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Minstrel of the Appalachians

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Lunsford, Bascom Lamar, 1882-1973

Creator

Goldstein, Kenneth S., 1927-1995

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

Poor Jesse James --Go to Italy --The merry golden tree (Child #286) --I shall not be moved --The derby ram --The old man from the North country --The miller's will --Sundown --Fly around, my blue-eyed girl --Black Jack Davy (Child #200) -- Weeping willow tree --Swing low, chariot --The sailor on the deep blue sea --John Henry.

Track Information

101 Poor Jesse James / Banjo. 102 Go to Italy / Banjo. 103 Merry Golden Tree (Golden Vanity) (Child No. 286) / Banjo. 104 I Shall Not Be Moved / Banjo. 105 The Derby Ram / Banjo. 106 Old Man from the North Country (Child No. 10) / Banjo. 107 The Miller's Will / Banjo. 201 Sundown / Banjo. 202 Fly Around My Blue Eyed Girl / Banjo. 203 Black Jack Davy (Child No. 200) / Banjo. 204 Weeping Willow Tree / Banjo. 205 Swing Low Sweet Chariot / Banjo. 206 The Sailor on the Deep Blue Sea / Banjo. 207 John Henry / Banjo.
sova.cfch.asch_ref17278

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk56e365a35-aa60-4191-a27f-6a4377a1c00e

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-LP-2399 Riverside.12645

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

New York Riverside 1959

General

Program notes by Kenneth S. Goldstein and Bascom Lamar Lunsford on slipcase. Performer(s): Sung by Bascom Lamar Lunsford, assisted by Mrs. Freda English, with guitar acc. by the latter. Production notes: Recorded Sept. 1956.

Place

Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
United States
North Carolina

Topic

Banjo music
Folk songs -- United States
Gospel music
Banjo

Performer

Lunsford, Bascom Lamar, 1882-1973

Creator

Goldstein, Kenneth S., 1927-1995

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

1959

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-2399

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.
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CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171785686-1

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