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61. Fox Hollow Festival

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1974 January
Collection:
Bill and Andy Spence Papers
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap400
Parent Record(s):
992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
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2022-04-13T18:50:35Z
Description:
Labeled as a recording from January 1974. This is a copy of Reel 029. Don Bernstein makes announcements at the start. Bob Coltman is the first performer introduced by Utah Phillips. Robin and Ellen Christenson are the second performers, they are joined by Irene Saletan. Irene and Ellen are sisters who made up the Kossoy Sisters. Lou Killen or John Robberts and Tony Barrand possibly feature. Frankie Armstrong and Suzy Rothfield (Thompson) also feature. Other musicians are unnamed.
Subject:
Phillips, Utah, Coltman, Bob, Kossoy Sisters, Thompson, Suzy, Saletan, Irene, Christenson, Robin, and Armstrong, Frankie

62. Fox Hollow Festival

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
Undated
Collection:
Bill and Andy Spence Papers
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap400
Parent Record(s):
992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
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System Modified Dtsi:
2022-04-13T18:50:18Z
Description:
The box is not labeled with a date or reel number. A copy of Reel 102, better sound quality. Molly Scott features first singing a variety of songs. Utah Phillips performs second. Starting with Utah Phillips the concert is recorded for radio. The Rust family performs third playing folk music from around the world. The Rusts are Howard Rust, Pat Rust, Steve Rust, Mark Rust, Alison Rust, Trudy Sampson also called "Oma", and Trudy Koser. John Dildine and Gabby [may be Ginny] Dildine using puppets. Kevin Roth performs on dulcimer. Howie Mitchell features playing hammer dulcimer and banjo.
Subject:
Phillips, Utah, Rust, Mark, Mitchell, Howie, 1932-, Dildine, John, Scott, Molly, and Roth, Kevin (Dulcimer player)

63. Fox Hollow Festival

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1975 August
Collection:
Bill and Andy Spence Papers
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap400
Parent Record(s):
992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
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System Modified Dtsi:
2022-04-13T18:50:02Z
Description:
Labeled as a recording from Fox Hollow 1975. Is a copy of Reel 034 which is labeled as a spring folk sampler. There is no MC. And performers are not named. Tony Barrand and John Roberts feature second. A drum and brass band perform fourth featuring steel drums. Utah Phillips features. Don Bernstine is heard giving instructions. Jane Voss and Evelyne Beers feature separately.
Subject:
Phillips, Utah, Beers, Evelyne, Roberts, John, 1944 May 5-, Voss, Jane, and Barrand, Anthony G.

64. Fox Hollow Festival

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1975 August
Collection:
Bill and Andy Spence Papers
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap400
Parent Record(s):
992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2022-04-13T18:49:47Z
Description:
Labeled as a recording from Fox Hollow 1975. This is a copy of Reel 036. The first performers are unnamed and are joined by someone named Billy Schwartz [sp unsure]. Piano features during the first performance. This was recorded indoors. Jon Wilcox is the first named performer on this recording, he is accompanied by Jack Hume. Bottle Hill or Bottle Hill Boys, a bluegrass band feature last. Bottle Hill is made up of Lew London, Barry Mitterhoff, Walt Michael, Fraser Shaw, and Rex Hunt.
Subject:
Michael, Walt, Wilcox, Jon, Mitterhoff, Barry, and London, Lew

65. Fox Hollow Festival

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1975 August
Collection:
Bill and Andy Spence Papers
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap400
Parent Record(s):
992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2022-04-13T18:49:31Z
Description:
Labeled as a recording from the Fox Hollow festival in 1975. This is a copy of Reel 075 Utah Phillips introduces the Boys of the Lough. The recording is split between two days. The second day features the Wilkeys or Wilkes and Kevin Roth who is joined by Howie Mitchell.
Subject:
Phillips, Utah, Mitchell, Howie, 1932-, Roth, Kevin (Dulcimer player), and Boys of the Lough

