisory	Duplication of the recorded materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Access advisory	Collection is open for research; access restrictions for some materials may apply. Please contact the Folklife Reading Room before requesting materials: folklife@loc.gov ; 202-707-5510.
Summary	The collection consists of manuscript materials, sound recordings, and photographs documenting the performance of French Canadian music and dance, including step dancing; Polish-style polka, old-time music, bluegrass music, Bengali music, vallenato-style Colombian music, and gospel music recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, at concerts from April through September 1989, sponsored by the American Folklife Center and the National Council for the Traditional Arts. Concerts were broadcast live on WAMU-FM, hosted by Dick Spottswood. Manuscripts include some correspondence and program flyers autographed by the performers.
Contents	April 20: QuebecTraditional Music and Dance (French Canadian music, Quebec) -- May 18: Eddie Blazonczyk and the Versatones (Polish-style polka, Illinois) -- June 15: Greg Hooven and the Back Step Band (Old-time music, North Carolina) -- July 20: Ganga (Bengali music, Washington, D.C.) -- August 17: The Nashville Bluegrass Band (Bluegrass music) -- September 21: Ivan y Sus Auténticos Vallenatos (Colombian music, Maryland) -- October 19: The Gospel Pearls and The King's Men (Gospel music, Washington, D.C.)
Notes	Photographs include negatives (95 images), black and white contact sheets (398 images), photographic prints (112), and color slides (108). Photographs by Reid S. Baker, John Gibbs, and unidentified photographers. Includes a copy of a videorecording (VHS) of the Gospel Pearls and the King's Men made by Northern Virginia Cable TV station WNVT-53/WNVC-56. Analog cassette AFC 1989/009:SR 11 was recorded concurrently with AFC 1989:SR 9-10 (preservation tape reels); analog cassettes AFC 1989/009:SR 16-17 were recorded concurrently with AFC 1989:SR 14-15 (preservation tape reels). Manuscripts: in English. Sound recordings: in Bengali, English, Polish, Spanish.
Finding aids	Finding aid available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.
Cite as	1989 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection (AFC 1989/009), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Subjects	Folk music--United States. » More like this Folk music--Quebec (Province) » More like this Bluegrass music--1981-1990. » More like this Gospel music--Washington (D.C.) » More like this Folk dance music--Quebec (Province) » More like this Folk dancing--Quebec (Province) » More like this Step dancing--Quebec (Province) » More like this Polka (Dance)--Illinois--Chicago. » More like this Polkas--Illinois--Chicago. » More like this Folk music--Appalachian Region. » More like this Old-time music--North Carolina. » More like this Popular music--Colombia. » More like this African Americans--Music. » More like this Bengali (South Asian people)--Washington (D.C.)--Music. » More like this Polish Americans--Illinois--Music. » More like this French-Canadians--Music. » More like this Colombian Americans--Maryland--Music. » More like this
Form/Genre	Sound recordings. » More like this Manuscripts. » More like this Photographic prints. » More like this Color slides. » More like this Videocassettes. » More like this Correspondence. » More like this Autographs. » More like this
Series	Neptune Plaza concert series » More like this
Local shelving no.	RAA 53002-RAA 53013 AFC 1989/009:SR1-10, 12-15 (preservation reels) AFC 1989/009:SR11, 16-17 (analog cassettes) AFC 1989/009:MV1 (VHS videocassette) AFC 1989/009
Language code	eng eng ben pol spa
Other system no.	afc96000029
Geographic area code	n-us--- n-cn-qu e-pl---
Repository	DLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610
Links	Finding aid: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af011016>