Swanee river PERFORMER(S) Reed, Henry; harmonica Duration: 57 seconds NOTES Composed by Stephen Foster in 1851, "Old Folks at Home" (or "Swanee River," as it is often known) has become virtually universal in American culture. Henry Reed here "varies" it by first playing it on the harmonica, then repeating it with extra graces and flourishes. MUSICAL FEATURES Key: C Meter: 4/4 Strains: 2 (low-high, 8-8) Rendition: 1-2-1-2 Phrase Structure: ABCDABEF QRSTABEF Compass: 8 ALTERNATE TITLE(S) Old Folks at Home Suwanee River COMPOSER(S) Stephen Foster, 1851 GENRE(S) Airs Instrumentals--harmonica SPOKEN ALAN JABBOUR and HENRY REED: [Laugh] COLLECTOR(S) Jabbour, Alan Jabbour, Karen Singer CREATED/PUBLISHED 1967/07/17 LOCATION Reed family home, Glen Lyn, Virginia (Giles County) FORMAT sound recording CALL NUMBER LWO 5379 reel 3A, AFS 13705A:53 DIGITAL ID afcreed 13705a53