66. Fox Hollow Festival

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1974 August
Collection:
Bill and Andy Spence Papers
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap400
Parent Record(s):
992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2022-04-13T18:49:14Z
Description:
Labeled as a recording from Fox Hollow 1974. May belong in Box 100 which is a recording from 1975 or be a Spring Folk Sampler from 1976. Sound quality at the beginning is poor, it is raining. The box is not labeled with a date or reel number. A copy of Reel 102, better sound quality. Molly Scott features first singing a variety of songs. Utah Phillips performs second. Starting with Utah Phillips the concert is recorded for radio. The Rust family performs third playing folk music from around the world. The Rusts are Howard Rust, Pat Rust, Steve Rust, Mark Rust, Alison Rust, Trudy Sampson also called "Oma", and Trudy Koser. John Dildine and Gabby [may be Ginny] Dildine using puppets. Kevin Roth performs on dulcimer. Howie Mitchell features playing hammer dulcimer and banjo.
Subject:
Phillips, Utah, Rust, Mark, Mitchell, Howie, 1932-, Dildine, John, Scott, Molly, and Roth, Kevin (Dulcimer player)

67. Fox Hollow Festival

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1974 August
Collection:
Bill and Andy Spence Papers
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap400
Parent Record(s):
992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2022-04-13T18:48:59Z
Description:
Labeled as a recording from Fox Hollow 1974. The recording begins with a long beep. All musicians are unnamed. None of the musicians play a set, only one song before the recording switches. Sound quality drops in some places. A variety of folk music is played on this recording. Few of the musicians are heard introducing their songs, the recording generally skips to the start of each song. Kevin Roth Features playing the dulcimer.
Subject:
Roth, Kevin (Dulcimer player)

68. Fox Hollow Festival

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1975 August
Collection:
Bill and Andy Spence Papers
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap400
Parent Record(s):
992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2022-04-13T18:48:43Z
Description:
A recording from Fox Hollow Folk Festival in 1975. This recording belongs in Box 098. The first musician to feature is Bruce ?Utah? Phillips. Phillips discusses his Presidential campaign bid, while he plays his set. Helen Schneyer performs second accompanied by some family and friends. The final musicians to perform are David Jones and John Roberts.
Subject:
Phillips, Utah, Schneyer, Helen, and Roberts, John, 1944 May 5-

69. Fox Hollow Festival

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1975 August
Collection:
Bill and Andy Spence Papers
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap400
Parent Record(s):
992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2022-04-13T18:48:28Z
Description:
Labeled as a recording from Fox Hollow 1975, ?Master for Biograph? as written on the box. The first musicians are Tony Barrand and John Roberts, English folk singers. Kevin Roth features second playing the mountain dulcimer. The third musicians are a father and daughter originally from Vietnam. They are named but the spelling is unknown. Ed Trickett is the fourth musician to perform. Gordon Bok and Ann Mayo Muir join Trickett for his last song.
Subject:
Bok, Gordon, Trickett, Ed, Roberts, John, 1944 May 5-, Roth, Kevin (Dulcimer player), Bok, Muir & Trickett, Muir, Ann Mayo, and Barrand, Anthony G.

70. Fox Hollow Festival

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1975 August
Collection:
Bill and Andy Spence Papers
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap400
Parent Record(s):
992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2022-04-13T18:48:12Z
Description:
Belongs in Box 096. Labeled as a recording from Fox Hollow 1975 but it is from 1971. The first musicians are members of the Portable Folk Festival. Some of them are Bill Steele, Jon Wilcox, Ellen Tinkler, and Jon Adams; Faith Petric may be the one to introduce them. Martha and Eric Nagler perform second. Golden Ring perform third. The group had dozens of members including Barry Neil, Jennifer Armstrong, Rebecca Armstrong, Ed Trickett, George Armstrong, and Gerry Armstrong. Michael Cooney also joins them. John and Ginny Dildine, Janet Johnson, and Cliff Harlam all feature. The last songs are done by members of the Pickin and Singin Gatherin and other friends.
Subject:
Dildine, Ginny, Steele, Bill, Cooney, Michael, Nagler, Martha, 1945- [from old catalog], Trickett, Ed, Dildine, John, Wilcox, Jon, Nagler, Eric, Adams, Jon, and Armstrong, Gerry

