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- Folk-Songs of the South: Collected Under the Auspices of the West Virginia Folk-Lore Society
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- 2013
- Published by: West Virginia University Press
- Series: West Virginia Classics
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Folk-Songs of the South: Collected Under the Auspices of the West Virginia Folk-Lore Society is a collection of ballads and folk-songs from West Virginia. First published in 1925, this resource includes narrative and lyric songs that were transmitted orally, as well as popular songs from print sources. Through 186 ballads and songs and 26 folk tunes, this collection archives a range of styles and genres, from English and Scottish ballads to songs about the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, the opening of the American West, boat and railroad transportation, children’s play-party and dance music, and songs from African American singers, including post-Civil war popular music. The original introduction by Cox contains vibrant portraits of the singers he researched, with descriptions of performance style and details about personalities and attitudes. With a new introduction by Alan Jabbour, this reprint renews the importance of this text as a piece of scholarship, revealing Cox’s understanding of the workings of tradition across time and place and his influence upon folk-song research.
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- Map of West Virginia
- pp. xii-xiv
- Introduction to New Edition
- pp. xv-xxii
- Dedication
- pp. xxiii-xxiv
- Introduction to Original Edition
- pp. xxvii-xliv
- Abbreviations
- pp. xlv-xlvi
- Ballads and Songs
- 2. Earl Brand (Child, No. 7)
- pp. 20-22
- 3. The Twa Sisters (Child, No. 10)
- pp. 23-26
- 4. Lord Randal (Child, No. 12)
- pp. 27-34
- 5. The Cruel Mother (Child, No. 20)
- pp. 35-37
- 6. The Three Ravens (Child, No. 26)
- pp. 38-40
- 7. The Twa Brothers (Child, No. 49)
- pp. 41-52
- 9. Young Hunting (Child, No. 68)
- pp. 53-56
- 12. Lord Lovel (Child, No. 75)
- pp. 97-103
- 13. The Lass of Roch Royal (Child, No. 76)
- pp. 104-109
- 14. The Wife of Usher’s Well (Child, No. 79)
- pp. 110-117
- 16. Bonny Barbara Allen (Child, No. 84)
- pp. 121-138
- 17. Lady Alice (Child, No. 85)
- pp. 139-146
- 21. The Gypsy Laddie (Child, No. 200)
- pp. 166-171
- 23. Geordie (Child, No. 209)
- pp. 173-174
- 24. The Braes O’ Yarrow (Child, No. 214)
- pp. 175-176
- 26. Henry Martin (Child, No. 250)
- pp. 192-194
- 27. The Suffolk Miracle (Child, No. 272)
- pp. 195-196
- 28. Our Good Man (Child, No. 274)
- pp. 197-203
- 30. The Farmer’s Curst Wife (Child, No. 278)
- pp. 210-211
- 31. The Crafty Farmer (Child, No. 283)
- pp. 212-215
- 33. The Mermaid (Child, No. 289)
- pp. 220-221
- 34. Robin Hood
- p. 222
- 35. John Hardy
- pp. 223-240
- 36. The Ashland Tragedy
- pp. 241-243
- 37. McAfee’s Confession
- pp. 244-250
- 39. A Tolliver-Martin Feud Song
- pp. 259-261
- 40. A West Virginia Feud Song
- pp. 262-263
- 41. The Vance Song
- pp. 264-270
- 42. Logan County Court House
- pp. 271-274
- 43. Black Phyllis
- p. 275
- 44. Jesse James
- pp. 276-277
- 45. Ye Sons of Columbia (Fuller and Warren)
- pp. 278-279
- 46. Maggie Was A Lady (Frankie)
- pp. 280-283
- 47. The Wreck on the C. & O.
