A recording from Fox Hollow 1972. There is no MC. This recording is a compilation of songs from the folk genre performed by various musicians, unfortunately none are named. Some of the songs have appeared on previous recordings.
There is no date listed on the box label, due to Bob Beers appearing on the recording it is pre-1972. The MC is unnamed. The recording features Margaret MacArthur and family and, Bob and Evelyne Beers. The Beers play a mix of folk and children?s songs in some places calling for audience participation.
A recording from the 1975 Fox Hollow festival. It is memorial to Chet Parker; he was a hammered dulcimer player from Michigan. Jay Round, also from Michigan, plays a tribute on hammered dulcimer. Bill Spence, Jay Round, Howie Mitchell, and Ed Trickett play hammered dulcimer and psalteries after the main memorial piece. Bill Spence speaks first about the legacy of Chet Parker.
The box labels this as a recording from 1970, however it sounds like a copy of reel 020 from 1972. Margaret MacArthur features first accompanied by her husband and possibly kids. Michael Cooney is the other artist to feature joined by a group of friends. It sounds like Cooney and his friends lead a sing-along. There is no MC.
Labeled as a recording from the 1970 Fox Hollow festival. Featured are Janet Boyers, Bob and Evelyne Beers, Berkshire Folk Music ASN[?], Laurie and Jeannie Provost, Alberto Vasquez, the Armstrong family, Dan Smith and Bessie Jones, and Bessie Johns. As written on the label. There are seven songs on this recording; there is no MC. The songs are a mix of gospel, folk, bluegrass.
There is no date or musician information on the box or alluded to in the recording. The first song is ?The Rattlin? Bog? an Irish folk song. There is no MC introducing the musician. Utah Phillips features fourth playing ?Daddy, What?s A Train??. Fennig's All-Star String Band may feature. The recording includes a variety of folk music from America, Ireland, England, and Scotland, square-dance songs, sea shanties, and bluegrass music.
Recorded at Fox Hollow 1972. The recordings feature Margaret MacArthur and family and Michael Cooney with friends. The MacArthur?s play a historically inspired song about Napoleon in a minor key in addition to other folk songs. They use an assortment of instruments including the hammered dulcimer, guitar, and fiddle. There is no MC introducing Michael Cooney and friends, the recording transitions directly into a song already in progress. Cooney leads both his friends and the crowd in a sing-a-long accompanying the vocals with a guitar.
Sounds like a copy of reel 005, the box label states the recording is from 1971. This recording features Janet Boyer, [Evelyne?] Beers, and Michael Cooney; Tony Saletan; Barry O?Neill; Guy Carawan; Michael Cooney (solo); John Hartford; John Roberts; and Robin and Ellen Christenson. There are 12 different songs/ pieces on this recording. Banjo, guitar, hammered dulcimer and fiddle are used; other instruments may include bowed or plucked psalters. There is no MC.
The box label does not specify a date of the recording, but it sounds like a copy of reel 003 from 1972. The musicians featured are the Rust family, Margaret MacArthur, and Doris Frazier. This recording has yodeling, traditional Swiss, folk, and Gospel music. The MC is unnamed.
A recording from the 1972 Fox Hollow festival. It features John Roberts and Tony Barrand singing English folk music and sea shanties. They sing both acapella and with accompaniment using bowed and plucked psalteries. The second group to perform is the Putnam String County Band, they play country and folk music using violin, cello, banjo, and guitar. They are Jay and Lynn Ungar, John Cohen, and Abby Newton. This reel may belong in box 011.
