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35660
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In 1901, Nell Cropsey was murdered. Although her boyfriend was charged with her murder due to circumstantial evidence, the true events were never known. This has caused Nell’s story to become a legend, and different speculations and variations arose from the mystery. Along with the stories came several folksongs about the incident.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 2, May 1974,
p43-54, il
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Record #:
35673
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Horton Barker, a folk singer from Virginia, interviewed with the author about his life and folk singing. Several manuscripts came from the interaction, and the ballads are written out at the end of the article.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 4, Nov 1974,
p141-153, por
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Record #:
35675
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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.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 4, Nov 1974,
p161-168
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Record #:
35632
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Drawing from an article in the journal issue published in September 1973, the author came to possess the lyrics of “Sweet Sally,” a song that was in the Adams Manuscript.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 21 Issue 4, Nov 1973,
p177-180
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Record #:
16421
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Anglo-American ballads provide a valid means of analyzing people, in certain instances more nearly reliable than such direct methods as asking what they believe. In some cases traditional ballads are even more trustworthy a mirror of life than are compositions form the fine arts.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 4, Nov 1971,
p185-190
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Record #:
35297
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Uncle Pay Fry was a local folksinger in Yadkin County. He contributed an entire ballad collection to the “Frank C. Brown Folklore Collection.” The ballads “The Suffolk Miracle,” “The Seventh King’s Daughter,” and “Young Johnny” are included in the article.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 16 Issue 3, Nov 1969,
p153-160
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Record #:
35349
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Two songs, both with lyrics and sheet music, that center around death of children. The author recorded these songs from Mrs. Pearl Hartsell of Chapel Hill. With illustration.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Nov 1969,
p56-60, il
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Record #:
35352
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: Recorded in 1966 and grouped together depending on the singer, folksongs found around the area of Beech Mountain, NC, have been compiled into two books.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Nov 1969,
p67-69
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Record #:
35287
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A brief introduction preludes the tune and lyrics for the ballad “What are Little Babies made of?”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 16 Issue 1, May 1968,
p36-37
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Record #:
35271
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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.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 15 Issue 1, May 1967,
p30-34
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Record #:
35277
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The author briefly notes the acquisition of the song recorded in the rest of the article, “The Wayfaring Stranger.”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 15 Issue 2, Nov 1967,
p58-59
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Record #:
35259
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This article is about Frank Proffitt and his relatives who loved to collect and play folk ballads. It includes several stanzas of the ballad “Dandoo,” and a picture copy of “Bo Lankin.”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 14 Issue 2, Nov 1966,
p12-20
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Record #:
35261
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A woman, Mrs. A. E. Watts, donated a collection of ballads, one of which is included in the article, titled “Song Ballet Rebel Soldier.”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 14 Issue 2, Nov 1966,
p35-36
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Record #:
35258
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The author seeks to call attention to the imbalance in the understanding of relations between English-Scottish ballads and Scandinavian folkeviser, and the relation those two have to the French romancero traditionnel or chanson populaire. This imbalance came about from romantic nationalism in the 19th century and the author references works done by Grundtvig and Child.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 13 Issue 1-2, 1965,
p39-65
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Record #:
35196
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A list of eleven folksongs with lyrics and a brief introduction from whence they came. The songs are: “Blue Mountain Lake,” “Gilgarry Mountain,” “Dan Doo,” “Lord Lovel,” “The Ballad of Montcalm and Wolfe,” “Tom Dooley,” “Old Abe” or “We Go Marchin’ On,” “The Days of ’49,” “Lynchburg Town,” “Jolly Rovin’ Tar,” and “The Unreconstructed Rebel.”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 11 Issue 1, July 1963,
p23-33
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