- pp. 284-296
- 48. Mack McDonald
- pp. 297-298
- 49. The Dying Californian
- pp. 299-300
- 50. Joe Bowers
- pp. 301-302
- 51. The Jam at Gerry’s Rock
- pp. 303-305
- 52. An Arkansaw Traveller
- pp. 306-309
- 53. The Dying Cowboy
- pp. 310-315
- 54. The Lone Prairie
- pp. 316-319
- 55. The Ocean Burial
- pp. 320-321
- 56. The Dying Hobo
- p. 322
- 57. A Comical Ditty
- pp. 323-324
- 58. The Tucky Ho Crew
- pp. 325-326
- 59. Immortal Washington
- pp. 327-329
- 61. The Battle of Bridgewater
- pp. 333-334
- 62. James Bird
- pp. 335-336
- 63. War Song (Texas Rangers)
- pp. 337-338
- 64. The Dying Ranger
- pp. 339-340
- 65. The Battle of Mill Springs
- pp. 341-342
- 66. The Victory Won at Richmond
- pp. 343-344
- 67. The Yankee Retreat
- p. 345
- 68. Bull Run
- p. 346
- 69. War Song
- p. 347
- 71. Old Glory
- p. 349
- 72. Brother Green
- pp. 350-352
- 73. The Soldier’s Poor Little Boy
- pp. 353-355
- 74. Just Before the Battle, Mother
- pp. 356-357
- 75. Mother, Is the Battle Over?
- pp. 358-359
- 76. The Rebel Soldier
- pp. 360-362
- 77. I’m a Good Old Rebel
- pp. 363-364
- 78. Corporal Schnapps
- pp. 365-366
- 79. Old Joe Camp
- pp. 367-375
- 80. Fair Charlotte
- p. 376
- 81. Springfield Mountain
- pp. 377-378
- 82. The Drummer Boy of Waterloo
- pp. 379-380
- 83. The Sheffield Apprentice
- pp. 381-383
- 84. The Boston Burglar
- pp. 384-387
- 85. My Parents Reared Me Tenderly
- pp. 388-389
- 86. Jackison and Dickison
- pp. 390-391
- 87. The Anford Wright
- pp. 392-394
- 88. The Bramble Briar
- pp. 395-398
- 89. Come, Pretty Polly (Polly’s Love)
- pp. 399-402
- 90. The Wexford Girl (The Cruel Miller)
- pp. 403-405
- 91. Rose Connoley
- pp. 406-407
- 92. A Pretty Fair Maiden (The Single Sailor)
- pp. 408-411
- 93. The Broken Ring
- pp. 412-413
- 94. The Banks of Claudie
- pp. 414-415
- 95. George Reilly
- pp. 416-419
- 96. William Hall
- pp. 420-422
- 97. Johnny Germany
- pp. 423-424
- 98. Jackie Fraisure
- pp. 425-431
- 99. The Silk-Merchant’s Daughter
- pp. 432-433
- 100. The Orphan Gypsy Girl
- pp. 434-435
- 101. William Reilly
- pp. 436-439
- 102. Mollie Vaughn
- pp. 440-443
- 103. Charming Beauty Bright
- pp. 444-445
- 104. The Rich Merchant
- pp. 446-447
- 105. Vilikins and his Dinah
- pp. 448-449
- 106. Young Edwin in the Lowlands Low
- pp. 450-451
- 107. A Poor Stranger far from Home
- pp. 452-453
- 108. The Drowsy Sleeper
- pp. 454-456
- 109. The Silver Dagger
- pp. 457-460
- 110. Sweet William (The Sailor Boy)
- pp. 461-466
- 111. Early in the Spring
- pp. 467-472
- 112. Caroline of Edinburgh Town
- pp. 473-474
- 113. The Sailor and his Bride
- pp. 475-477
- 115. A Gay Spanish Maid
- pp. 485-486
- 116. The Pretty Mohea
- pp. 487-490
- 117. The Sailor’s Wooing
- pp. 491-492
- 118. Lady Leroy
- pp. 493-494
- 119. The Banks of Sweet Dundee
- pp. 495-498
- 120. William Taylor
- pp. 499-502
- 121. Dog and Gun
- pp. 503-506
- 122. Pretty Polly
- pp. 507-508
- 123. The Jack of Tar
- pp. 509-510
- 124. Young Johnny
- pp. 511-512
- 125. The Milkmaid
- pp. 513-514
- 126. My Pretty Maid (Seventeen Come Sunday)
- pp. 515-516
- 127. Kitty Wells
- pp. 517-518
- 128. The Yellow Rose of Texas
- pp. 519-520
- 129. The Drunkard’s Dream
- pp. 521-524
- 130. Forward Boys, Hurrah!
