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Collection Overview
Title: John Morgan Salyer Collection, 1941-1942
Extent: 3.0 MS boxes
Arrangement:
The collection is primarily arranged by:
1. Audio Discs
2. Open Reel Discs
3. Beta Discs
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection consists of forty eight acetate disc recordings made in the early 1940s that document Magoffin County, Kentucky fiddler and banjo player, John Morgan Salyer.
Salyer was born in 1882 and was master of an older eastern Kentucky style that is only barely discernible in the playing of present day fiddlers and banjoists. The recordings were made in 1941-42 by his sons Grover and Glen Salyer using a home disc-cutting machine. Many of John Salyer's tunes have not been documented elsewhere. On several of the recordings Salyer uses cross-tunings and some have banjo, mandolin, and guitar accompaniment provided by Grover and Glen Salyer.
Administrative Information
Repository:
Berea College Special Collections and Archives Catalog
Access 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], John Morgan Salyer Collection, Berea College Special Collections & Archives, Berea, KY.
Processing Information:
The collection was processed by Harry Rice, Sound Archivist. The finding aid was created in 2015 by Harry Rice and Lori Myers-Steele, Collections Archivist.
Other Note:
BCA 0122 SAA 122
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Recordings],
[All]
- Series 1: Recordings
- Box 1: Audio Discs
- Hear All Of These Recordings
- Item 1: JS-ID-01
- John Morgan Salyer: "Duck River" / "Frosty Morning": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 2: JS-ID-02
- John Morgan Salyer: "Fisher on the Snag" / "Brushy Fork of John's Creek": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 3: JS-ID-03
- John Morgan Salyer: "Jennie Get Around" / "Speed of the Plow": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 4: JS-ID-04
- John Morgan Salyer: "Ricketts Hornpipe" / "Sooka Flanagan": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 5: JS-ID-05
- John Morgan Salyer: "Fire in Mountain" / "Jenny Get Around": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 6: JS-ID-06
- John Morgan Salyer: "Vance No More Can Go (hanged)" / "Speed of the Plow": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 7: JS-ID-07
- John Morgan Salyer: "Indian Ate the Woodchuck" / "Wagoner": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 8: JS-ID-08
- John Morgan Salyer: "Sturgeon (Jeff)" / "Featherbed": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 9: JS-ID-09
- John Morgan Salyer: "Little Bo[b]by" / "Muddy Creek": Home disc recordings of oldtime fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 10: JS-ID-10
- John Morgan Salyer: "Wild Horse" / "Cincinnati Hornpipe": Home disc recordings of oldtime fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 11: JS-ID-11
- John Morgan Salyer: "Sourwood Mountain" / "Trouble on My Mind": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 12: JS-ID-12
- John Morgan Salyer: "Lonesome John" / "Irish Boy (Callahan)": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 13: JS-ID-13
- John Morgan Salyer: "Gilda Roy" / "Billie in Lowground": Home disc recordings of oldtime fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 14: JS-ID-14
- John Morgan Salyer: "Lost Girl" / "Pleasure of a Single Life": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 15: JS-ID-15
- John Morgan Salyer: "Give the Fiddler a Dram" / "Getting Up Stairs": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 16: JS-ID-16
- John Morgan Salyer: "Napoleon's Retreat" / "Napoleon's March": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 17: JS-ID-17
- John Morgan Salyer: "Fish on Snag" / "Miss. Sawyer [Rickett's Hornpipe]" / "Unnamed [Roll On John?]" / "William Riley" / "[Vance No More]": Home disc recordings of oldtime fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 18: JS-ID-18
- John Morgan Salyer: "Rose in Mountain" / "Forked Deer": Home disc recordings of oldtime fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 19: JS-ID-19
- John Morgan Salyer: "Sallie Goodin" / "[Pretty Little Girl?]" / "Old Hen Cackled": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 20: JS-ID-20
- John Morgan Salyer: "Lonesome John" / "Old Joe Clark": Home disc recordings of oldtime fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 21: JS-ID-21
- John Morgan Salyer: "Jack Wilson" / "Love Somebody": Home disc recordings of oldtime fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 22: JS-ID-22
- John Morgan Salyer: "Martha Campbell" / [RADIO PROGRAM NOT RECORDED]
- Item 23: JS-ID-23
- John Morgan Salyer: "Bill Brown" / "Shady Grove": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 24: JS-ID-24
- John Morgan Salyer: "Stump Tail Dolly" / "Stump Tail Dolly": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 25: JS-ID-25
- John Morgan Salyer: "Brad Walters" / "Polly (Grand pa's tune)": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 26: JS-ID-26
- John Morgan Salyer: "Mike in the Wilderness" / "Lacy Brown": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 27: JS-ID-27
- John Morgan Salyer: "Flander's Dream" / "Billie in Low Land": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 28: JS-ID-28
- John Morgan Salyer: "Cripple Creek" / "Old Joe Clark": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 29: JS-ID-29
- John Morgan Salyer: "Barlowe Knife" / "Cumberland Gap": Home disc recordings of oldtime fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 30: JS-ID-30
- John Morgan Salyer: "Soldiers Joy - Love Somebody" / "Duck River": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 31: JS-ID-31
- John Morgan Salyer: "Leather Britches" / "Durang's Hornpipe": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 32: JS-ID-32
- John Morgan Salyer: "Rocky Island" / "Roll On John": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 33: JS-ID-33
- John Morgan Salyer: "Wagner" / "Indian Eat the Woodchuck": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 34: JS-ID-34
- John Morgan Salyer: "Fish on a Snag" / "Irish Boy": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 35: JS-ID-35
- John Morgan Salyer: "Lazy Kate" / "Rose in the Mountain": Home disc recordings of oldtime fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 36: JS-ID-36
- John Morgan Salyer: "Lonesome John" / "William Riley": Home disc recordings of oldtime fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 37: JS-ID-37
- John Morgan Salyer: "Last of Harris" / "Arkansas Traveler": Home disc recordings of oldtime fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 38: JS-ID-38
- John Morgan Salyer: "Napoleon's March - Retreat" / "Indian Nation" / "Sallie Cooper" / "Unidentified Waltz": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 39: JS-ID-39
- John Morgan Salyer: "Lost Boy" / "Lost Girl": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 40: JS-ID-40
- John Morgan Salyer: "Billie in the Lowland" / "Gilda Roy": Home disc recordings of oldtime fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 41: JS-ID-41
- John Morgan Salyer: "Big Eared Mule" / "Forked Deer" / "Stump Tail Dollie": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 42: JS-ID-42
- John Morgan Salyer: "Gilda Roy" / "John Cole" / "Unidentified": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 43: JS-ID-43
- John Morgan Salyer: "Rickett's Hornpipe" / "Cincinnati Hornpipe": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 44: JS-ID-44
- John Morgan Salyer: "Hoosier or Russian Rabbit" / "Kentucky Winders": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 45: JS-ID-45
- John Morgan Salyer: "Cumberland Gap" / "Barlowe Knife": Home disc recordings of oldtime fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 46: JS-ID-46
- John Morgan Salyer: "Wild Horse" / "Muddy Creek": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 47: JS-ID-47
- John Morgan Salyer: "Sukie Flannagin" / "Leather Britches": Home disc recordings of old-time fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Item 48: JS-ID-48
- John Morgan Salyer: "Frosty Morning" / "Peggy Eve[a]ns": Home disc recordings of oldtime fiddle and banjo music made at Salyersville [Magoffin Co.], KY, 1941-1942
- Box 2: Open Reel Discs
- Item 1: JS-OR-01
- John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings on 7" reel prepared by Grover Salyer
- Item 2: JS-OR-02
- John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942) mastered from instantaneous discs on to Open Reels by Bob Carlin, 1980s.
- Item 3: JS-OR-03
- John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942) mastered from instantaneous discs on to Open Reels by Bob Carlin, 1980s.
- Item 4: JS-OR-04
- John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942) mastered from instantaneous discs on to Open Reels by Bob Carlin, 1980s.
- Item 5: JS-OR-05
- John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942) mastered from instantaneous discs on to Open Reels by Bob Carlin, 1980s.
- Item 6: JS-OR-06
- John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942) mastered from instantaneous discs on to Open Reels by Bob Carlin, 1980s.
- Item 7: JS-OR-07
- John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942) mastered from instantaneous discs on to Open Reels by Bob Carlin, 1980s.
- Item 8: JS-OR-08
- John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942) mastered from instantaneous discs on to Open Reels by Bob Carlin, 1980s.
- Item 9: JS-OR-009-001
John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942) mastered from instantaneous discs on to Open Reels by Bob Carlin, 1980s.
[Reel 1-A]
- Item 10: JS-OR-009-002
John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942) mastered from instantaneous discs on to Open Reels by Bob Carlin, 1980s.
[Reel 1-B]
- Item 11: JS-OR-009-003
John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942) mastered from instantaneous discs on to Open Reels by Bob Carlin, 1980s.
