Record #:

5442

Author(s):

Smith, Betty

Abstract:

Mary Jane Prince Queen of Jackson County is a recipient of a North Carolina Folklore Society 2001 Brown-Hudson Award, for keeping alive the music traditions of her family - British ballads, American folksongs, and sacred songs - and passing them on to her children and grandchildren.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 49 Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2002, p34-36, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Folklore Society--Brown-Hudson Folklore Award

Record #:

16143

Author(s):

Smith, Betty

Abstract:

Jane Hicks Gentry was born in Watauga County in the middle of the Civil War, December 18, 1863. She sang in the Keenersville Christian Church where she earned a reputation as keeper of traditional folk ballads, songs, and stories.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 25 Issue 2, Winter 1986, p11-13, il

Subject(s):

Singers