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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
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An account of the resource
<p>The I. G. Greer Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise more than 300 individual song titles, some with as many as ten distinct variants. The documents in this collection include manuscripts (some written as early as the mid-19th century), typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s secretarial staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs represented herein range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.</p>
<p>Biographical Note. Isaac Garfield Greer (4 December 1881 - 24 November 1967) was a history and government professor for Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1910 to 1932. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, he was born to Philip and Mary Greer of Zionville and initially worked as a public school teacher and principal until he was hired at Appalachian State Teacher's College. From 1932 to 1948, he worked as superintendent of Mills Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville, North Carolina. From 1948 to 1954, Greer was the Executive Vice-President of the Business Foundation of North Carolina. Greer and his first wife Willie Spainhour had two sons I.G. Greer, Jr. and Joseph P. Greer. Greer's second wife was Hattie O'Briant. Dr. Greer was an avid collector and singer of folk songs. He was a nationally recognized authority of mountain folk music during his lifetime. A bass player, Greer and his wife, who played the dulcimer, performed at various regional school and civic functions. They were recorded singing several folk songs by Library of Congress from 1941 to 1946. Appalachian State Teacher's College dedicated the I.G. Greer Music Hall in 1966. Greer also had an active civic life. He was the president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and also served as a Boone City Alderman and in the North Carolina House of Representatives.</p>
<p>Note: University Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) believes in providing access to the historical record in support of the teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the communities it serves. Users should be advised that, due to the historical nature of some resources, users may encounter language or content that is harmful or difficult to view.</p>
Greer Document
Scholarly Classification
Brown, Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes - 121 Randolph, 104 Cox, 168
File name
113_BillyBoy_Sheet_02
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Folk songs
Wives--Songs and music
Cookery--Songs and music
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Charming Billy, Billie Boy
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
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An account of the resource
This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.
Billie Boy
Billy Boy
Charming Billy
sheet music
songs and music
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
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An account of the resource
<p>The I. G. Greer Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise more than 300 individual song titles, some with as many as ten distinct variants. The documents in this collection include manuscripts (some written as early as the mid-19th century), typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s secretarial staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs represented herein range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.</p>
<p>Biographical Note. Isaac Garfield Greer (4 December 1881 - 24 November 1967) was a history and government professor for Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1910 to 1932. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, he was born to Philip and Mary Greer of Zionville and initially worked as a public school teacher and principal until he was hired at Appalachian State Teacher's College. From 1932 to 1948, he worked as superintendent of Mills Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville, North Carolina. From 1948 to 1954, Greer was the Executive Vice-President of the Business Foundation of North Carolina. Greer and his first wife Willie Spainhour had two sons I.G. Greer, Jr. and Joseph P. Greer. Greer's second wife was Hattie O'Briant. Dr. Greer was an avid collector and singer of folk songs. He was a nationally recognized authority of mountain folk music during his lifetime. A bass player, Greer and his wife, who played the dulcimer, performed at various regional school and civic functions. They were recorded singing several folk songs by Library of Congress from 1941 to 1946. Appalachian State Teacher's College dedicated the I.G. Greer Music Hall in 1966. Greer also had an active civic life. He was the president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and also served as a Boone City Alderman and in the North Carolina House of Representatives.</p>
<p>Note: University Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) believes in providing access to the historical record in support of the teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the communities it serves. Users should be advised that, due to the historical nature of some resources, users may encounter language or content that is harmful or difficult to view.</p>
Greer Document
Scholarly Classification
Brown, Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes - 121 Randolph, 104 Cox, 168
File name
113_BillyBoy_Sheet_01
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Folk songs
Wives--Songs and music
Cookery--Songs and music
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Charming Billy, Billie Boy
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
Description
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This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.
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Billy Boy
Oh where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Oh, where have you been charming
Billy? I have been to seek a wife, She's the joy of my life. She's a
young thing & cannot leave her Mammy.
Billie Boy
Billy Boy
Charming Billy
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songs and music
songs and music wives
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BILLY BOY
0 where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy?
0 where have you been, charming Billy?
I have been to seek a wife; she's the joy of my life,
She's a young thing and cannot leave: her mother.
