Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. Division of Arts and Museums. Folk Arts Program Urban pioneers folk revival concert records, 2004-2009

Folklorist Polly Stewart's research centered on a group of about 30 singers and musicians who participated in Utah's 1960 folk music revival. She produced an article about Bruce "Utah" Phillips and Rosalie Sorrels, that appeared in the Summer 2006 issue of the Utah Historical Quarterly giving them the name "Urban Pioneers." With a grant from Utah State History, she conducted an extended oral history project. In January 2007, in cooperation with the Folk Arts Program and the Culture Conservation Corps, she produced a full-scale concert at Salt Lake City's Highland High School auditorium. In addition to Utah Phillips and Rosalie Sorrels, the performers included Uncle Lumpy (Hal Cannon, Tom Carter, Chris Montague), the Stormy Mountain Boys (Brent Bradford, Cary Howard, Tim Morrison, Ryan Orr, Art Hansen), The Rosewood Trio (Mac Magleby, Peter Netka, Gloria Rowland), Barre Toelken, Bruce Cummings, Heather Stewart Dorrell, and Polly and the Valley Boys (Dave Roylance, Polly Stewart, Utah Phillips). The concert was emceed by folklorist Dave Stanley. Stewart also produced both a CD and a DVD of the concert. Archival materials were also submitted to Utah State History and the Special Collections Division of the library at Weber State University, Ogden. This series contains DVDs with film and images of the concert, as well as artwork. Also included are newspaper clippings, a ticket stub, and flyer from the event.