The Dumb Wife Cured

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.

Mute persons--Songs and music

Marital conflict--Songs and music

Folk music--Appalachian Region

The Dumb Girl, The Bonnie Blade, Dumb, Dumb, Dumb

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

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

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Song texts

English

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Dumb Wife

Brown Older Ballads - Mostly British - 183, Randolph 394, Laws Q 5