A Spring Folk Sampler recording, #4. The box labels it as an edited recording from 5/03/1972. A musician named Billy features; his last name is unintelligible. There is no MC consistent, and the musicians are not named on the label. Jon Wilcox features singing ?Yankee Lady?. The music is a mix of bluegrass, country, and folk. Bottle Hill or Bottle Hill Boys, a bluegrass band, also feature. They are Lew London, Barry Mitterhoff, and Walt Michael, Fraser Shaw and Rex Hunt.
Spring Folk Sampler-3 This is Spring Folk Sampler #3, recorded at Fox Hollow. The year is unknown. The California contingent from the San Francisco area. Featured are Faith Petric, Allen Oaks, Sherry Bronstein, Susie Rothfeld, Bethany Pratt, Tony Marcus, Murry Callahan, Katie Yako, Bill Steele, Sasha Yako, and Debbie Meclatchie [all unknown spellings]. All members are current or past members of the San Francisco Folk Music Club. Utah Phillips also features. There is no MC, although announcements are made by an unnamed woman.
Spring Folk Sampler #2, year unknown; it is unclear if this is a separate year from the first Spring Folk Sampler. None of the musicians are listed on the box label and there is no MC. Tony Barrand and John Roberts feature as does Utah Phillips. Steel drums feature on this recording and are joined by bagpipes on the piece they are played on. Jane Voss and Evelyne Beers also feature.
Spring Folk Sampler-1 Labeled as the Spring Folk Sampler #1, year is unknown. Possibly 1972, at the Bethlehem Coffee House in Delmar, NY. The MC is unnamed. The box label says Dulby Cal Tones, it is unclear what or who this is. Jean Ritchie features, along with several unnamed musicians.
A recording from Fox Hollow, the year is unclear. Michael Cooney features first, performing a song about Winnie the Pooh on banjo. Guy Carawan features and Bob Denton, Hardy Rhodes, Will Tressor [unsure of spelling], Hal Wylie, Mike Miller, Bob Cayman, and Orson/ Austin Gelder play various folk and bluegrass songs together. The Armstrong and/or MacArthur families may also be on the recording.
Recorded at Fox Hollow 1967 possibly 1968, the box labels the recording as excerpts. There is no MC. Michael Cooney leads off this recording playing Irish and other folk songs playing the banjo, fiddle, and guitar. A large part of the crowd sounds like kids. He is followed by a duo; their names are illegible on the label. According to the label Guy Carawan features third, but it is unclear. The last performer plays the bagpipes.
A recording from the Fox Hollow festival, the data on the box is 1968 but the recording does not match the label. There is no MC, and the musicians are unnamed. Sounds like and edited compilation rather than a whole concert. Michael Cooney features towards the end singing with Jenny Haley [spelling unknown].
The box does not specify a date. The first speaker is Don Bernstine. Bruce ?Utah? Phillips introduces Bob Coltman. Coltman plays several string instruments throughout his performance. The second performance is by Robin and Ellen Christenson, they are joined by Irene Saletan. Frankie Armstrong and Suzy Rothfield (Thompson) feature on the recording. The musicians play a mix of folk music from the US, Ireland, Scotland, and England. There are several other musicians on the recording who are unnamed.
This recording sounds like a copy of reel 027; an edited collection from the 1969 festival. There is no MC. Featuring musicians include Michael Cooney, John Jackson, Sweetcorn, and Jean Ritchie. Howie Mitchell on hammered dulcimer, Jean Redpath, and Larry Hanks on Jews harp may also feature.
Recorded at Fox Hollow festival 1969. It is an edited collection from ?69 featuring four musicians. They are Michael Cooney, John Jackson, Sweetcorn and Jean Ritchie and son. Sweetcorn was a string band based out of Michigan and made up of Bill Halsey, Dick Atwell, Mark Sahlgren, and Pat Mertaugh. Howie Mitchell on hammered dulcimer, Jean Redpath, and Larry Hanks on Jews harp may also feature.
