1987 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection

LC control no.	2004695157
Type of material	Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Main title	1987 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection, 1987 / sponsored by the American Folklife Center ; assisted by the National Council for the Traditional Arts.
Variant title	Neptune Plaza Concert Series, 1987 American Folklife Center concert, 1987
Related names	Chiasson-Cormier, Hilda, performer. » More like this Holland, Jerry, 1955-2009, performer. » More like this Johnson, Mattie, performer. » More like this MacIsaac, Dave, performer. » More like this Shabtaie, Rahmatollah, performer. » More like this Arif, Mohammed, musician, performer. » More like this Hobbs and Partners (Musical group) performer. » More like this Original Trinidad and Tobago Steelband of Washington, D.C., performer. » More like this Stars of Faith (Musical group) performer. » More like this Southern Gospel Singers, performer. » More like this Ollantay (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:: 9 folders. sound recordings:: 10 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo. ; 10 in. graphic materials:: 100 slides : color. graphic materials:: 91 photographs : negatives, black and white. graphic materials:: 4 photographic prints : black and white, color ; 8 x 10 in. and smaller.
Rights advisory	Duplication of the recorded materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Summary	Manuscript materials, sound recordings, photographs, and slides documenting performances of bluegrass music; music and dance from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; Afghan and Iranian traditional music; steel band music; gospel music; and Pan-Andean music recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, at concerts from April through September 1987, sponsored by the American Folklife Center and the National Council for the Traditional Arts.
Contents	April 23: Hobbs and Partners (Bluegrass) -- May 21: Cape Breton Fiddlers and Dancers, Canada (Cape Breton) -- June 18: Afghan and Iranian Traditional Music -- July 16: The Original Trinidad and Tobago Steel Band of Washington, D.C. -- August 20: The Southern Gospel Singers; Mattie Johnson and the Stars of Faith (Gospel music) -- September 17: Ollantay (Pan-Andean music)
Notes	Photographs include negatives, black and white contact sheets, photographic prints, and color slides taken by John T. Gibbs, Reid S. Baker, Jim Higgins, and unidentified photographers. Manuscripts: in English. Sound recordings: in English, Pushto, Spanish.
Cite as	1987 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection (AFC 1987/016), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Subjects	Folk music--United States. » More like this Music--Afghanistan. » More like this Bluegrass music--1981-1990. » More like this Bluegrass music--Virginia. » More like this Gospel music--Washington (D.C.) » More like this Folk music--Nova Scotia--Cape Breton Island. » More like this Folk dancing--Nova Scotia--Cape Breton Island. » More like this Tar (Lute) music--Iran. » More like this Music--Andes Region. » More like this Music--Iran. » More like this Popular music--Andes Region. » More like this Popular music--South America. » More like this Rabab music--Afghanistan. » More like this Tabla music--Afghanistan. » More like this Steel band music--Trinidad and Tobago. » More like this Steel band music--Washington (D.C.) » More like this Afghans--United States--Music. » More like this African Americans--Music. » More like this Canadians--Nova Scotia--Music. » More like this Caribbean Americans--Music. » More like this
Form/Genre	Sound recordings. » More like this Manuscripts. » More like this Photographic prints. » More like this Slides. » More like this
Series	Neptune Plaza concert series » More like this
LC classification	AFC 1987/016
Local shelving no.	RAA 53001
Language code	eng eng pus spa
Other system no.	afc96000027
Geographic area code	n-us--- n-cn-ns a-af---
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.af011014>