- pp. 525-526
- 131. Temperance Song
- pp. 527-528
- 132. When I was One-and-Twenty
- pp. 529-530
- 133. Jonah
- pp. 531-532
- 134. The Little Family
- pp. 533-535
- 135. The Twelve Joys
- pp. 536-538
- 136. Wicked Polly
- pp. 539-540
- 137. The True Lover’s Farewell
- pp. 541-542
- 139. The Green Laurels (The Orange and Blue)
- pp. 545-547
- 140. Young Ladies (Little Sparrow)
- pp. 548-551
- 141. Youth and Folly
- pp. 552-553
- 142. Maggie Goddon
- p. 554
- 143. A Forsaken Lover
- pp. 555-556
- 144. Love has brought Me to Despair
- pp. 557-560
- 145. The Butcher Boy
- pp. 561-564
- 146. Farewell, Sweet Mary
- pp. 565-566
- 147. Mary O’ the Dee
- pp. 567-568
- 148. Mary of the Wild Moor
- pp. 569-571
- 149. The Gypsy’s Warning
- pp. 572-573
- 150. Fair Fanny Moore
- pp. 574-575
- 151. Erin’s Green Shore
- pp. 576-579
- 152. Poor Little Joe
- pp. 580-581
- 153. The Orphan Girl
- pp. 582-583
- 154. The Blind Man’s Regret
- pp. 584-585
- 155. The Dishonest Miller
- pp. 586-591
- 156. Father Grumble
- pp. 592-603
- 157. An Old Woman’s Story
- pp. 604-605
- 158. The Spanish Lady
- pp. 606-607
- 159. Soldier, Soldier, Won’t You Marry Me?
- pp. 608-609
- 161. Little Johnny Green
- pp. 611-612
- 162. The Frog and the Mouse
- pp. 613-618
- 163. The Fox
- pp. 619-620
- 164. The Ranger
- pp. 621-622
- 165. The Three Farmers
- pp. 623-624
- 166. The Three Rogues
- pp. 625-626
- 167. The Skin-and-Bone Lady
- pp. 627-629
- 168. Billy Boy
- pp. 630-635
- 169. The Old Man Who came over the Moor
- pp. 636-637
- 170. Old Grimes
- pp. 638-639
- 171. The Cobbler’s Boy
- pp. 640-641
- 173. The Young Man Who wouldn’t Hoe Corn
- pp. 644-645
- 174. Old Joe Clog
- p. 646
- 175. Old Sam Fanny
- pp. 647-648
- 176. Ground Hog Song
- pp. 649-650
- 177. Davy Crockett
- pp. 651-653
- 178. Creation Song
- pp. 654-656
- 179. The Arkansaw Traveller
- pp. 657-659
- 180. The Nigger Tune
- pp. 660-661
- 181. Old Noah
- pp. 662-664
- 182. A Glorious Wedding
- pp. 665-666
- 183. Hard Times
- pp. 667-669
- 184. Putting on the Style
- pp. 670-671
- Folk Tunes
- pp. 675-690
- Index of Titles
- pp. 691-696
- Index of First Lines
- pp. 697-704
Additional Information
ISBN
9781938228704
Related ISBN(s)
9781938228681, 9781938228698, 9781943665143
MARC Record
OCLC
875895051
Pages
600
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No