Lukas Murphy Bluegrass Music Collection BCA 0156 SAA 159

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Lukas Murphy Bluegrass Music Collection BCA 0156 SAA 159

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title: Lukas Murphy Bluegrass Music Collection 1973-1980 BCA 0156

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subject: Bluegrass music-Kentucky; bluegrass music--Kentucky

description: This collection is comprised of bluegrass music performance recordings from the Cincinnati / Dayton, Ohio area, Kentucky, and Virginia, 1973-1980. The recordings were donated to Berea by Lukas Murphy. They were made by his father, Ron Murphy who provided the sound for the events. Venues include bluegrass music festivals, college campus concerts, and bars. These recordings help document the thriving bluegrass music scene that had developed in the industrial region of Cincinnati, Dayton, Middletown, and Springfield, Ohio between 1947 and 1989.Ron Murphy also performed as a member of the Muddy River Band. Other Southwestern Ohio based performers / bands documented include Ron Thomason / Dry Branch Fire Squad, Dave Evans / The River Bend, Larry Sparks / the Lonesome Ramblers, Hot Mud Family, Hagan Brothers, Boys From Indiana, and the Katie Laur Band. Nationally known performers include the Osborne Brothers, Seldom Scene, J.D. Crowe and the New South, 2nd Generation, Country Gentlemen, Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys, Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys.

publisher: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

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date: 1973-1980

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format: Open Reel Audio Tape

identifier: BCA 0156 SAA 159

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language: eng

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rights: Posted for personal research and educational use.

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Lukas Murphy Bluegrass Music Collection BCA 0156 SAA 159

SC-OR-840-001 Muddy River Band and Osborne Brothers 1980

SC-OR-840-002 Katie Laur and The Seldom Scene 1980

SC-OR-840-003 Wilson Brothers Festival 1978

SC-OR-840-004 Wilson Brothers Festival 1978

SC-OR-840-005 Stone Valley Fall Festival 1979

SC-OR-840-006 Concert at Kelly Hall [Antioch College] 1973

SC-OR-840-007 Joe Carter and the Wheat Straw Band

SC-OR-840-008 Wise, Virginia Festival 1975

SC-OR-840-009 Wise, Virginia Festival 1975

SC-OR-840-018 Bob Scott Show 1979