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[Athabascan fiddlers] [videorecording]
Title:
[Athabascan fiddlers] [videorecording]
JLCTITLE245:
[videorecording]
Publication Information:
1983
Physical Description:
8 videodiscs (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
General Note:
Recorded during the Old-Time Fiddling Festival November 10 & 11, 1983, at the Eagles Hall in Fairbanks Alaska.
Recorded from original 3/4 U-matic videotape that had substantial deterioration. All recordings start and stop with brief repeats due to recurring clogs in the video heads. All of the original contents are retained but will require substantial editing to view in their original form.
Abstract:
Summary: Disc 1 Part 1 (AAF-2535) includes interviews with Arthur Frank of Minto and Bergman Esmailka of Nulato. Part 2 (AAF-2536) is an interview of Charlie Peter Charlie of Old Crow. Part 3 (AAF-2537) includes interview of unidentified Ft. Yukon dancers and Victor Rock Jr. of Shageluk. Disc 2 Part 1 (AAF-2538) interviews include Bergman Esmailka and Tony Sam Sr. of Huslia. Part 2 (AAF-2539) includes interview with Charlie Peter of Ft. Yukon and band warm-up. Part 3 (AAF-2539) additional band playing. Disc 3 Part 1 (AAF-2541) includes interview with Vincent Yaska of Nulato. Part 2 (AAF-2542) includes interview with Bill Demoski of Galena and band playing fiddle music. Part 3 (AAF-2543) includes the audio portion only of band playing fiddle music. Disc 4 Part 1 (AAF-2544) includes band playing fiddle music. Part 2 (AAF-2545) includes interview with Bill Stevens. Part 3 (AAF-2546) continues interview with Bill Stevens. Disc 5 Part 1 (AAF-2547) includes interviews with Bill Stevens and Cerosky Charlie. Part 2 (AAF-2548) includes exterior views of Minto village during winter. Part 3 (AAF-2549) includes the Eagle Island Blues band playing. Original tape AAF-2550 held crowd shots and was deleted due to advanced deterioration. Disc 6 Part 1 (AAF-2551) includes Charlie Peter and crowd shots. Part 2 (AAF-2552) includes Charlie Peter Charlie of Old Crow. Part 3 (AAF-2553) includes Rampart kids and Minto. Disc 7 Part 1 (AAF-2554) includes dancers, Bill Stevens, and Charlie Peter Charlie. Part 2 (AAF-2555) is identified as Galena. Part 3 (AAF-2556) includes the warm-up room. Disc 8 Part 1 (AAF-2557) includes an unknown group playing, dancing, and crowd shots. Part 2 (AAF-2558) includes Bill Stevens.
Ownership:
From the Oral History collection.
Location of Originals:
From the Alaska Film Archives, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.