Title

Jimmie Driftwood tribute track 11: Dancing Dolls

Creator

Date Original

1989 October 24

Description

Clead Driftwood, wife of renowned Arkansas musician Jimmie Driftwood demonstrates the dancing dolls. Father and son Glen and Robin Branscum play accompaniment. A dancing doll is a small, articulated figure with a stick in their back for the performer to hold. When placed feet-first on a thin board, the doll dancer can tap a rhythm which causes the doll to clog dance. The dolls foot falls can be heard in this recording.

Physical Description

Compact Disk (CD)

Subjects

Dance; Dolls; Folk music; Folk dancing; Folklorists; Art; Musicians; Music; Music education; Music festivals; Musicians

Contributor

Cleada Driftwood, Glen Branscum, and Robin Branscum

Geographical Area

Mountain View, Stone County (Ark.); Ozark Mountains

Language

English

Identifier

MS.000634, 7A-3253-A: 1989 October 24, Tribute To Jimmie Driftwood, Live At The Ozark Folk Center

Resource Type

Sound

Collection

Ozark Folk Center sound recordings audio collection, MS.000634

Publisher

Arkansas State Archives

Contributing Entity

Arkansas State Archives

Recommended Citation

7A-3253-A: 1989 October 24, Tribute To Jimmie Driftwood, Live At The Ozark Folk Center: track 11: Dancing Dolls, Ozark Folk Center sound recordings audio collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Rights

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Disciplines

United States History