Folk music – New Mexico
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Charlemaud Curtis Collection of Southwestern Music, Interviews and Programs
Enrique Lamadrid Collection of Folk Songs, Oral Histories and Photographic Projects
John Donald Robb Field Recordings
The John Donald Robb Field Recordings consist of Hispanic, Native American, and Anglo music recorded between 1942-1979 in different parts of New Mexico, the Southwest, Mexico, and Latin America. The collection contains Hispanic folk music such as the alabado, the pastore, the decimal, and the corrido. Additionally, Native American chants and dances, as well as Anglo cowboy and frontier ballads are represented in the collection.
Peter White Collection of New Mexico Fiddle Music
This collection contains recordings of New Mexican fiddlers performing in their homes and at state fiddle contests, and a live KUNM folk music show. Included are discussions of the evolution of American folk songs, bowing techniques, history of the performers, etc. Represented are old style New Mexico, Texas, and Appalachian fiddle tunes, Anglo-American and Celtic folk songs.