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35794
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Based on Alan Lomax’s “cantometric analysis” of songs, the author uses that methodology to conduct his own study on Gullah church music on St. Helena’s island.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 26 Issue 3, Nov 1978,
p157-163
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16355
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Bascom Lamar Lunsford was called the \"Minstrel of the Appalachians.\" He performed, interpreted, and preserved the ballads, songs, string music, dances, and tales of this region at a time when they were growing less popular, and in doing so, helped bring them back into favor.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 25 Issue 1, May 1977,
p6-14
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35744
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The author transcribed several songs that Mr. Lunsford performed.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 25 Issue 1, May 1977,
p15-22
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35745
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Music from South Turkey Creek is a record that features performances by Bascom Lamar Lunsford and two of his protégés.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 25 Issue 1, May 1977,
p26-27
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Record #:
35746
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In 1958, Mr. Lunsford donated a collection of books on folklore, recordings of folksongs and ballads, scrapbooks, and other manuscripts in honor of his parents.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 25 Issue 1, May 1977,
p28-29
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Record #:
35747
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This discography of folk songs covers several regions of North Carolina, ethnic traditions, and folklore genres. Part one was included in NC Folklore Journal Volume 19, issue 3.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 25 Issue 2, Nov 1977,
p67-74
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35748
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An unusual pattern of speech arose on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, namely switching the ‘v’ and ‘w’ sounds at the beginning of words. The authors were given an example of a song that included this phenomenon, “Wictory shall be mine.”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 25 Issue 2, Nov 1977,
p75-77
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Record #:
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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35703
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From a fragment of a song that had been previously collected, the author compares it to several Scottish folk songs.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 23 Issue 1, Feb 1975,
p16-20, il
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Record #:
35712
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The ballad of Emma Hartsell is based on the girl’s murder. At the age of 12 in 1898, Emma Hartsell was left home to care for her sick brother; by the time the family returned, Emma had been murdered. The cause and true events of her murder remain a mystery, but two men were found and hanged for the crime. The song in its entirety is included.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Aug 1975,
p82-88, il
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Record #:
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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Record #:
35662
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Commonly known by children, even those who never went to a summer camp, camp songs are widely known across far distances and only vary slightly.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 1, Feb 1974,
p75-79
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Record #:
35673
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Horton Barker, a folk singer from Virginia, interviewed with the author about his life and folk singing. Several manuscripts came from the interaction, and the ballads are written out at the end of the article.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 4, Nov 1974,
p141-153, por
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Record #:
35582
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A collection of popular songs and rhymes sung by children.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 21 Issue 1, Apr 1973,
p4-9
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Record #:
35619
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Created in the mid-1820s, an anthology of songs, passed down the family line until Mr. Abrams bought it in 1937, was the start of a quest to find the song tunes by Mr. Abrams.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 21 Issue 3, Sept 1973,
p132-146, il
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