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Record #:
39848
Author(s):
McKenzie, Trevor
Abstract:
The NCFJ’s articles are now online in the hopes that it will reach a broader audience. The new site has all the articles from its beginning in 1948 to 2015.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 65 Issue 1 & 2, 2018, p4-7, bibl Periodical Website
Subject(s):
NORTH CAROLINA FOLKLORE JOURNAL
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Record #:
39849
Author(s):
Dark, Calvin
Abstract:
When Aung Janie moved to New York City from Greensboro, her family and friends though she would be changed forever. However, on her visits home, she seemed more refined and royal, earning her the title of “Queen” to those who knew her.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 65 Issue 1 & 2, 2018, p8-15 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Family histories; Nicknames
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Record #:
39861
Author(s):
Blanchard, Jane
Abstract:
The Bunker brothers, Chang and Eng, were the first conjoined twins to settle in North Carolina in the 19th century and were known for their skill at playing chess.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 65 Issue 1 & 2, 2018, p16, por Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Poetry; Chess; Brothers
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Record #:
39862
Author(s):
Blanchard, Jane
Abstract:
When the Bunker brothers died, their body was sent to Philadelphia for an autopsy to learn more about conjoined twins.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 65 Issue 1 & 2, 2018, p17 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Poetry
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Record #:
39863
Author(s):
Turner, Laura
Abstract:
The Highwoods Stringband was a string band revivalist band that formed in the 1960s, and the documentary follows the band’s doings in a chronological order.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 65 Issue 1 & 2, 2018, p18-21 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Documentary films; Musicians; String bands
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Record #:
39864
Author(s):
Goldsmith, Thomas
Abstract:
Huddie Ledbetter, later known as Lead Belly, grew up in the south and eventually became part of a trio with John and Alan Lomax, a father-son team of song collectors. Lead Belly collected, wrote, and sang songs in several different styles, including Blues. He is also credited with helping to define American vernacular music in the 20th century.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 65 Issue 1 & 2, 2018, p22-28, por Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Musicians; Musicians--African American; Blues musicians; Raleigh
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Record #:
39865
Author(s):
Duvall-Irwin, Benjamin
Abstract:
The subject of many ballads in Appalachia center upon the demise of women. The author draws conclusions from interviews with Western ballad singers and by studying New World ballads.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 65 Issue 1 & 2, 2018, p29-52, bibl Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Ballads; Songs--Women; gender inequality; Violence against women; Appalachian Region; Beech Mountain; Madison County
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Record #:
39866
Author(s):
Stern, Lew
Abstract:
Tommy Thompson spent 22 years in the Chapel Hill band Red Clay Ramblers before moving on to writing songs for plays.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 65 Issue 1 & 2, 2018, p53-97, por, bibl Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Bands (Music); Musicians; Theater; Playwrights; Chapel Hill
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