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Unholy Matrimony

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Clayton, Paul, 1931-1967

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

Stay away from the girls --The wooden legged parson --Will the weaver --Mother-in-law song --I wish I was single again -- The old wife who wanted spruncin' --The Charleston merchant --Life on the installment plan --The dumb wife -- Jack the sailor --Farmer's nagging wife --Dirty wife --The farmer's servant --A quick way to be rid of a wife --The butcher and the tailor's wife --The husband with no courage in him --I can't change it --Home, sad home.

Track Information

101 Stay Away from the Girls / Guitar. 102 The Wooden Legged Parson / Guitar. 103 Will the Weaver / Guitar. 104 Mother-in-Law Song / Guitar. 105 I Wish I Was Single Again / Guitar. 106 The Old Wife Who Wanted Spruncin' / Guitar. 107 The Charleston Merchant / Guitar. 108 Life on the Installment Plan / Guitar. 109 The Dumb Wife / Guitar. 201 Jack the Soldier / Guitar. 202 The Farmer's Nagging Wife / Guitar. 203 The Dirty Wife / Guitar. 204 The Farmer's Servant / Guitar. 205 The Quick Way to Be Rid of a Wife / Guitar. 206 The Butcher and the Tailor's Wife / Guitar. 207 Husband with No Courage in Him / Guitar. 208 I Can't Change It / Guitar. 209 Home Sad Home / Guitar.
sova.cfch.asch_ref16874

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk57fa49e02-3138-4eb9-9975-28ec371ef5b9

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-LP-1590 Elektra.147

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

New York Elektra 1959

General

Program notes on container; texts ([15] p.) inserted in container. Performer(s): Contemporary folk songs sung by the composer, accompanying himself on guitar; Bob Yellin, banjo-cithern.

Place

United States
New York

Topic

Folksong revival
Guitar

Performer

Clayton, Paul, 1931-1967

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-1590

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_ref16874
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk57fa49e02-3138-4eb9-9975-28ec371ef5b9
CFCH.ASCH
CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171785553-0

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