Item AAAC3219-070 - Cry Song

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Title proper

Cry Song

General material designation

  • sound recording

Parallel title

Salik̕ala

Other title information

Mourning Song, Crying Song for the Dead

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Title notes

  • Attributions and conjectures: Additional title information based on interviews with William Wasden, Cody Nelson and Ryan Nicolson.
  • Source of title proper: Title based on Dr. Halpern's label notes

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AAAC3219-070

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Original recording

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  • January 6, 1947 (Creation)
    Place
    Cape Mudge (B.C.)

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Physical description

One song̱: disk number SD234:034 - Track 1, side 1, 1x6.5 in., Wilcox-Gay 'Recordio,' laminated disk.

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Name of creator

(July 17, 1910 - February 7, 1987)

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Scope and content

Ida Halpern recorded Bily Assu performing this song at his home in Cape Mudge - Weḵa'yi. Wamiss Uncle died. Salmon River made the song for Chief Assu. Chief Assu notes the lyrics include "You people listen to the story from of his life." He noted, "Once my uncle called all the people from the North, South, everywhere. It takes sometimes 2 hours to sing this song."

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Some lack of clarity due to age of the disk.

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Location of originals

Original recorded on sound disc SD234:0033 - track 1 side 2, located in archives container number 002340-0387.

Availability of other formats

On May 25, 1966 Halpern migrated the original onto reel T4339:46. This reel is stored in location 700000 cool container Aav 2012-0418. A reference cassette was made: 000443-346. In June 2014 a digital master copy was made, it is held in archive location 000443-0303.

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Ida Halpern's original alphanumeric identifier

N24

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SD234:034

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