Did she ask you to come in, Billy boy, Billy boy~
Did she ask you to come in, charming Billy?
She asked me to come in,
With a dimple in her chin,
She's a young thing and cannot leave her Mother.
Did she give you for to eat, Billy boy, Billy boy,
Did she ask you for to eat, charming Billy?
She asked me for to eat;
She had plenty of bread and meat,
She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother.
Can she bake a cherry pie, Billy boy, Billy boy,
Can she bake a cherry pie, charming Billy?
She can bake a cherry pie,
Quick as a cat can wink its eye,
She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother.
How tall is she, Billy boy, Billy boy,
How tall is she, charming Billy?
She's as tall as any pine,
Slim as a pumpkin vine,
She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother.
How old is she, Billy boy, Billy boy,
How old is she, charming Billy?
She's twice six, twice seven,
Twenty and eleven,
She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother.
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
Description
An account of the resource
<p>The I. G. Greer Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise more than 300 individual song titles, some with as many as ten distinct variants. The documents in this collection include manuscripts (some written as early as the mid-19th century), typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s secretarial staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs represented herein range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.</p>
<p>Biographical Note. Isaac Garfield Greer (4 December 1881 - 24 November 1967) was a history and government professor for Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1910 to 1932. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, he was born to Philip and Mary Greer of Zionville and initially worked as a public school teacher and principal until he was hired at Appalachian State Teacher's College. From 1932 to 1948, he worked as superintendent of Mills Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville, North Carolina. From 1948 to 1954, Greer was the Executive Vice-President of the Business Foundation of North Carolina. Greer and his first wife Willie Spainhour had two sons I.G. Greer, Jr. and Joseph P. Greer. Greer's second wife was Hattie O'Briant. Dr. Greer was an avid collector and singer of folk songs. He was a nationally recognized authority of mountain folk music during his lifetime. A bass player, Greer and his wife, who played the dulcimer, performed at various regional school and civic functions. They were recorded singing several folk songs by Library of Congress from 1941 to 1946. Appalachian State Teacher's College dedicated the I.G. Greer Music Hall in 1966. Greer also had an active civic life. He was the president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and also served as a Boone City Alderman and in the North Carolina House of Representatives.</p>
<p>Note: University Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) believes in providing access to the historical record in support of the teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the communities it serves. Users should be advised that, due to the historical nature of some resources, users may encounter language or content that is harmful or difficult to view.</p>
Greer Document
Scholarly Classification
Brown, Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes - 121 Randolph, 104 Cox, 168
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113_BillyBoy_Lyric_02_ocr
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Billy Boy, Lyric Variant 02
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Folk songs
Wives--Songs and music
Cookery--Songs and music
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Text
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Charming Billy, Billie Boy
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
Description
An account of the resource
This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.
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Billy Boy.
O where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy?
O where have you been, charming Billy?
I have been to seek a wife, she's the joy of my life.
She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother.
Did she ask you to come in, Billy boy, Billy boy,
Did she ask you to come in, charming Billy?
She asked me to come in,
With a dimple in her chin.
She's a young thing and cannot leave her Mother.
Did she give you for to eat, Billy boy, Billy boy,
Did she ask you for to eat, charming Billy?
She asked me for to eat,
She had plenty of bread and meat,
She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother.
Can she bake a cherry pie, Billy boy, Billy boy,
Can she bake a cherry pie, charming Billy?
She can bake a cherry pie,
Quick as a cat can wink its eye.
She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother.
How tall is she, Billy boy, Billy Boy,
How tall is she, charming Billy?
She's as tall as any pine,
Slim as a pumpkin vine.
She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother.
How old is she, Billy boy, Billy boy,
How old is she, charming Billy?
She's twice six, twice seven,
Twenty and eleven,
She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother.
Billie Boy
Billy Boy
Charming Billy
songs and music courtship
songs and music love
songs and music wives
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Billjl ;Joy-.
0 ·where h ave you 1)een,:Uilly "boy , Billy boy1
0 where :; ave you b een , chart!ling : illy?
I h ave bee n to seel.: a wilf'e; she's t h e joy of my lif'e.
She's a young thing and cannot leave her lJalizlny1'.
Did s h e aslr you to c ome in, Billy boy ,Dilly boy?
