Bound for Glory records
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
The Bound for Glory Records document the history of the folk music show "Bound for Glory," created and hosted by Phil Shapiro (Cornell M.A. ’69), spanning from 1969 to 2015. The collection includes over 1,500 audio recordings featuring a diverse array of folk performers. Series I. Audio Tapes contains reels with handwritten notes by Shapiro, detailing the performances and listing the songs played. These notes may contain spelling errors and song titles based on phonetic interpretations rather than official titles. Notable songs are often marked. This series also includes digital recordings created by Doug Steinfeld from tapes collected by himself, Sari Goldbaum, and Janet Elis, identified as part of the Doug Steinfeld Collection. Series II. CDs covers shows from 2004 to 2015 and has been digitized for preservation and access. Series III. Digital Material includes a crawled version of the show's website, a documentary by Brad Kolodner, and a digital tribute book commemorating the 1,500th show.
Dates
- 1969-2015
Creator
- Shapiro, Phillip Donald (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Conditions Governing Use
Due to the fragility and potential degradation of moving image and sound recordings, viewing and listening is limited to items that have been digitized. If an item is in another media format, you may request to have the item digitized for access. Information on ordering access copies may be found on the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections webpage. In Series I., audio reels TR-15957-TR-15976, TR-17143, and TR-17144 have been digitized as well as the track listing inserts in each of these reel cases. In Series II. CDs, all material has been digitized (CD7010-CD7129, CD132-CD7400,CD7406-CD7573).
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Bound for Glory is North America's longest running live folk concert radio broadcast. The show is broadcast live on WVBR 93.5 FM from Anabel Taylor Hall on the Cornell University campus Sunday nights. While the name of the room where the show is broadcast has changed over the years, the Commons Coffeehouse, Cul de Snack, the Cafe at Anabel Taylor, Alternatives Library, the space itself in Anabel Taylor has remained constant. Phil Shapiro made his first Ithaca broadcast of the show in September 1967 on the WVBR radio station. Bound for Glory presents folk music of all types and has run for over 1,500 concerts.
Extent
4.6 cubic feet. (4.6 cubic feet.)
125 gigabytes. (125 gigabytes (plus 547 digitized CDs).)
Abstract
The Bound for Glory audio recordings capture the history of the folk music show created and hosted by Phil Shapiro (Cornell M.A. ’69), featuring a diverse array of folk performers from 1969 to 2015. The collection includes tapes and CDs with handwritten notes by Shapiro, detailing the performances and listing the songs played.
Custodial History
A portion of recordings in Series I. come from the collection of Doug Steinfeld. These tapes were digitized by Steinfeld who remains in possession of the physical tapes. Some of these recordings have a break from the initial recording when the tape was flipped over during set two of the performance. The Steinfeld collection also contains a set of Encore tapes. These tapes contain encores for shows that were not necessarily included on the on air broadcast or on the show tape.
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.eduhttp: //rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Series I. compiled by:
- Phillip Shapiro
- Date completed:
- September 2017
- EAD encoding:
- Evan Earle, September 2017
- Date modified:
- Marcie Farwell, October 2018
- Date modified:
- Eirva Diamessis, November 2024
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Series I. compiled by Phillip Shapiro. Series II. complied by RMC staff.
- Date
- September 2017
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu