AGENCY: Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. Division of Arts and Museums. Folk Arts Program
SERIES: 31199
TITLE: Urban pioneers folk revival concert records
DATES: 2004-2009
ARRANGEMENT: None.
DESCRIPTION: Folklorist Polly Stewart's research centered on a group of about 30 singers and musicians who participated in Utah's 1960 folk music revival. She produced an article about Bruce "Utah" Phillips and Rosalie Sorrels, that appeared in the Summer 2006 issue of the Utah Historical Quarterly giving them the name "Urban Pioneers." With a grant from Utah State History she conducted an extended oral history project. In January 2007, in cooperation with the Folk Arts Program and the Culture Conservation Corps, she produced a full-scale concert at Salt Lake City's Highland High School auditorium. In addition to Utah Phillips and Rosalie Sorrels the performers included Uncle Lumpy (Hal Cannon, Tom Carter, Chris Montague), the Stormy Mountain Boys (Brent Bradford, Cary Howard, Tim Morrison, Ryan Orr, Art Hansen), The Rosewood Trio (Mac Magleby, Peter Netka, Gloria Rowland), Barre Toelken, Bruce Cummings, Heather Stewart Dorrell, and Polly and the Valley Boys (Dave Roylance, Polly Stewart, Utah Phillips). The concert was emceed by folklorist Dave Stanley. Stewart also produced both a CD and a DVD of the concert. Archival materials were also submitted to Utah State History and the Special Collections Division of the library at Weber State University, Ogden.
RETENTION
DISPOSITION
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series is proposed and has not yet been approved.
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Video recordings master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Digital Versatile Disk - Rewritable: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Audio cassettes: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
APPRAISAL
Historical
These records are being appraised as permanent and historic because they record important cultural heritage history in Utah, and may be the only source of information for some cultural communities and history in the state.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Private. UCA 63G-2-302 2(b)