Folk music -- New Mexico
Found in 488 Collections and/or Records:
Los Manueles, 1971, 2006
Tome, New Mexico. "Los Manueles" is a New Year's custom of friends visiting neighbors and greeting them in song and poetry in the wee hours of the morning. Numerous persons named "Manuel" are mentioned. Includes talk about la gala, or tip, and el reenganche, or recruiting of farm workers. Quality: Good.
Los Milagros del glorioso San Antonio, 1958, 2006
Tome, New Mexico. See item 9.13. Quality: Good/ Fair.
Los pollos de la capital, 1958, 2006
Leyba, New Mexico. See item 11.4. Quality: Poor.
Los tres hijos, 1973, 2007 January 1
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Three sons leave home. All meet the same old man who asks them (individually) to get him the topmost flower on a tree. Two older brothers get a flower, but not what the man wanted. The youngest brother gets the topmost flower and is rewarded. The two older brother kill and bury him. They put a twig on his tomb. The twig blooms and sings, and eventually the brothers' crime is discovered. Quality:Fair
Luna hermosa, 1958, 2006
Leyba, New Mexico. See item 11.4. Quality: Poor.
Luz celestica, 1958, 2006
Leyba, New Mexico. See item 11.4. Quality: Poor.
Madre de Dolores, 1970, 2007 January 1
Tierra Amarilla. Quality:Fair
Madre Dolores, 1969, 2006 January 1
Rutherton, New Mexico. Quality: Good/Fair.
Madre, las que tengan hijos, 1969, 2006
Arroyo, New Mexico. Includes information on penitentes and alabados. See item 16.3. Quality: Good.
Mama, Mama, 1970, 2006 January 1
Socorro, New Mexico. Recited. Quality: Good.