Object Details
Producer
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002
Performer
Willimas, Willie
Recorder
Lyttleton, Elizabeth
Field worker
Halpert, Herbert
Performer
Gladden, Texas, 1895-1966
Barker, Horton, 1889-1973
Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967
Tarwater, Rebecca
Ball, E.C. (Estil Cortez), 1913-1978
Borusky, Pearl Jacobs
DeNoyer, Andrew
Moore, Alex, 1899-1989
May, Basil
Steele, Pete, 1891-1985
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
The house carpenter (Mrs. Texas Gladden) --The farmer's curst wife (Horton Baker) --The Gypsy Davy (Woody Guthrie) --Barbara Allen (Rebecca Tarwater) --Pretty Polly (E.C. Ball) --The rich old farmer (Mrs. Pearl Borusky) -- The devil's nine questions ; Old Kimball ; One morning in May (Mrs. Texas Gladden) --The little brown bulls (Emery DeNoyer) --The Sioux Indians (Alex Moore) --Lady of Carlisle (Basil May) --Pretty Polly (Pete Steele) --It makes a long time man feel bad (Cumins State Farm) --O Lord, don't 'low me to beat 'em (Willie Williams).
Track Information
101 House Carpenter (Child No. 243) / Texas Gladden. Vocals.
102 The Farmer's Curst Wife (Child No. 278)./ Horton Barker.
103 Gypsy Davy (Child No. 200)/ Woody Guthrie.
104 Barbara Allen (Child No. 84) / Rebecca Tarwater.
105 Pretty Polly / E.C. Ball.
106 The Rich Old Farmer / Pearl Jacobs Borusky.
107 The Devil's Nine Questions / Texas Gladden.
108 Old Kimball / Texas Gladden.
109 One Morning in May / Texas Gladden.
201 The Little Brown Bull / Andrew DeNoyer.
202 The Sioux Indians / Alex Moore.
103 Lady of Carlisle / Basil May. Guitar.
103 Lady of Carlisle / Alex Moore. Guitar.
203 Lady of Carlisle / Basil May. Guitar.
104 Pretty Polly / Pete Steele. Banjo.
205 It Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad.
206 O Lord Don't 'Low Me To Beat 'Em / Willie Willimas.
204 Pretty Polly / Pete Steele. Banjo.
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Local Numbers
FW-ASCH-LP-3020
Library of Congress.AAFS L1
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
Washington, D.C. Library of Congress 1956
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note
Recorded in: Richmond (Va.), Gould (Ark.), Arkansas, Hamilton (Ohio), Ohio, Salyersville (Ky.), Kentucky, Austin (Tex.), Texas, Emery (Wis.), Antigo (Wis.), Wisconsin, Rugby (Va.), Rockwood (Tenn.), Tennessee, Washington (D.C.), Chilhowie (Va.), Salem (Va.), United States, Virginia.
General
"From the Archive of American Folk Song." Texts and bibliographical notes (5 leaflets and Bulletin, The Friends of Music in the Library of Congress, Record suppl. no. 1, 1941) inserted.--Charles Seeger, Charles Draves also contributed (recording).
Place
Virginia
United States
Salem (Va.)
Chilhowie (Va.)
Washington (D.C.)
Tennessee
Rockwood (Tenn.)
Rugby (Va.)
Wisconsin
Antigo (Wis.)
Emery (Wis.)
Texas
Austin (Tex.)
Kentucky
Salyersville (Ky.)
Ohio
Hamilton (Ohio)
Arkansas
Gould (Ark.)
Richmond (Va.)
Topic
United States -- History
Ballads
Work songs
Hollers
Vocals
Guitar
Banjo
Betrayal
Broadside (N.Y.)
Murder
Gender
magic
Fairies
Abduction
Prisons
African Americans
Producer
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002
Performer
Willimas, Willie
Recorder
Lyttleton, Elizabeth
Field worker
Halpert, Herbert
Performer
Gladden, Texas, 1895-1966
Barker, Horton, 1889-1973
Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967
Tarwater, Rebecca
Ball, E.C. (Estil Cortez), 1913-1978
Borusky, Pearl Jacobs
DeNoyer, Andrew
Moore, Alex, 1899-1989
May, Basil
Steele, Pete, 1891-1985
Culture
Americans
Anglo-American
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Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP
Extent
1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
Date
1956
Archival Repository
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Identifier
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-3020
Type
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Collection Rights
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Restrictions
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Record ID
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