71. Fox Hollow Festival

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1975 August
Collection:
Bill and Andy Spence Papers
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap400
Parent Record(s):
992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2022-04-13T18:47:57Z
Description:
Belongs in Box 095. This is a recording from Fox Hollow 1971. The first musician is Bruce Cockburn. Bob Brown a bagpipe player is introduced by Bob Beers; Brown was the piper for three British monarchs. Larry Hanks and the Sweets Mill String Band which includes Harry Liedstrand, Bill Steele, Jim Ringer, Jon Adams, Amy Hill, Ron Tinkler, Cary Lung, Jon Wilcox, and Faith Petric. Douglas Niet or Niedt features on guitar. Bessie Jones performs a gospel and folk songs. Oscar Brand and Lionel Kilberg are the last to feature.
Subject:
Hanks, Larry, Beers, Bob, 1920-1972, Ringer, Jim , Brand, Oscar, Wilcox, Jon, Jones, Bessie, 1902-1984, Petric, Faith, Adams, Jon, 1939-, and Steele, Bill. [from old catalog]

72. Fox Hollow Festival

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1971 August
Collection:
Bill and Andy Spence Papers
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap400
Parent Record(s):
992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2022-04-13T18:47:43Z
Description:
Labeled as a recording from 1971 at Fox Hollow. This is a copy of Reel 075. It features the Boys of the Lough, the Wilkyes or Wilkes, and Kevin Roth. Utah Phillips acts as MC introducing in for the Boys of the Lough but is not heard for others. Howie Mitchell features briefly towards the end accompanying Kevin Roth.
Subject:
Phillips, Utah, Mitchell, Howie, 1932-, Roth, Kevin (Dulcimer player), and Boys of the Lough

73. Fox Hollow Festival

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1971 August
Collection:
Bill and Andy Spence Papers
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap400
Parent Record(s):
992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2022-04-13T18:47:28Z
Description:
This is a recording from Fox Hollow 1971, although the reel does not match the box. This belongs in box 093. The first musician is unnamed, she sings a variety of songs. The MC is unnamed and hard to hear. The second musician is joined by Tom Ludlow and may be Rob Constantine. The MC does not announce the next musicians however, they are the Boyers family, Beers family, and Michael Cooney. Tony and Irene Saletan and the next performers, probably on the next day. The Saletans play with Robin and Ellen Christenson. Ellen and Irene are the former Kossoy Sisters. Bob Beers is the MC at the end.
Subject:
Saletan, Tony. [from old catalog], Kossoy Sisters, Beers, Evelyne, Saletan, Irene. [from old catalog], Christenson, Robin, Beers, Bob, 1920-1972 , and Cooney, Michael B., 1943-

74. Fox Hollow Festival

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1971 August
Collection:
Bill and Andy Spence Papers
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap400
Parent Record(s):
992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2022-04-13T18:47:12Z
Description:
Labeled as a recording from 1971 at Fox Hollow. It is a copy of Reel 075. The first voice heard is Utah Phillips as he introduces the Boys of the Lough. The second and third performers are not introduced. The Wilkyes or Wilkes perform a variety of folk music second. The last performance is by Kevin Roth who is joined for a few songs by Howie Mitchell on dulcimer.
Subject:
Phillips, Utah, Mitchell, Howie, 1932-, Roth, Kevin (Dulcimer player), and Boys of the Lough

