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.
Tags: Forsaken House Carpenter, House Carpenter, House Carpenter's Wife, I Have Forty Ships, If You Will Leave Your House Carpenter, James Harris, James Herries, songs and music love, songs and music sailing, The Banks of Claudy, The Banks of Italy, The Carpenter's Wife, The House Carpenter, The House Carpenter (Said an Old True Love), The Old Salt Sea, The Salt Water Sea, The Sea-Faring Man, The Ship Carpenter, The Ship's Carpenter, Well Met, Well Met My Old True Love, Well Met Well Met My Old True Love, Well Met Well Met My Own True Love
