The Broken Engagement

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.

North Carolina--Songs and music

Love--Songs and music

Unrequited love--Songs and music

Betrayal--Songs and music

Lovesickness--Songs and music

Death--Songs and music

Folk music--Appalachian Region

The Broken Heart

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

Abrams, W. Amos (William Amos), 1904-1991

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Song texts

English

Text

They were Standing by the Window

Nora Hicks, 1886-1953. Addie Hicks, 1920-?

Nora is Addie's mother

Edith Cavell Walker [Madison], 1919-1994

Brown Older Ballads - Mostly British - 157., Randolph 771