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Ed Cray Lecture on Occupational and Work Songs
A lecture by Ed Cray on occupational and work songs. This recording is unavailable.
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Elmer Dolezal - Part One
Elmer Dolezal
An recording of Elmer Dolezal playing Czech music. Recording suffers from static interference at times.
00:00:01 - Waltz
00:02:00 - Elmer Dolezal introduction
00:05:34 - Czechoslovakian National Anthem on accordion
00:09:24 - Elmer Dolezal singing the Czechoslovakian National Anthem
00:11:14 - Czechoslovakian National Anthem on banjo
00:17:05 - Elmer Dolezal singing the Czechoslovakian National Anthem
00:18:25 - Czechoslovakian National Anthem on accordion
00:20:05 - Song, Margie, as played by the Dolezal Combo
00:23:09 - Song, Baby Face
00:26:38 - Song, Unnamed
The second half of the recording is missing. -
Elmer Dolezal - Part Two
Elmer Dolezal
An recording of Elmer Dolezal playing Czech music. The recording quality is poor.
00:00:00 - Introduction and biographical information
00:04:00 - Czechoslovakian National Anthem
00:06:25 - Song, Baruschka
00:09:29 - Family history
00:13:40 - Song, The Prune Call
00:18:46 - Czechanja Song
00:24:51 - Has Anybody Seen My Gal
00:27:50 - Waltz
00:31:22 - The Falling Apple
00:33:45 - Polka
00:37:55 - Bring Your Tulips
00:40:57 - Blue Shirt Waltz
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Folk Music Selections
Samuel John Sackett 1928-2018 and Eunice Folds
A recording of various folk music pieces.
Vincent Riedel on Dulcimer
00:00:34 - Indigenous American Serenade
00:02:47 - Song, "Brautdusch", dulcimer
00:04:20 - Song, "Schleiber", dulcimer
00:05:49 - Song, "Wedding Polka", dulcimer
00:07:24 - Song, "Soldier's Dream", dulcimer
00:09:39 - Wedding dance in Catherine (story)
00:13:16 - Song, "Girls Quit Your Rowdy Ways" sung by Professor Joan O'Bryant, University of Wichita
00:15:02 - Professor P.E. Tilley interviewed by Eunice Folds
00:15:22 - Song, Violin piece
00:15:45 - Song, "Polish National Dance No. 3"
00:16:43 - Song "Du, du liegst mir am Herzen"
00:17:35 - Song, Thanksgiving Hymn, "We Praise You O' God Our Redeemer Creator"
00:18:17 - Song, old polka (part of the recording is missing)
00:18:42 - Song, "The Devil's Dream"
00:19:23 - Song, "The Irish Washwoman"
00:20:04 - Song, "The London Derriere" (O Danny Boy)
00:21:31 - Song, "Roamin' in the Gloamin'"
00:22:09 - Song, "When You and I Were Young Maggie"
00:23:33 - Song, "The Hornpipe" (The Soldier's Joy)
00:24:17 - Lois Brown of Liberal, KS July 29, 1957
00:24:40 - Song, "The Pretty Girl I Left Behind"
00:26:05 - Eastern Tennessee Custom of Naming a Child for a Friend
00:26:34 - Song, Indigenous American Song as sung by cowboys
00:30:08 - Song, "The Farmer's Cursed Wife" -
Hays Folklore Club
Samuel John Sackett
Meeting of the Hays Folklore Club, May 18, 1958.
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:08 - Song, "Du Du Liegst Mir im Herzen", vocal
00:01:55 - Song, "O, Tannenbaum", vocal
00:02:48 - Song, "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht", vocal
00:04:14 - Harriet Graber singing "The Butcher Boy"
00:06:34 - Man telling story about horse thieves near Victoria, KS
00:09:02 - Discussion about English settlers
00:09:49 - Joke about Democrats
00:10:50 - Story about a settler at Fort Hays
00:11:34 - Continuation of horse thief story
00:13:32 - Salina Shriners and their bear
00:18:08 - Stories about the Sternbergs and Kansas geology
00:27:43 - Origin of the name of Yocemento, KS
00:30:57 - First residents of the new cemetery
The Samuel J. Sackett Folklore Collection consists of recordings created by Dr. Sackett and his graduate assistants between the years of 1954 and 1977. Dr. Sackett and his assistants interviewed immigrants, homesteaders, and other community figures in Kansas and beyond, with a specific focus on folk music and folk lore. Subjects covered include folk music, folk stories, immigration and homesteading in the late 1800s through early 1900s, relations with Indigenous Americans and other minorities, Volga-German music, language, and customs, along with a wealth of genealogical information. Some of the recordings include racially sensitive language and as well as accounts of hate crimes. Originally recorded on reel-to-reel media, the collection was migrated to cassette tape in the 1990s and then transferred to digital beginning in 2020. Many of the recordings were in poor condition. The access recordings presented here have undergone audio enhancement in order to improve the user experience where possible, though some recordings remain difficult to understand. Unaltered audio transfers are available for researchers on request. Dr. Sackett served in the Department of English at FHSU for 23 years and founded the Kansas Folklore Society. His research materials were transferred to the University Archives in 1992.
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