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Beech Mountain, North Carolina, Vol. 2 [sound recording]

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

recorder

Paton, Sandy

performer

Ward, Tab
Harmon, Margie
Greene, Ottie
Harmon, R.L
Presnell, Lee Monroe
Hicks, Buna
Hicks, Viola
Jones, Etta
Armstrong, Lena
Hicks, Captain
Hicks, Rosa

Notes

also has Lee Monroe Presnell, Buna Hicks, Captain Hicks, Viola Hicks, Rosa Presnell, Lena Armstrong, Tab Ward. Played and sung by residents of Beech Mountain, NC. Production notes: Recorded between 1961 and 1963 by Sandy Paton with additional material recorded in 1958 by Diane Hamilton and Paul Clayton.

Table of contents

Precious memories --I went to see my Suzie --Johnson boys -- Courting case --Baldheaded end of the broom --More pretty girls than one --Roger's gray mare --Soldier John --Cripple Creek --The soldier and the lady --Old Virginny --Where the soul of man never dies --Tobacco union --In Dublin city -- Three dulcimer numbers --Flying around my pretty little miss -- Little Maggie [sung with banjo] --Little Maggie --I'm going that way --Going away tomorrow --Look up, look down that old railroad --Angel band --Amazing grace

Track information

101 Precious Memories / Margie Harmon, Ottie Greene, R.L. Harmon
102 I Went To See My Suzie / Lee Monroe Presnell
103 Johnson Boys / Buna Hicks, Viola Hicks
104 The Courting Case / Etta Jones, Lena Armstrong
105 Baldheaded End of the Broom / Lee Monroe Presnell
107 Roger's Gray Mare / Etta Jones, Lena Armstrong
106 More Pretty Girls Than One / Viola Hicks, Captain Hicks
108 Soldier John / Rosa Hicks
109 Cripple Creek / Buna Hicks, Viola Hicks
110 The Soldier and the Lady / Margie Harmon, R.L. Harmon
111 Old Virginny / Lee Monroe Presnell
112 Where the Soul of Man Never Dies / Margie Harmon, Ottie Greene, R.L. Harmon
201 Tobacco Union / Etta Jones, Lena Armstrong
202 In Dublin City / Lee Monroe Presnell
203 Poor Ellen Smith / Viola Hicks, Captain Hicks
203 Down in the Willow Garden (Rose Connolly) / Viola Hicks, Captain Hicks
203 Maple on the Hill / Viola Hicks, Captain Hicks
204 Flying Around My Pretty Little Miss / Buna Hicks
205 Little Maggie / Tab Ward
206 Little Maggie / Lee Monroe Presnell
207 I'm Going That Way / Margie Harmon, Ottie Greene, R.L. Harmon
208 Going Away Tommorrow / Buna Hicks
209 Look Up, Look Down That Old Railroad / Lee Monroe Presnell
210 Angel Band / Margie Harmon, Ottie Greene, R.L. Harmon
211 Amazing Grace

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington, D.C. 20024. Call 202-633-7322 for appointment. Fax: 202-633-7019. Email: rinzlerarchives@si.edu

Culture

Americans
Anglo-American

Date

1964

Local number

Folk-Legacy.23
FW-ASCH-LP-0012

Restrictions & Rights

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only

Type

Musical sound recordings

Physical description

1 phonograph record : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in

Place

United States
North Carolina

See more items in

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, 1939-1986 228428

Data Source

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Topic

Folk songs
Appalachian Region, Southern--Songs and music

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_arc_314406
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