Original recording in open reel and cassette tape format are found in boxes 1 through 5. Reference/listening copies of select recordings are in boxes 5 through 7. See box list for more information.
Restrictions: There are no restrictions on use of this material other than federal copyright regulations. Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College. A sampling of audio files may be heard online.
Preferred Citation: [Object identification], Barbara Kunkle Kentucky Traditional Music Collection, Berea College Special Collections & Archives, Berea, KY.
Scope and Contents: Fifty-six audio field recordings (1970s) of interviews and performances that document the repertoire and styles of several Kentucky fiddlers, banjo players, and ballad singers mainly from the state’s northeastern region. Also included in the collection are a number of home-recording of fiddle playing, conversations and singing and recordings of radio shows and folk festivals.