Dicl she ask you to come in,charning Billy?
~h e asked meto cou e in
l'iit h a dimple in her chin.
She's a young thing ancl cannot leave h er ilamrty.
Di£1 s h e give you f' or to eat, Billy boy, Eilly buy?
Ditl she as k you f'or to eat, c h::.r minp.; Dilly?
£:he asl<::e.l me f'or to eat;
She had plcnyy of 1Jread antl meat ,
She's a young t h ing a n d cannot leave her ::a; ~u:Iy.
Can she b a k e a c h erry pie, Billy boy, Billy boy?
Can s h e b ake a cherry pie,cha rming n illy?
She can bake a cherry pie,
Quick as a cat can wink its eye.
She's a young t hin~ ancl cannot leave he r
a!Til!ly.
n ow tall is she,Billy boy,Billy Boy?
How tall is she, charr:.Iin g Billy?
: he's a s tall a s any pine,
3 lim a s a pumpkin vine.
She's a young thing and cannoj leave h er ::amm.y.
How old is s h e ,:Lilly boy , Dilly 1Joy?
Row old is s h e ,charning Rilly?
She's twice six,twice seven,
Twenty and eleven,
She's a young t hing and. c annot lea~e h er
:.~amy.
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Title
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
Description
An account of the resource
<p>The I. G. Greer Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise more than 300 individual song titles, some with as many as ten distinct variants. The documents in this collection include manuscripts (some written as early as the mid-19th century), typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s secretarial staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs represented herein range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.</p>
<p>Biographical Note. Isaac Garfield Greer (4 December 1881 - 24 November 1967) was a history and government professor for Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1910 to 1932. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, he was born to Philip and Mary Greer of Zionville and initially worked as a public school teacher and principal until he was hired at Appalachian State Teacher's College. From 1932 to 1948, he worked as superintendent of Mills Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville, North Carolina. From 1948 to 1954, Greer was the Executive Vice-President of the Business Foundation of North Carolina. Greer and his first wife Willie Spainhour had two sons I.G. Greer, Jr. and Joseph P. Greer. Greer's second wife was Hattie O'Briant. Dr. Greer was an avid collector and singer of folk songs. He was a nationally recognized authority of mountain folk music during his lifetime. A bass player, Greer and his wife, who played the dulcimer, performed at various regional school and civic functions. They were recorded singing several folk songs by Library of Congress from 1941 to 1946. Appalachian State Teacher's College dedicated the I.G. Greer Music Hall in 1966. Greer also had an active civic life. He was the president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and also served as a Boone City Alderman and in the North Carolina House of Representatives.</p>
<p>Note: University Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) believes in providing access to the historical record in support of the teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the communities it serves. Users should be advised that, due to the historical nature of some resources, users may encounter language or content that is harmful or difficult to view.</p>
Greer Document
Scholarly Classification
Brown, Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes - 121 Randolph, 104 Cox, 168
File name
113_BillyBoy_Lyric_01_ocr
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Billy Boy, Lyric Variant 01
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English
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<a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a>
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<a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a>
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Contributor
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
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Folk songs
Wives--Songs and music
Cookery--Songs and music
Type
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Text
Alternative Title
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Charming Billy, Billie Boy
Publisher
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
Description
An account of the resource
This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
Billy Boy.
O where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy?
O where have you been, charming Billy?
I have been to seek a wife, she's the joy of my life.
She's a young thing and cannot leave her Mother.
Did she ask you to come in, Billy boy, Billy boy?
Did she ask you to come in, charming Billy?
She asked me to come in
With a dimple on her chin.
She's a young thing and cannot leave her Mammy.
Did she give you for to eat, Billy boy, Billy boy?
Did she ask you for to eat, charming Billy?
She asked me for to eat,
She had plenty of bread and meat,
She's a young thing and cannot leave her Mammy.
Can she bake a cherry pie, Billy boy, Billy boy?
Can she bake a cherry pie, charming Billy?
She can bake a cherry pie,
Quick as a cat can wink its eye.
She's a young thing and cannot leave her Mammy.
How tall is she, Billy boy, Billy Boy?
How tall is she, charming Billy?
She's as tall as any pine,
Slim as a pumpkin vine.