75. Fox Hollow Festival

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1971 August
Collection:
Bill and Andy Spence Papers
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap400
Parent Record(s):
992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2022-04-13T18:46:56Z
Description:
Labeled as a recording from Fox Hollow 1971. This is a copy of reel 047. The first musicians are most likely Sandy and Caroline Paton based on their comments about each other. The sound quality at the beginning comes and goes. The other musicians are unnamed. Sound is very bad around 43minutes. The third musician is a woman singing a variety of folk and work songs.
Subject:
Paton, Caroline and Paton, Sandy

76. Fox Hollow Festival

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1971 August
Collection:
Bill and Andy Spence Papers
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap400
Parent Record(s):
992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2022-04-13T18:46:41Z
Description:
The box is labeled as a recording from Fox Hollow 1971. This is a copy of Reel 037 recorded at the Delmar Coffee House. Bill Spence and Walter Michael feature on dulcimers. The second performance is by the Bottle Hill Boys. Dave Bromberg features with the Fabulous Torpedoes, Steve Burgh and Andy Statman. Mud Acres: Paul Siebel, Bill Keith, Tony Brown, Jim Rooney, Eric Kaz, Maria Muldaur, Artie Traum, and Happy Traum feature fourth.
Subject:
, Bromberg, David, 1945-, Michael, Walt, Seibel, Paul , Spence, Bill. [from old catalog], Burgh, Steve, 1950-2005, Traum, Happy, Traum, Artie, Keith, Bill, 1939-2015, and Rooney, Jim, 1938-

77. Fox Hollow Festival

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1971 August
Collection:
Bill and Andy Spence Papers
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap400
Parent Record(s):
992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2022-04-13T18:46:25Z
Description:
Labeled as a recording from Fox Hollow 1971. This is a copy of Reel 074. The first musicians are John Herald and Them [possibly the other Greenbriar Boys]. The next musicians are a duet named only as Heather on Box 072, the presumed home of Reel 074. Crag Morton, Johnny Shines, Jim Ringer, and Jay Ungar all feature.
Subject:
Shines, Johnny, Morton, Craig, Ungar, Jay, and Ringer, Jim

78. Fox Hollow Festival

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1971 August
Collection:
Bill and Andy Spence Papers
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap400
Parent Record(s):
992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2022-04-13T18:46:09Z
Description:
Labeled as a recording from 1971 Fox Hollow Folk Festival. The recording begins with a bleep and then a performance already underway is heard. It sounds like electric instruments are being used which is not allowed in folk music. The music is almost all instrumental. This may be the performance of the Star-Spangled Washboard Band (SSWB) at RPI labeled on Box 066. SSWB became a rock band in 1978 named Blotto.
Subject:
Star Spangled Washboard Band

79. Fox Hollow Festival

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1971 August
Collection:
Bill and Andy Spence Papers
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap400
Parent Record(s):
992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2022-04-13T18:45:53Z
Description:
Labeled as a recording from Fox Hollow 1971. This is a copy of Reel 070. Bruce ?Utah? Phillips features first ending his set with ?Touch Me?. Jean Carignan performs second accompanied by a pianist, who is unnamed. The MC is unnamed. The Friends of Fiddler's Green, a mummer group from Toronto, performing a traditional English play about King George and Christmas. The final performance is by the Boyer family from St. Louis.
Subject:
Phillips, Utah, Friends of Fiddler's Green (Musical group), and Carignan, Jean

80. Fox Hollow Festival

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
Undated
Collection:
Bill and Andy Spence Papers
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap400
Parent Record(s):
992c7fc14c145cca4df35bc005f96969
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2022-04-13T18:45:36Z
Description:
The box is labeled as Jake B-1. There is no other identifying information given. This is a copy of Reel 075. The recording features Utah Phillips introducing the Boys of the Lough who perform a variety of English, Irish, and Scottish folk tunes. The recording is broken up over two days. The last two thirds of the recording have no MC. The Wilkyes or Wilkes perform a variety of folk music. The last performance is by Kevin Roth who is joined for a few songs by Howie Mitchell on dulcimer.
Subject:
Phillips, Utah, Mitchell, Howie, 1932-, Roth, Kevin (Dulcimer player), and Boys of the Lough