Title
Minnie Gracie Gadson, 2009
Interviewer
Crawford, Eric (Interviewer)
Files
Date
2009
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Description
Interview with Minnie Gracie Gadson, which picks up in mid-conversation between Eric Crawford, a researcher studying Gullah spirituals. The interview is a dialogue between the two, Crawford often prompting Gadson for the next song. They discuss Violet Alston and James Garfield Smalls. This is a continuation of the previous interview with Gracie Gadson, a song leader on St. Helena Island, which begins in the midst of "Drinking of the Wine," and then proceeds with "Take Me to the Water." Gadson talks through the different songs for different occasions. She discusses that some individuals have certain songs that belong to them, and why certain songs belong to certain individuals. She discusses her time performing songs at festivals and then she moves through some additional spirituals. The recording cuts off in the middle of Gadson performing "I Saw the Light."
Subject
Spirituals (Songs)--Sea Islands;Hymns--South Carolina--Saint Helena Island;Sacred vocal music--Sea Islands;Gullahs--South Carolina--Saint Helena Island--Religion;Gullahs--South Carolina--Saint Helena Island--Interviews;Sea Islands--Religious life and customs;Saint Helena Island (S.C.)--Religious life and customs;Sermons;Prayers;Gadson, Minnie Gracie;Saint Helena Island (S.C.)
Rights
This interview is protected by the copyright of the interviewee and The Athenaeum Press at Coastal Carolina University. Any form of alteration, reproduction or commercial use of the interviews or other material is prohibited without the written consent of both the interviewee and a representative of The Athenaeum Press. Citations for scholarly purposes must clearly acknowledge the name of the interviewee, the date and The Athenaeum Press at Coastal Carolina University.
Duration
01:03:37
Recommended Citation
Gadson, Minnie Gracie, "Minnie Gracie Gadson, 2009" (2009). Eric Crawford Oral Histories, 2007-2010. 2.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/eric-crawford-oral-histories/2