1981 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection

LC control no.	2004695014
Type of material	Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Main title	1981 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection, 1981 / sponsored by the American Folklife Center ; assisted by the National Council for the Traditional Arts.
Variant title	Neptune Plaza Concert Series, 1981 American Folklife Center concert, 1981
Related names	Moloney, Mick, 1944- performer. » More like this McComiskey, Billy, performer. » More like this Burris, J. C., 1928- performer. » More like this Piano Red, 1911-1985, performer. » More like this Wiggins, Phil, performer. » More like this Cephas, John, performer. » More like this Borrell, Roberto, performer. » More like this Johnson Mountain Boys, performer. » More like this Khmer Classical Dance Troupe, performer. » More like this Kubatá (Musical group) 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
Description	manuscripts: 7 folders. sound recordings: 11 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips ; 10 in. graphic materials: 188 photographs : black and white, negatives. graphic materials: 120 slides : color. graphic materials: 14 photographic prints : black and white.
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 bluegrass music, Piedmont blues music, Afro-Cuban music, rhythm and blues and boogie woogie music, Cambodian classical dance, and Irish music recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, at concerts from May through October 1981, sponsored by the American Folklife Center and the National Council for the Traditional Arts.
Contents	May 7: The Johnson Mountain Boys (Bluegrass music) -- June 4: John Cephas and Phil Wiggins (Piedmont blues music) -- July 2: Kubatá (Afro-Cuban music) -- August 6: J.C. Burris and "Piano" Red (Boogie woogie and rhythm and blues) -- September 3: Khmer Classical Dance Troupe (Cambodian music and dance) -- October 1: Mick Moloney and Billy McComiskey (Irish and Irish American music)
Notes	Photographs include negatives, black and white contact sheets, photographic prints, and color slides taken by photographers John T. Gibbs, Carl Fleischhauer, Alice Byers, with publicity photographs by other photographers. Manuscripts: in English. Sound recordings: in English, Mon-Khmer, Spanish.
Finding aids	Finding aid available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.
Cite as	1981 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection (AFC 1981/006), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Subjects	Folk music--United States. » More like this Dance music--Cambodia. » More like this Folk music--Ireland. » More like this Rhythm and blues music. » More like this Boogie woogie (Music) » More like this Blues (Music)--Piedmont (U.S. : Region) » More like this Blues (Music)--1981-1990. » More like this Bluegrass music--1981-1990. » More like this Dance--Cambodia. » More like this Dance, Black--Cuba. » More like this Dance music--Cuba. » More like this Salsa (Music)--Cuba. » More like this Popular music--Cuba. » More like this African Americans--Music. » More like this Cambodian Americans--Music. » More like this Cuban Americans--Music. » More like this Irish--United States--Music. » More like this Irish Americans--Music. » More like this
Form/Genre	Sound recordings. » More like this Manuscripts. » More like this Correspondence. » More like this Photographic prints. » More like this Photographs. » More like this Color slides. » More like this
Series	Neptune Plaza concert series » More like this
Local shelving no.	RWA 0681-0682; RWA 0830-0831; RWA 0912; RWA 1593-1594; RWA 1760-1761; RWA 1358-1359 (preservation masters) AFC 1981/006
Language code	eng eng mkh spa
Other system no.	afc96000022
Geographic area code	n-us--- a-cb--- e-ie---
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.af011008>