Ellen Smith

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

Murder--Songs and music

Fugitives from justice--Songs and music

Capital punishment--Songs and music

Ballads

Folk music--Appalachian Region

Peter Degraff

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

1937

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

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Song texts

Manuscripts (Documents)

English

Text

1930s

Ellen Smith, Variant 1

Mary Anne Bost, 1917-1979 (?). Mrs. John S. Bost [J Anne Bost], 1901-?

J. Anne Bost mother of Mary Bost. Mary student of Dr. Abrams.

Brown North Carolina Ballads - 305(C), Laws F 11, Combs 65