She's a young thing and cannot leave her Mammy.
How old is she, Billy boy, Billy boy?
How old is she, charming Billy?
She's twice six, twice seven,
Twenty and eleven,
She's a young thing and cannot leave her Mammy.
Billie Boy
Billy Boy
Charming Billy
songs and music
songs and music courtship
songs and music love
songs and music wives
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W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
Description
An account of the resource
William Amos “Doc” Abrams (1905-1991), originally from Pinetops in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, was chairman of the English Department at Appalachian State Teacher’s College (ASTC) from 1932 to 1946. Dr. Abrams possessed both B. A. and M. A. degrees from Duke University, in addition to a Ph.D. from Cornell University. From 1946 until his retirement in 1970, he served as editor of the North Carolina Education Association publications. He was married to Lillian Crow.
Starting in the 1930s, Dr. Abrams built a reputation as an enthusiastic collector, scholar and promoter of North Carolina folklore. He served multiple terms as president of the North Carolina Folklore Society and contributed a number of articles to the society’s journal. A significant number of the folksong variants in his collection (some collected in association with Dr. Frank C. Brown and later with Dr. Cratis D. Williams) appear in the seven volume The Frank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina Folklore, published in 1962. Dr. Abrams received the Society’s Brown-Hudson Award in 1974.
Manuscripts and Typescripts
The W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise some 400 individual song titles, most of which have multiple variants. The documents in this collection consist of both manuscripts and typescripts. Dr. Abrams collected titles from such acclaimed regional folk performers as Watagua County’s Frank Proffitt and Yadkin County’s Uncle Pat Fry. Dr. Abrams’ students during his time at ASTC also contributed many of the ballad variants herein, thereby expanding the geographical scope of his collection beyond the uplands of western North Carolina. Like the I. G. Greer Collection, the titles contained in Abrams’ collection range from traditional Child Ballads to 19th century popular music to compositions of local origin.
Field Recordings
As part of the Abrams Folksong Collection, the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative presents the Field Recordings collection of Dr. Abrams. Recorded from 1938 to 1946, these songs were transcribed by Dr. Abrams in 1973. To introduce this collection, listen to Dr. Abrams himself.
Speech Collection
Presented here is the Dr. W. Amos Abrams Speech Collection. These speeches were given by Dr. Abrams at various functions, conferences, and banquets throughout North Carolina in the 1960s and 1970s. The Documenting Appalachia digital initiative is proud to present you the opportunity to listen to these speeches.
The "So Mote It Ever Be" project was funded in part by a grant from the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area.
Folksong
Classification Title
Billy Boy, Variant 1
Informant
Ora Leona Townsend, 1917-?. Mrs. Manley Townsend [Ollie Bell Harmon], 1898-1978
Informant Note
Ollie Harmon Townsend is Leona Townsend's mother. Leona student of Dr. Abrams.
Scholarly Classification
Brown Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes - 121, Randolph 104, Cox 168
Dublin Core
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Title
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Billy Boy
Publisher
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
Format
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JPEG
Song texts
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Language
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English
Alternative Title
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Charming Billy, Billie Boy
Subject
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North Carolina--Songs and music
Wives--Songs and music
Cookery--Songs and music
Folk songs, English--Appalachian Region
Folk music--Appalachian Region
Rights
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Source
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<a title="AC.114 W. Amos Abrams Papers" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/198" target="_blank">AC.114 W. Amos Abrams Papers</a>
Spatial Coverage
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<a title= "Avery County (N.C.)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/4453232/avery-county.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Avery County (N.C.)</a>
Contributor
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Abrams, W. Amos (William Amos), 1904-1991
Type
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Text
Is Part Of
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<a title=" W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/16" target="_blank"> W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection</a>
Description
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This item is part of the W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection, which includes some 400 individual song titles, most of which have multiple variants. Dr. Abrams recorded songs primarily from the Appalachian region of North Carolina from 1938 to 1946 and transcribed them in 1973. Like the I. G. Greer Collection, the titles contained in Abrams’ collection range from traditional Child Ballads to 19th century popular music to compositions of local origin.
Billie Boy
Billy Boy
Charming Billy
folk songs
songs and music
songs and music wife