Music

University of Washington Archives
Puget Sounds: Archiving Music Cultures – Bob Nelson Collection of Folk Music

BALLADS AND BOOKS
Folklore & Folk Music of the Northwest – KCTS-TV Show, Jan. 20, 1959
Hootenannies – KCTS-TV Show, Jan 27, 1959

Bob Nelson & Don Firth Reunion Concert> (10/14/07) Part 1

Bob Nelson & Don Firth Reunion Concert> (10/14/07) Part 2

Songs Sung at the UN Pavilion – Seattle World’s Fair, 1962

Wandering – sung by Walt Robertson (his theme song)

Seattle Coffeehouse Live! – a virtual CD of performers recorded at the Wayward Coffeehouse (and a few at the Couth Buzzard) in 2009-2010.

PNWFS Videos (click title for menu)

History is Sung - The Old Settler

MOHAI History Award, 2011 History Is___ Film Competition Christa Carnell

Three Ravens - Don Firth

Don Firth singing at Bob Nelson and Don Firth Reunion Concert, Oct. 14, 2007, at Central Lutheran Church in Seattle.

Bob Nelson - For Petes Sake

Bob Nelson remembers Pete Seeger

The Old Fisherman Bob Nelson

Ive been haunted by the story of Pappa Kari, and his eventual death, since I was sixteen. I recently spent time in Westport searching for friends that knew the Kari family. I was successful in locating the grand son-in-law of Pappa Kari who filled me in on some missing details. The story of Pappa Kari needs to be told.

Kitchen Waltz - Kate Power & Steve Einhorn

Kitchen Waltz (Kate Power), Everett Public Library, March 2, 2014, Pacific Northwest Folklore Society

Inside Everett: Folksinger Bob Nelson

Kate Reardon, City Public Information Director for the City of Everett, Washington, welcomes Bob Nelson to the studio to talk about his life of music. Bob, also a musical archivist, tells the stories of our westward migration, its music and how it evolved as our pioneer ancestors traveled from the east coast to the Puget Sound country.

Emmas Waltz - Sarah Comer

Sarah Comer (with Emmett Comer, guitar) plays Emma\'s Waltz, a traditional Finnish waltz, at the Everett Public Library, Everett, WA, March 21, 2010, Free Library Concert sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Folklore Society

John Riley (trad) - Pint & Dale

William Pint and Felicia Dale sing the traditional song John Riley at Couth Buzzard Books, Seattle, WA, Aug. 13, 2010. Pacific Northwest Folklore Society Coffeehouse Concert.

Some Of These Days - Veronica Sbergia & Max De Bernardi

Pacific Northwest Folklore Society, Coffeehouse Concert, Veronica Sbergia and Max De Bernardi