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39865
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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.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 65 Issue 1 & 2, 2018,
p29-52, bibl
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Record #:
28541
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Traditional music in North Carolina has been highlighted for excellence and authenticity for years. The history of traditional, old-time, and bluegrass music in Western North Carolina's mountains is detailed. Notable musicians, revolutionary playing styles and innovations, and the music’s origins in Africa, England, Ireland, and Scotland are noted.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 8, August 2016,
p32-33
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Record #:
39471
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The folksong “Barbara Allen” has been documented since the 17th century, but mostly likely originated well before that. The author learned it from his mother, who learned it from her father, who sang it for his children. The song has several variations, but also has three principal melodied to which it is sung or played. The lyrics to the song are transcribed as sung by John Underwood.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 61.1 Issue 2, Spring and Summer 2014,
p72-78
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Record #:
36539
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Although Greer was not a traditional folklorist, he contributed greatly to the continuing knowledge of Western North Carolina balladry. He both collected and sang ballads from around the state, along with passing on those he had collected to the /Frank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina Folklore./
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 56 Issue 1, Spring-Summer 2009,
p10-20
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Record #:
36540
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Gladys Kincaid was murdered in Morganton, NC in 1927, inspiring several ballads to be written about the event. Only one of the three recorded ballads has an author and it was composed about a month after the murder. An account of the murder, manhunt, and effects of the event are described.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 56 Issue 1, Spring-Summer 2009,
p21-32
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Record #:
36541
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Edith Walker was a frequent informant for Abrams’s collection of over 400 folksongs. A brief description of her life is outlined in the article.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 56 Issue 1, Spring-Summer 2009,
p33-40
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Record #:
36537
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W. Amos Abrams, folklorist and noted contributor to the NCFJ, became interested in folk ballads when he studied under Frank C. Brown at Duke University. He continued his study and collection of ballads throughout his long career as a folklorist.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 55 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2008,
p65-73
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Record #:
35973
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While orality and literacy is not the only dialectic involved in producing changes to oral tradition, the author applied the interdependence of orality and literacy to the transmission of ballads to a family in Madison County.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 42 Issue 1, Wntr/Spr 1995,
p1-34, il, bibl
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Record #:
35905
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Folk ballads have been a significant influence on British literary poetry. Thomas Hardy, a prolific literary balladist, was influenced by contemporary literary movements, but he also incorporated into his art qualities remembered from folk music and song encountered in his youth.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 37 Issue 2, Summer-Fall 1990,
p97-109
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Record #:
35898
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A transcription.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 36 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 1989,
p37-59
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Record #:
35885
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By comparing multiple copies of The Wife of Bath, the author looks at its literary antecedents and other issues concerning verbal art as actually practiced, not falsely dichotomized.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 35 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 1988,
p40-77
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Record #:
16312
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Arthur Palmer Hudson, eminent folklorist, describes \"Poor Naomi\" as North Carolina's \"principal contribution to American folksong.\" A part of the Murdered Girl tradition, the ballad has well-known counterparts in other countries and cultures. But \"Naomi Wise\" has evolved from an earlier date and is now widely diffused in North Carolina and beyond, The historical facts behind the ballad, however, have not been adequately explored.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 32 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 1984,
p70-81
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Record #:
35826
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Learning part of a song when he was a boy, the author strove to find the full song when he finished high school. As the tale goes, Johnny Sands and Patty Haig married after happening upon a pot of buried treasure. Wanting the gold for herself, Patty Haig attempted to kill Johnny, but ended up dying herself.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 29 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 1981,
p109-111
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Record #:
35744
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The author transcribed several songs that Mr. Lunsford performed.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 25 Issue 1, May 1977,
p15-22
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Record #:
35712
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The ballad of Emma Hartsell is based on the girl’s murder. At the age of 12 in 1898, Emma Hartsell was left home to care for her sick brother; by the time the family returned, Emma had been murdered. The cause and true events of her murder remain a mystery, but two men were found and hanged for the crime. The song in its entirety is included.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Aug 1975,
p82-88, il
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