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Anglo-American Ballads

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

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.
sova.cfch.asch_ref17576

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk528fe7ceb-5e2d-4b3d-8656-eaa1ba47ddbe

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

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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Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171785788-0

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