- Collection:
- Georgia Folklore Collection
- Title:
- Musical recording and interview with George Adams in Athens, Georgia, 1979 February 6
- Creator:
- Rosenbaum, Art
- Date of Original:
- 1979-02-06
- Subject:
- Folk music--Georgia--Athens
Folk dance music--Georgia--Athens
Harmonica music (Country)--Georgia--Athens
Harmonica players--Georgia--Athens
Guitar music--Georgia--Athens
Songs
Singing
Field recordings
Square dancing--Georgia--Athens
Clarke County (Ga.)--Athens--Textile fiber industry--History - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Art Rosenbaum's field recording of George Adams singing and playing guitar and harp in Athens, Georgia. In between songs, Adams talks about growing up near Barnett Shoals Road in Athens and playing playing harp with his father, who played guitar. Adams taught himself to play guitar, and he and his brother played at square dances attended by the families of thread mill workers. "Down Yonder" is mentioned as one song that was payed at the square dances. Adams performs seven songs: Home Sweet Home, Never Alone (hymn), The Uncloudy Day, Little Brown Jug, Casey Jones, Redwing (new words), Red River Valley.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:ugabma_gfc_gfc-2243-01
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ugabma/gfc/do:gfc-2243-01
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 00:14:29
- Original Collection:
- Georgia Folklore Collection, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
- Holding Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
- Rights:
-
