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Record #:
16481
Author(s):
Moser, Joan
Abstract:
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 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Folk music
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Record #:
16482
Author(s):
Mosely, Patricia
Abstract:
When folksongs are collected they may be classified by two approaches, the typological and the genetic-historical. The typological approach classifies the tunes through their internal characteristics, while the genetic-historical approach classifies them into groups of melodies which are either related in origin or are similar although not actually related.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Dec 1964, p9-13 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Folk songs
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Record #:
16483
Author(s):
McCullen, J.T., Jr.
Abstract:
Between the introduction of the potato into Great Britain and the \"Potato Scare\" of World War One, this new-world plant made history challenged for its novelty only by the history of tobacco. Either fact or fiction associated with potatoes is, in itself, a fascinating chapter in modern history.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Dec 1964, p14-19 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Potato--Folklore
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Record #:
16484
Author(s):
Joyner, Charles W.
Abstract:
In 1929 workers at the Loray Mills in Gastonia, North Carolina walked out on strike. In retaliation, the mill owners evicted strikers from the mill villages and cut off their credit to the company store. Tent colonies sprang up, armed strikers stalked the streets, and violence spread.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Dec 1964, p20-24 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Textile Workers' Strike--Gastonia, 1929
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Record #:
35249
Author(s):
Johnson, Mrs. John L.
Abstract:
An African American woman told this story to Mrs. Johnson about a mule that was blind in the time after the Civil War and persevered, and the story teller drew some parallels to racism in their current life in 1955 in Mississippi.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Dec 1964, p25-26 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Animal lore; Anecdotes; Racism
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Record #:
35251
Author(s):
Bradley, Francis W.
Abstract:
From the request to know if the term “Sandlapper” was suitable for a magazine title, the author presents the origin, meaning, and any stigmas attached to the word.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Dec 1964, p27-28 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Linguistics
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Record #:
35252
Author(s):
Moore, Jack Bailey
Abstract:
This article is the analysis of symbolism and folklore in the novel “The Track of the Cat.” The novel contains elements of animal symbolism, good versus evil, fear of the unknown, gender stereotypes, and death.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Dec 1964, p30-34 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Animal lore; Folk tales--North Carolina
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Record #:
35253
Author(s):
Taylor, Archer
Abstract:
This is a book review of “Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book.”
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Dec 1964, p35-39 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Books--Reviews
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