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.
A song composed by the author complete with the lyrics and sheet music, based upon a story she had read about in a Raleigh newspaper. It was a story about two young girls fighting over a spool of thread, which turned into a family debacle.
A student who went to Chapel Hill for football brought with him a tune from the mountains where he was from; several stanzas from the song are included.
The murder of Laura Foster was supposed to be a very secret affair, but a mountain poet, Thomas C. Land, wrote a song about it, and people in North Carolina and Virginia have been singing about it ever since.
A letter, in the form of a ballad, was sent by the author and his sister to his brother David, essentially catching up since their last correspondence.
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.
In the 1500s, Ben Jonson was a notable playwright for satirical comedies. Tale of a Tub is a comedy about marriages arranged on St. Valentine’s Day. The play is filled with folk customs, speech, and ballads from the time.
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.