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This copy is supplied for research purpose only. Citations should be as follows:
[Identification of the interview], McCann Ozarks Folk Music Collection,
Special Collections and Archives, Missouri State University
This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).
User assumes all responsibility for obtaining the necessary permission to publish (including in digital format).
For more information, contact Special Collections and Archives, Missouri State University,
at 417-836-5428 or Archives@missouristate.edu.
[This transcript was provided by the donor.]
[McCann-1989-09-30-B] Fern Shumate; Sept. 30, 1989; Springfield, Mo.
Part of the Gordon McCann Ozarks Folk Music Collection at Missouri State University's Special Collections and Archives.
This recording includes tape 1. It was recorded on September 30, 1989 in Fern “Nance” Shumate’s home on North Douglas Street in Springfield, Missouri. Fern Shumate had worked and written with Vance Randolph in the 1940s when he was living in Galena, Missouri.
F: "When we first went down to the nursing home [in Fayetteville] and saw Vance and Mary. This was the first time I’d ever seen Mary. And she said then that Sidney was keeping in touch with them and that she called them from NY several times and had probably been down there. She had an interesting husband. He was a pianist, and he became a friend of mine. She lived in Sheridan Square and these friends lived on MacDougal Alley, right off Washington Square. She said why didn’t I go see her when I was up in NY, and I said it never occurred to me. In the first place I barely knew her, but Henry, the pianist, had said come on down to Galena and he’d play the piano for us. So Vance and I dashed down to hear the piano. Not only did we not hear him play the piano, we never even saw Henry. This is just some bright idea he’d had and Sidney [Sidney Crowell Robberson who recorded for the Writer’s Project with Vance in 1936] decided it was not wise. He had to go over to Lillian Shorts because Fanny didn’t have a piano. I never got to hear him play, but said he’d play with his nose part of the time. If he couldn’t hit all the keys with his hands, why, he’d hit them with his nose."
G: "You heard the story of the first piano that came into Galena? J.Frank (Short) told me this. The Shorts bought a player piano when it came in on the railroad, and they took the wagon down and loaded it on. Well, it was a player piano. Uncle Saul Hembree was all excited. He’s the one who always used to bring
Object Description
| Identifier | MOU_M075_FernShumate_1989-09-30 |
| Title | Fern Shumate interview about Vance Randolph - transcript |
| Subject | Randolph, Vance, 1892-1980; Music; Piano; Folk music; Authors |
| Location | Springfield (Mo.); Galena (Mo.) |
| Description | Transcript of an interview by Gordon McCann with Fern Shumate (aka Nancy Nance, aka Nancy Clemens, aka Anthony Gish), at her home in Springfield, Missouri. They mainly talk about her work with author Vance Randolph. The recording can be accessed here: |
| Creator | McCann, Gordon, 1931-; |
| Contributors | Shumate, Fern; Clemens, Nancy |
| Date | 1989-09-30 |
| Source | 91 KB PDF file: Gordon McCann Collection (M075) |
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| Transcript | This copy is supplied for research purpose only. Citations should be as follows: [Identification of the interview], McCann Ozarks Folk Music Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Missouri State University This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). User assumes all responsibility for obtaining the necessary permission to publish (including in digital format). For more information, contact Special Collections and Archives, Missouri State University, at 417-836-5428 or Archives@missouristate.edu. [This transcript was provided by the donor.] [McCann-1989-09-30-B] Fern Shumate; Sept. 30, 1989; Springfield, Mo. Part of the Gordon McCann Ozarks Folk Music Collection at Missouri State University's Special Collections and Archives. This recording includes tape 1. It was recorded on September 30, 1989 in Fern “Nance” Shumate’s home on North Douglas Street in Springfield, Missouri. Fern Shumate had worked and written with Vance Randolph in the 1940s when he was living in Galena, Missouri. F: "When we first went down to the nursing home [in Fayetteville] and saw Vance and Mary. This was the first time I’d ever seen Mary. And she said then that Sidney was keeping in touch with them and that she called them from NY several times and had probably been down there. She had an interesting husband. He was a pianist, and he became a friend of mine. She lived in Sheridan Square and these friends lived on MacDougal Alley, right off Washington Square. She said why didn’t I go see her when I was up in NY, and I said it never occurred to me. In the first place I barely knew her, but Henry, the pianist, had said come on down to Galena and he’d play the piano for us. So Vance and I dashed down to hear the piano. Not only did we not hear him play the piano, we never even saw Henry. This is just some bright idea he’d had and Sidney [Sidney Crowell Robberson who recorded for the Writer’s Project with Vance in 1936] decided it was not wise. He had to go over to Lillian Shorts because Fanny didn’t have a piano. I never got to hear him play, but said he’d play with his nose part of the time. If he couldn’t hit all the keys with his hands, why, he’d hit them with his nose." G: "You heard the story of the first piano that came into Galena? J.Frank (Short) told me this. The Shorts bought a player piano when it came in on the railroad, and they took the wagon down and loaded it on. Well, it was a player piano. Uncle Saul Hembree was all excited. He’s the one who always used to bring |
