Folk music -- New Mexico
Found in 488 Collections and/or Records:
untitled, 1970, 2006 January 1
Socorro, New Mexico. Informant recites four verses, some of which are improvised, used in a serenade, "Los dias," and addressed to the communicant. Quality: Good/Fair
untitled, 1970, 2006 January 1
Socorro, New Mexico. Informant sings two strophes from the introductory song used in the pageant Las posadas. Quality: Good/Fair
untitled, 1970, 2006 January 1
Included is a short dialogue between St. Michael and the devil. Quality: Good/Fair
untitled, 1970, 2006 January 1
Socorro, New Mexico. Quality: Good/Fair
untitled, 1970, 2006 January 1
Los Duranes, New Mexico. Verses from a nineteenth-century Mexican song. Recited. Quality: unknown
untitled, 1970, 2006 January 1
Bernalillo, New Mexico. Informant gives an account of the dance game "valse chiquiado," connected with the experiences of a hunter named Cruz Hurtado. Hurtado finds himself in the woods and, hiding behind a pine tree, gets to see a colony of bears dancing and participating in the "valse chiquiado." Explanation in story form of "valse chiquiado." Quality: Fair/Poor.
untitled, 1970, 2006 January 1
Bernalillo, New Mexico. Conclusion of the Cruz Hurtado tall tale. As Cruz gets deeper into the forest, he sees a group of bears dancing the "valse chiquiado." He is unnoticed by the bears because he is hiding behind a pine tree. "Valse chiquiado" described. See item 7.22. Quality: Fair/Poor.
untitled, 1969, 2006 January 1
Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico. In Hispanic New Mexico and Colorado, the New Year is awaited with anxiety and greeted with shouts of joy and cheer. After it is literally shot and "killed," groups of young men go out serenading from house to house, beginning at midnight. Here are fifteen traditional couplets. Instrumental accompaniment. Quality: Fair.
untitled, 1973, 2006 January 1
Chamita, New Mexico. See item 8.18. Quality: Fair.
untitled, 1973, 2006 January 1
Chamita, New Mexico. See item 8.18. Quality: Fair.