Aaron Morgan performing Anglo-American music,
July, 1939
Sound recordings: In English.
Manuscripts: In English.
Comprises a group of field materials documenting Aaron Morgan
performing Anglo-American music on July 17 and 18, 1939, collected
by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Columbia, Tuolumne County, California.
Includes dance tunes sung and played on the harmonica, some of which
were performed during the California Gold Rush era.
Recordings:
Photographs:
Textual and melodic transcriptions:
Biographical and historical notes:
Aaron Morgan is 79 years old, a son of a California 49er from the
Gold Rush era, who was born in Columbia, California. "'One of the
2nd generation,' he says."
For more information see:
List of performers | California Folk Music
am Jun-27-97