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Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 17, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History
Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 17, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History
Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter
FOLKLORIST, to initiate and carry out folklife survey of the State of Maine, working in conjunction with the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History. Duties will include extensive field work collecting and documenting the folklore and folklife of Maine; overseeing the activities of another fieldworker and any other staff that may be assigned to the project; keeping the public informed of the survey's progress; keeping up with the requisite paperwork; preparing a Maine Folklife Dictionary, a slide/tape show on Maine folklife, and a brochure describing both...Salary $14,000 for twelve months.
Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 16, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History
Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 16, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History
Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter
Professor Norman Cazden of the Univ. of Maine at Orono has collected a practical, very singable assortment of folk music and ballads from the Catskill Mountain bards who used to sing at Camp Woodland in Phoenicia. His choice of material has been guided by what has proven useful and enjoyable. Many of the songs have served for dramatization, dance and other group treatments in schools, in outdoor camping, for stage projects and for just plain singing. Originally included as part of Prof. Cazden's ABELARD FOLKSONG BOOK (long out of print), A CATSKILL SONGBOOK had been republished by Purple Mountain Press …