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16482
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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
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16483
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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
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16484
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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
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16486
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Kennedy explores the collections of North Carolina ballads and folksongs from the Frank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina Folklore to scholarly books, journals, and anthologies.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 13 Issue 1-2, 1965,
p66-82, map
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16487
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The magical transference of disease is one of the most engaging subjects in the whole fields of folk medicine. Whether found among primitive peoples in remote parts of the world or in 20th-century America, the practice of ridding a person of a disease by transferring the malady to another person, animal, plant, or other various objects rests on sympathetic magic.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 13 Issue 1-2, 1965,
p83-109
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16488
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Patterson discusses the melodic resources of secular folk tradition and American folk-spiritual movement born of the Shakers in North America.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 13 Issue 1-2, 1965,
p111-120, il
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16489
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Among the short-lived but delightful antebellum newspapers with a marked penchant for humor was the RASP, published in Raleigh during 1841 and 1842. Although a small paper, it had a wide circulation with numerous readers.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 13 Issue 1-2, 1965,
p121-134, il
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Record #:
16490
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It has long been noted that Tar Heel authors make use of the rich folk materials of the State in the literature produced. Owen discusses the use of folklore in historic and contemporary North Carolina literature and its importance.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 13 Issue 1-2, 1965,
p147-157
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16491
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The town of Valdese lies among the hills that slope eastward from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. It was settled in 1893 by a group of Waldensians from the Cottian Alps of Italy. This small farming community exhibits a unique music entrenched both in their religion and community life.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 8 Issue 1, July 1960,
p1-6, il
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16492
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This article follows the stories of ghosts and haunted houses from the residents of the central coastal region of North Carolina, mostly Beaufort and Swansboro.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 8 Issue 1, July 1960,
p19-26
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16493
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This article provides the extraordinary account of a phenomenon--shining figures--that appeared to a number of people in Rutherford County in August, 1806.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 8 Issue 1, July 1960,
p27-28
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16494
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Two classics of North Carolina colonial writing are John Lawson's \"History of North Carolina\" and Dr. John Brickell's \"The Natural History of North Carolina.\" Each contains a systematic account of the \"beasts\" found in North Carolina.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 8 Issue 2, Dec 1960,
p1-15, il
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16495
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A North Carolina ballad tells the story of Alec Whitley, the only man to die by hanging in Stanly County.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 8 Issue 2, Dec 1960,
p16-21, il
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16496
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For over two hundred years many Southern people have been discovering, rediscovering, and adapting a large variety of medicinal preparations and other homemade articles such as dyes, recipes, and cleaning compounds. Folklore journals, diaries, manuscripts, and medical journals reveal the enormous extent of southern remedial lore.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 8 Issue 2, Dec 1960,
p26-31
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16497
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The instrumental music of North Carolina's mountains is one of the United State's true folk heritages. Much has been written about the ballad and folksong, but the story of the music of fiddles and banjos, their makers and players, has long been neglected. This articles seeks to tell the story of the music, its heritage, background, and mores.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 8 Issue 2, Dec 1960,
p32-37
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