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Banjo Songs of the Southern Mountains

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Pegram, George, 1911-1974
Bumgarner, Samantha, 1880-1960

Producer

Goldstein, Kenneth S., 1927-1995

Performer

Gentry, Henry
Ramsey, Obray
Parham, Walter
West, Harry, 1926-2014
West, Jeanie, 1933-

Collection Creator

Asch, Moses
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
Folkways Records

Collection Citation

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Contents

Little Maggie --Cripple Creek --Keep my skillet good and greasy --Old Reuben --Careless love --John Henry --Way down on the island --Awake, awake ye drowsy sleepers -- Poor little Ellen --Arkansas traveller --Boston burglar --Good old mountain dew --Lost John --Pretty Polly --Finger ring -- Cumberland Gap --Fly around, my pretty little miss.

Track Information

101 Little Maggie / Henry Gentry, Obray Ramsey. Banjo,Guitar. 102 Cripple Creek / George Pegram, Walter Parham. Banjo,Harmonica. 103 Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy / Harry West, Jeanie West. Banjo,Guitar. 104 Old Reuben / George Pegram, Walter Parham. Banjo,Harmonica. 105 Careless Love / Harry West, Jeanie West. Banjo,Guitar. 106 John Henry / George Pegram, Walter Parham. Banjo,Harmonica. 107 Way Down on the Island / Samantha Bumgarner. Banjo. 108 Awake, Awake Ye Drowsy Sleepers / Harry West, Jeanie West. Banjo,Guitar. 201 Poor Little Ellen / Henry Gentry, Obray Ramsey. Banjo,Guitar. 202 Arkansas Traveler / George Pegram. Banjo. 203 The Boston Burglar / Harry West, Jeanie West. Banjo,Guitar. 204 Good Old Mountain Dew / George Pegram, Walter Parham. Banjo,Harmonica. 205 Lost John / Harry West, Jeanie West. Banjo,Guitar. 206 Pretty Polly / Henry Gentry, Obray Ramsey. Banjo,Guitar. 207 Finger Ring / Harry West, Jeanie West. Banjo,Guitar. 208 Cumberland Gap / George Pegram, Walter Parham. Banjo,Harmonica. 209 Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss / Samantha Bumgarner. Banjo.
sova.cfch.asch_ref16254

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk51ea05dce-e188-4294-8200-51ef53f9d427

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-LP-0420 Riverside.12610

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

New York Riverside 195x

General

Biographical and descriptive notes by Kenneth S. Goldstein on slipcase. Performer(s): Obray Ramsey, George Pegram, Harry West, "Aunt" Samantha Bumgarner, banjo ; with accompanying instrumentalists. Production notes: Recorded by Kenneth Goldstein and William A. Grant at the mountain folk dance amd music festival conducted by Bascom Lamar Lunsford in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1955; and in New York City (Harry West).

Place

Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
North Carolina
United States
Marshall (N.C.)
Union Grove (N.C.)
Leicester (N.C.)
Virginia
Asheville (N.C.)
Sylva (N.C.)

Topic

String band
Folk songs -- United States
Banjo music
Banjo
Guitar
Harmonica

Performer

Pegram, George, 1911-1974
Bumgarner, Samantha, 1880-1960

Producer

Goldstein, Kenneth S., 1927-1995

Performer

Gentry, Henry
Ramsey, Obray
Parham, Walter
West, Harry, 1926-2014
West, Jeanie, 1933-

Culture

Americans
Anglo-American

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP

Extent

1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Date

195x

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-0420

Type

Archival materials
Phonograph records

Collection Rights

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Restrictions

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
CFCH.ASCH_ref16254
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk51ea05dce-e188-4294-8200-51ef53f9d427
CFCH.ASCH
CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171785348-2

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