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1989 Rising Star Drum Corp
001.1989.015
Sun Apr 30 1989
29:22 - Audio Cassette Master; WAV and Mp3 on Server and Cloud
00:00 Introductions; gentleman playing the Fife has been attending the Jazz Fest since 1972 and his daughter Bernice on snare drum; they stayed in Allison Miner’s living room in the early days of the Fest; the music they’re going to play has survived the last 200 years in Mississippi 02:11 this group is the most important drum and fife group; the music is played at fundraisers and church events as well; A Fife only makes 2 whistles 04:22 Demonstration 08:31 Demonstration 13:39 Demonstration 16:49 Thank you for sitting so patiently; introduction of band members; on bass L.T. Thomas; bass snare we have Jim Wright; and her father Othar Turner; and herself, Bernice Turner on snare 17:47 (Othar) Listen to me good; when you’re young you don’t care about nothing but when you’re old you try and hold on to what you’ve got, you don’t want it to get away 18:06 Demonstration 24:26 Demonstration 29:22 Interview ends
04/30/89 - Rising Star Drum Corps.
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