usuSCA-FOLK039_FolkBistro Podcasts

This first episode is an introduction to the Fife Folklore Archives, one of the largest folklore repositories in the United States. The episode includes information on the history of the Archives, including an example of Austin and Alta Fife, for whom the Archives is named, fieldwork on Mormon folksongs. L.M. Hilton of Ogden, Utah sings “The Gospel News.” The song was collected from Mr. Hilton by the Fifes in 1946 and it is part of the Fife’s Mormon Collection, part of the Fife’s original fieldwork collection that the Fife’s donated to Utah State University to begin the folklore repository. As well, the episode includes an example of a more recent fieldwork project: the Latino/a Voices Project, with an interview conducted by USU graduate student Karl Germeck with Alicia Espinosa regarding her childhood in Santiago, Chile under military dictator Augusto Pinochet.; Folk Coll 39 No. 2008-01

Following up on our last segment on folksong and music, we bring you a three-part lecture by Barre Toelken on the same topic. The lecture was delivered at the 1999 Fife Folklore Conference.; Folk Coll 39 No. 2008-07

Our second installment on the fascinating lecture on folksong and music by renowned folklorist Barre Toelken on the same topic. The lecture was delivered at the 1999 Fife Folklore Conference.; Folk Coll 39 No. 2008-08

Our third and final installment on the fascinating lecture on folksong and music by folklorist Barre Toelken. The lecture was delivered at the 1999 Fife Folklore Conference.; Folk Coll 39 No. 2008-09

Dr. Guha Shankar is a folklorist at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. He was in Logan to deliver the keynote lecture at the Fife Folklore Workshop, 5 June 2008. Guha is an expert at folk documentation, including fieldwork, preservation and education. He is an ethnographic filmmaker and develops community- and place-based education programs for the American Folklife Center. He conducts workshops in ethnographic research methods and skills-based training in field documentation in institutions across the US. Prior to graduate studies, Guha was Media Production Specialist and documentary film producer at the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Folklife Programs.; Folk Coll 39 No. 2008-05

Our second episode is the start of a three-part interview with Peggy Seeger. Peggy Seeger was on the campus of Utah State University 10 April to deliver the 2008 Fife Folklore Honor Lecture. Peggy is a collector and performer of traditional music. She grew up in a home where music was central: her mother Ruth Porter Crawford was a renowned composer, collector and teacher; her father was the famous ethnomusicologist Charles Seeger. Ms. Seeger’s older brother’s Mike & Pete are both musicians and collectors. Mike performs old-time music and was a member of the New Lost City Ramblers. Pete is a folk singer, activists and a member of the folk revival group the Weavers. In this first installment, Peggy talks about her family life, childhood and meeting her husband Ewan McColl.; Folk Coll 39 No. 2008-02

This is our second part of a three-part interview with Peggy Seeger. Ms. Seeger talks about her adult life with husband and musical partner Ewan McColl. In 1957, Peggy collaborated with Ewan McColl (her husband and partner) and Charles Parker on “Radio-Ballads, a series of musical documentaries for BBC, including examples of their work.; Folk Coll 39 No. 2008-03

This episode in the final installment of a three-part interview with Peggy Seeger. In this fascinating episode, Peggy talks about her family's involvement in collecting and performing folk music.; Folk Coll 39 No. 2008-04

This episode is dedicated to oral history, including an excerpt from an interview by Hal Cannon with brothers Max and Merlin Tanner, who grew up in the ranching community Grouse Creek, Utah, part of the Grouse Creek Cultural Survey.; Folk Coll 39 No. 2008-10

Our 2008 Thanksgiving special is a riveting lecture by Professor Jay Anderson on the foodways of Thanksgiving.; Folk Coll 39 No. 2008-14