IU Archives of Traditional Music

The Archives of Traditional Music is an audiovisual archive that documents music and culture from all over the world, located at Indiana University.

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Happy Birthday Hoagy Carmichael, born today in 1899! 🎉🎶🎹

This image is a caricature of Carmichael from an episode entitled “The Great Songwriters” of “The Flintstones” which aired in 1961.

Learn more about Hoagy and his collection at the ATM here: https://t.co/qlvll630SF

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Congrats to ATM Library Assistants Tarren Sexton & Sarah Carter for presentations at the Midwest Music Library Association meeting last week! Tarren presented on his catalog project & Sarah gave a poster on primary sources as inspiration for composers. Great job to you both! 🎉

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Please note: While the collections recorded by Grinnell (catalog records linked above), and many others, are digitized and in our online streaming platform, ATM policy requires appropriate Tribal permission before access to any Indigenous cultural material can be provided.

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You may have heard about Ken Burn's new @PBS documentary series "The American Buffalo," which uses archival sources of naturalist George Bird Grinnell. Did you know the ATM holds cylinder recordings made by Grinnell in 1897-1898?

About the documentary: https://t.co/qhjWg8w207

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The ATM also holds many other audiovisual collections representing First Nations and Tribes across the country, including the various communities featured in Burns' documentary series. Contact us to learn more!

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Former ATM Graduate Assistant Jennie Williams has a new journal article out now in the latest volume of the Journal of Folklore and Education titled "Connecting Themes and Stories"! Congrats, Jennie! 🎉

Read it here: https://t.co/unQjPLnFiw

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IU Bloomington has announced The First Nations Scholarship Program for students from Federally Recognized Tribes, which will cover the direct cost of attendance, plus books and supplies, as well as provide support programming for four years. More info: https://t.co/mGGR46NHte

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Former ATM GA Suyash Neupane received the Eoyang-Lee Fellowship, a Summer 2022 Research Travel Grant from the Dhar India Studies Program, and won 1st place in the "IU is Everywhere" category at the 22-23 IU International Photo Contest! 📸

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We spy ATM alumni (and current students) throughout this issue of @IUFolkEthno's alumni newsletter, Traditions!

We'll highlight just a few of the ATM alumni accomplishments from this issue in the thread below. Congratulations to all on all of your accomplishments! 🎶🎉

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Nia I'man Smith, who worked at the ATM as a Library Assistant, now hosts a radio show! SONIC BLACKNUSS RADIO is a biweekly show hosted by Nia (aka DJ Ann Charles aka The Black Connection) on WFHB radio. 🎶📻

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Indigenous Peoples Day, first proposed in 1977 by the International Conference on Discrimination Against the Indigenous Population in the Americas, is held on the second Monday of October to honor Native peoples throughout the country.

Learn more: https://t.co/KCorJu1CHL

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Tomorrow is another chance to see one of our graduate assistants, Caio de Souza, perform on viola caipira! He'll be performing with Regional Samauma (an @IULAMC guest recital) Tuesday Oct. 10 at 8PM in Auer Hall. 🎶

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The new window cling design and ATM's name are now up by our front door. The new ATM Reading Room (Music Library 260A) is coming together!

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Thank you to the Folklore and Ethnomusicology Department for sharing news about the recently published chapter about the ATM's Noon Concert and Lecture Series by our Librarian, Allison, and former ATM Director, Dr. Alan Burdette!

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Congratulations to former ATM Graduate Assistant Oliver Shao on his recent publication!