Ella Vigil, recorder, 1975
Scope and Contents
Tomas Quintana, b. 1898, San Luis, Colorado. Begins the CD and ends at 5:00. Versos (fair recording, music, guitar, women, love song).
Samuel Medina, b. 1922, Fort Garland, Colorado. Begins at 5:11 and ends at 8:01. Versos (fair recording, song, banjo, conejo, venado, rabbit, deer).
Felipe Valdez, b. 1911, San Luis, Colorado. Begins at 8:27 and ends at 12:21. Versos (fair recording, music, band, song, accordian, drums, Valentina Quintana, los cuates).
Samuel Medina, b. 1922, Fort Garland, Colorado. Begins at 12:40 and ends at 19:21. Versos (fair recording, song, band, accordian, drums, Antonio Vigil celebrating his birthday).
Felipe Valdez, b. 1911, San Luis, Colorado. Begins at 19:40 and ends at 26:06. Versos (poor recording, song, drums, band, accordian).
Samuel Medina, born 1922, Fort Garland, Colorado. Begins at 26:25 and ends at 28:50. Versos (good recording, song, vengo de San Juan del Rio, music, band, accordian, drums).
Dorotea Martinez, age 86, b. February 6, 1889, born in El Rito, New Mexico, from San Luis, Colorado. Begins at 28:57 and ends at 35:00. 1. Prayer (verses, good recording, song, the rosary, Virgin Mary); 2. Milagro de San Antonio, miracle (good recording, verses, story, song tradition); 3. Bendicion de la mesa (prayer at table, before eating, good recording, religion); 4. Verses, Entriega de Bautismo (good recording, traditions for baptism); 5. Rezo, Los Pastores (good recording, prayer, the shepherds, Navidad, Christmas); 6. Corrido de Macedonio Padilla, fragmento (good recording, funeral held on January 11).
Felipe Valdez, b. 1911, San Luis, Colorado. Begins at 35:01 and ends at 36:14. Versos (poor recording, guitar, conversation, between man and his mother, Navidad, Christmas, tradition, local history).
Samuel Medina, b.1922, Fort Garland, Colorado. Begins at 36:15 and ends at 42:58. Versos (fair recording, guitar, song).
Felipe Valdez, b. 1911, San Luis, Colorado. Begins at 43:02 and ends at 49:15. Versos, Los Matachines (fair recording, song, Native Americans, guitar, Los Matachines, sword dancers, local history, traditions).
Samuel Medina, b. 1922, Fort Garland, Colorado. Begins at 49:24 and ends at 54:07. Versos, El canute (good recording, guitar, Native American influence, Indian and Spanish gambling game, traditional song).
Felipe Valdez, b. 1911, San Luis, Colorado. Begins at 54:09 and ends at 58:46. Versos (mandamientos de la ley de Dios, ten commandments, abade, good recording, song, verses).
Samuel Medina, b.1922, Fort Garland, Colorado. Begins at 58:48 and ends at 67:04. Versos (fair recording, song, guitar, Mexico lindo, Ojitos negros).
Margarito Espinosa, b.1918, San Luis, Colorado. Begins at 67:24 and ends at 72:20. Versos (fair recording, song, guitar, verses).
Dates
- Creation: 1975
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 13 boxes (12.25 cu. ft.)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
cswrref@unm.edu