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for "Folk songs"
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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 #:
35149
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The authors traveled around different places in the US, Mexico, and Europe collecting ballads.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 5 Issue 2, Dec 1957,
p24-26
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Record #:
35154
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The two songs mentioned in the title are preceded by a short story about a woman that the author had met who sang wonderful folksongs. The two songs recorded were sung by that woman and are titled “My Horses ain’t Hungry,” and “Black Jack Davy.” Each song is accompanied with both the sheet music and lyrics.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 6 Issue 1, July 1958,
p16-19
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Record #:
35160
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A song inspired by the true event of a woman, Lottie Yates, getting murdered by her husband in Kentucky, 1895. Complete with the lyrics and sheet music.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 6 Issue 2, Dec 1958,
p26-28
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Record #:
35164
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From 1911-1912, the Allen family was the subject of a feud that resulted in the shooting up of a courthouse that killed and wounded around a dozen people. The author of this article provides an in depth look at the people, circumstances, and outcomes of that event. It also includes three ballads about some of the main players and events.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 7 Issue 2, Dec 1959,
p1-17
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Record #:
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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Record #:
35187
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A ballad describing the true events of a rescue mission done by U.S.S. Paul Revere.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 10 Issue 1, July 1962,
p48-49
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Record #:
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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Record #:
35193
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Three songs complete with their sheet music, lyrics, and singer: “The Ore Knob Song,” “Hicks’ Farewell,” and “Soldier’s Farewell.”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 11 Issue 1, July 1963,
p1-5
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Record #:
35196
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A list of eleven folksongs with lyrics and a brief introduction from whence they came. The songs are: “Blue Mountain Lake,” “Gilgarry Mountain,” “Dan Doo,” “Lord Lovel,” “The Ballad of Montcalm and Wolfe,” “Tom Dooley,” “Old Abe” or “We Go Marchin’ On,” “The Days of ’49,” “Lynchburg Town,” “Jolly Rovin’ Tar,” and “The Unreconstructed Rebel.”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 11 Issue 1, July 1963,
p23-33
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Record #:
35258
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The author seeks to call attention to the imbalance in the understanding of relations between English-Scottish ballads and Scandinavian folkeviser, and the relation those two have to the French romancero traditionnel or chanson populaire. This imbalance came about from romantic nationalism in the 19th century and the author references works done by Grundtvig and Child.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 13 Issue 1-2, 1965,
p39-65
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Record #:
35259
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This article is about Frank Proffitt and his relatives who loved to collect and play folk ballads. It includes several stanzas of the ballad “Dandoo,” and a picture copy of “Bo Lankin.”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 14 Issue 2, Nov 1966,
p12-20
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Record #:
35261
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A woman, Mrs. A. E. Watts, donated a collection of ballads, one of which is included in the article, titled “Song Ballet Rebel Soldier.”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 14 Issue 2, Nov 1966,
p35-36
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Record #:
35271
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The song “Ginnie’s gone to Ohio” was popular in the area and the author analyzes its origins, variations, and composition. The article is complete with the lyrics and accompanying sheet music.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 15 Issue 1, May 1967,
p30-34
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Record #:
35277
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The author briefly notes the acquisition of the song recorded in the rest of the article, “The Wayfaring Stranger.”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 15 Issue 2, Nov 1967,
p58-59
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