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Ella Vigil, recorder, 1975

 Item — Box: 3, CD: 287

Scope and Contents

Tomas Quintana, b. 1898, San Luis, Colorado. Begins the CD and ends at 5:00. Versos (fair recording, music, guitar, women, love song).
Scope and Contents Samuel Medina, b. 1922, Fort Garland, Colorado. Begins at 5:11 and ends at 8:01. Versos (fair recording, song, banjo, conejo, venado, rabbit, deer).
Scope and Contents Felipe Valdez, b. 1911, San Luis, Colorado. Begins at 8:27 and ends at 12:21. Versos (fair recording, music, band, song, accordian, drums, Valentina Quintana, los cuates).
Scope and Contents Samuel Medina, b. 1922, Fort Garland, Colorado. Begins at 12:40 and ends at 19:21. Versos (fair recording, song, band, accordian, drums, Antonio Vigil celebrating his birthday).
Scope and Contents Felipe Valdez, b. 1911, San Luis, Colorado. Begins at 19:40 and ends at 26:06. Versos (poor recording, song, drums, band, accordian).
Scope and Contents Samuel Medina, born 1922, Fort Garland, Colorado. Begins at 26:25 and ends at 28:50. Versos (good recording, song, vengo de San Juan del Rio, music, band, accordian, drums).
Scope and Contents Dorotea Martinez, age 86, b. February 6, 1889, born in El Rito, New Mexico, from San Luis, Colorado. Begins at 28:57 and ends at 35:00. 1. Prayer (verses, good recording, song, the rosary, Virgin Mary); 2. Milagro de San Antonio, miracle (good recording, verses, story, song tradition); 3. Bendicion de la mesa (prayer at table, before eating, good recording, religion); 4. Verses, Entriega de Bautismo (good recording, traditions for baptism); 5. Rezo, Los Pastores (good recording, prayer, the shepherds, Navidad, Christmas); 6. Corrido de Macedonio Padilla, fragmento (good recording, funeral held on January 11).
Scope and Contents Felipe Valdez, b. 1911, San Luis, Colorado. Begins at 35:01 and ends at 36:14. Versos (poor recording, guitar, conversation, between man and his mother, Navidad, Christmas, tradition, local history).
Scope and Contents Samuel Medina, b.1922, Fort Garland, Colorado. Begins at 36:15 and ends at 42:58. Versos (fair recording, guitar, song).
Scope and Contents Felipe Valdez, b. 1911, San Luis, Colorado. Begins at 43:02 and ends at 49:15. Versos, Los Matachines (fair recording, song, Native Americans, guitar, Los Matachines, sword dancers, local history, traditions).
Scope and Contents Samuel Medina, b. 1922, Fort Garland, Colorado. Begins at 49:24 and ends at 54:07. Versos, El canute (good recording, guitar, Native American influence, Indian and Spanish gambling game, traditional song).
Scope and Contents Felipe Valdez, b. 1911, San Luis, Colorado. Begins at 54:09 and ends at 58:46. Versos (mandamientos de la ley de Dios, ten commandments, abade, good recording, song, verses).
Scope and Contents Samuel Medina, b.1922, Fort Garland, Colorado. Begins at 58:48 and ends at 67:04. Versos (fair recording, song, guitar, Mexico lindo, Ojitos negros).
Scope and Contents Margarito Espinosa, b.1918, San Luis, Colorado. Begins at 67:24 and ends at 72:20. Versos (fair recording, song, guitar, verses).

Dates

  • 1975

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English, Spanish

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 13 boxes (12.25 cu. ft.)

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451