Title

Wesley Yonges Island UMC Easter Service and Joe Hunter Session, Part 1

Henrietta Yurchenco

Contributor

Library of Congress

Files

Date

4-11-1971

Description

Two sessions: the first an Easter Service at Wesley Yonges Island United Methodist Church, Johns Island Charge, South Carolina and a April 11, 1971, session with Joe Hunter and Friends. The Easter service recording includes just a hymn and discussion from the congregation. The Joe Hunter Session includes "Prayer," "She's A Long-Legged Woman," and "Leave Me Alone." The recording also includes a false start and some discussion over what Joe Hunter will play with Henrietta Yurchenco and a woman presumed to be Janie Hunter.

Subject

Gullahs--Music;Gullahs--South Carolina--Johns Island--Social life and customs;Spirituals (Songs)--South Carolina--Johns Island;Church music--South Carolina--Johns Island;Sea Islands Creole dialect--South Carolina--Johns Island;Gospel music--South Carolina--Johns Island;African Americans--South Carolina--Johns Island--Religious life and customs;Field recording;Wesley Yonges Island United Methodist Church (Johns Island, S.C.);Yurchenco, Henrietta;Johns Island (S.C.)

Keywords

Spirituals, church music, gospel, gullahs, creole dialect, hymns, Hunter Family, Easter service

Rights

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Duration

16:10