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Ella Vigil, recorder, 1975

 Item — Box: 3, CD: 287

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Tomas Quintana, b. 1898, San Luis, Colorado. Begins the CD and ends at 5:00. Versos (fair recording, music, guitar, women, love song).

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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).

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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).

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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).

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Felipe Valdez, b. 1911, San Luis, Colorado. Begins at 19:40 and ends at 26:06. Versos (poor recording, song, drums, band, accordian).

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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).

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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).

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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).

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Samuel Medina, b.1922, Fort Garland, Colorado. Begins at 36:15 and ends at 42:58. Versos (fair recording, guitar, song).

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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).

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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).

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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).

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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).

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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

From the Collection:

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

Contact:
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131