[Reel 1-C]
- Item 12: JS-OR-009-004
John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942) mastered from instantaneous discs on to Open Reels by Bob Carlin, 1980s.
[Reel 1-D]
- Item 13: JS-OR-009-005
John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942) mastered from instantaneous discs on to Open Reels by Bob Carlin, 1980s.
[Reel 1-E/2-A]
- Item 14: JS-OR-009-006
John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942) mastered from instantaneous discs on to Open Reels by Bob Carlin, 1980s.
[Reel 2-B]
- Item 15: JS-OR-009-007
John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942) mastered from instantaneous discs on to Open Reels by Bob Carlin, 1980s.
[Reel 2-C]
- Item 16: JS-OR-009-008
John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942) mastered from instantaneous discs on to Open Reels by Bob Carlin, 1980s.
[Reel 2-D]
- Item 17: JS-OR-009-009
John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942) mastered from instantaneous discs on to Open Reels by Bob Carlin, 1980s.
[Reel 2-E/3-A]
- Item 18: JS-OR-009-010
John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942) mastered from instantaneous discs on to Open Reels by Bob Carlin, 1980s.
[Reel 3-B]
- Item 19: JS-OR-009-011
John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942) mastered from instantaneous discs on to Open Reels by Bob Carlin, 1980s.
[Reel 3-C]
- Item 20: JS-OR-009-012
John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942) mastered from instantaneous discs on to Open Reels by Bob Carlin, 1980s.
[Reel 3-D]
- Item 21: JS-OR-009-013
John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942) mastered from instantaneous discs on to Open Reels by Bob Carlin, 1980s.
[Reel 3-E/4-A]
- Item 22: JS-OR-009-014
John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942) mastered from instantaneous discs on to Open Reels by Bob Carlin, 1980s.
[Reel 4-B]
- Item 23: JS-OR-010-001
John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942)
[Salyer Out Takes 1 of 4] [AC003 Vol 2 Side A]
- Item 24: JS-OR-010-002
John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942)
[Salyer Out Takes 2 of 4] [AC003 Vol 2 Side B] ;
- Item 25: JS-OR-010-003
John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942)
[Salyer Out Takes 3 of 4] [AC003 Vol 2 Side C]
- Item 26: JS-OR-010-004
John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942)
[Salyer Out Takes 4 of 4] [AC003 Vol 2 Side D]
- Item 27: CD
- 2 Copies - John Morgan Salyer , Home Recordings 1941-1942; 54 additional archival recordings not included on Appalachian Center AC003
- Item 28: Cassette tape of John Salyer music
- Item 29: Cassette tape of John Salyer music
- Item 30: Cassette tape of John Salyer music
- Item 31: Cassette tape of John Salyer music
- Item 32: Cassette tape of John Salyer music
- Item 33: Cassette tape of John Salyer music
- Item 34: Richard Nevins/Shanachie Records Berea College - Salyer Project 1992 (1 of 2)
- DAT Digital Audio Tapes
- Item 35: Richard Nevins/Shanachie Records Berea College - Salyer Project 1992 (2 of 2)
- DAT Digital Audio Tapes
- Box 3: Beta Discs
- Item 1: JS-BT-01
- AUDIO - Salyer BT No. 1 disc to tape transfers. John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942)
- Item 2: JS-BT-02
- AUDIO - Salyer BT No. 2 disc to tape transfers. John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942)
- Item 3: JS-BT-03
- AUDIO - Salyer BT No. 3 disc to tape transfers. John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942)
- Item 4: JS-BT-04
- AUDIO - Salyer BT No. 4 disc to tape transfers. John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942)
- Item 5: JS-BT-05
- AUDIO - Salyer BT No. 5 disc to tape transfers. John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942)
- Item 6: JS-BT-06
- AUDIO - Salyer BT Equed dubs No. 1 disc to tape transfers. John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942)
- Item 7: JS-BT-07
- AUDIO - Salyer BT Equed dubs No. 2 disc to tape transfers. John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942)
- Item 8: JS-BT-08
- AUDIO - Salyer BT Equed dubs No. 3 disc to tape transfers. John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942)
- Item 9: JS-BT-09
- AUDIO - Salyer BT Equed dubs No. 4 disc to tape transfers. John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942)
- Item 10: JS-BT-10
- AUDIO - [Salyer BT disc to tape transfers. Unknown Contents] John Morgan Salyer: Home recordings of Kentucky fiddle and banjo music (1941-1942)
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