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Catalog Number |
2025.013.008 |
Object Name |
Vinyl Record |
Description |
This vinyl record, "Anthology of American Folk Music: Volume One: Ballads," features recordings of significant regional and national folk revival musicians, including Clarence Tom Ashley (September 29, 1895 - June 2, 1967). Clarence Tom Ashley is recorded performing "The House Carpenter" on track listing A3. Clarence Tom Ashley was a musician from Mountain City, Tennessee. Clarence began making music at medicine shows and local fiddler's conventions as early as 1911. He was active as both a solo recording artist and a member of various string bands in the early twentieth century, from the mid-1920s until approximately 1943. Following a serious hand injury, there was a gap of time in which Clarence stopped making music altogether. However, in the early 1960s, he was encouraged by friends and local musicians to try making music again. Clarence would go on to become an important voice in the revival of regional folk music in the 1960s. Clarence is featured on important recordings from significant events during the American folk music revival, including shows at Carnegie Hall, the Newport Folk Festival, and the Chicago Folk Festival. One of Clarence's most frequent collaborators during the folk revival period was Doc Watson, a well-known guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist from Deep Gap, North Carolina. This collection of artifacts (2025.013) was donated by Joe D. Ashley, Clarence Tom Ashley's grandson. |
Place of Origin |
USA/New York |
Material |
PVC, paperboard, ink |
Other Name |
LP |
Made |
Folkways Records & Service Corp. |