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for "Folk music"
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35133
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The author composed this ballad about how the island of Ocracoke got its name from legends told to her as she was en route to the island, having to do with the infamous pirate Blackbeard.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 4 Issue 2, Dec 1956,
p19-21
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35188
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A ballad describing the battleship North Carolina’s return to its home port by captain Piggy Purriss.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 10 Issue 1, July 1962,
p50-56
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36333
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A song about a frog riding on the back of a raccoon to various places was well known in some areas of South Carolina. The author learned the song as a small child, but did not know the history and variations of the song until much later. When she was in college, she collected several variations of the song, which all followed the same general story line.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 48 Issue 1-2, 2001,
p69-79
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16481
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There remains a vital body of material yet to be explored, more alive today than ballad-singing or any other oral folk art. That extensive body is the instrumental tradition of fiddle, dulcimer, and five-string banjo music.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Dec 1964,
p1-8, f
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39661
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Leroy Smith began making a name for himself in the bluegrass music scene in the mid-1960s and has continued to perform and compose music since then.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 64 Issue 1 & 2, 2017,
p25-27
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8123
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Traditional mountain music has not fared well over the past decades, and among the younger generations, it was fast becoming almost unknown. Helen White, a guidance counselor for eighteen years in the Alleghany County Schools, is an award-winning songwriter/composer and Fiddlers Grove champion fiddler. Aware of this problem, White began a program at Sparta Elementary School called the Junior Appalachian Musicians program. Students have the opportunity to learn the mandolin, dulcimer, banjo, fiddle, or guitar. Schulman discusses the program's progress since its inception in 2000.
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35813
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Growing up between Cherokee and Anglo cultures, Manco Sneed learned to play the fiddle at a young age, and became well known for his music playing. Three transcriptions of his tunes are included.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 28 Issue 2, Nov 1980,
p58-66, il, por
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35170
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The author seeks to re-evaluate the similarities between British and American folksongs, past the already established knowledge of medieval modes. A brief overview of terms and folksong styles are recounted, and then points of contention within past interpretations are acknowledged.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 9 Issue 1, July 1961,
p1-5
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12267
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Folk music has been passed down for generations spanning two hundred years in western Franklin and eastern Granville Counties in the Kearney-Preddy-Blackley families. Many play guitar, mandolin, fiddle, and banjo interchangeably, practicing a seemingly endless repertoire without a word or note of written music.
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35660
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In 1901, Nell Cropsey was murdered. Although her boyfriend was charged with her murder due to circumstantial evidence, the true events were never known. This has caused Nell’s story to become a legend, and different speculations and variations arose from the mystery. Along with the stories came several folksongs about the incident.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 2, May 1974,
p43-54, il
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35094
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A brief note from the editor of “Kentucky Folklore” about a jingle.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 4 Issue 1, July 1956,
p1
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35018
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Sheet music and lyrics to the ballad “Old Bangum,” about the hunting of a boar.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954,
p5-6
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35137
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This is a ballad about the life and death of Josiah Wedgwood Sheffield, also known as Old Joe Shuffle, who was a potter at Jugtown.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 5 Issue 1, July 1957,
p6
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Record #:
28358
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North Carolina’s musicians who play a modern version of traditional music are top sellers nationwide this year. The music’s timeless quality and enduring appeal is a reminder to listeners of their personal connections with music. This music connects families and multiple generations and the universities in the state frequently fund study of folk and bluegrass music. Finally, the state’s reputation for producing quality traditional music and the high likelihood that it will be heard anywhere people go contributes to the music’s recent and lasting success.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 24 Issue 51, December 2007,
p36-37
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35025
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Sheet music and lyrics to the ballad “Old Veen,” about a good hunting dog now laid to rest.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Sept 1954,
p5-7
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