Description
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.
Subject
North Carolina--Songs and music
Unrequited love--Songs and music
Courtship--Songs and music
Mountains--Songs and music
Folk songs--United States
Folk music--Appalachian Region
Alternative Title
On Top of Old Smokie, On Top of the Smokies All Covered with Snow, On Top of Old Smokies, Advice to Girls, Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly, I'm Going Away
Publisher
W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
Contributor
Abrams, W. Amos (William Amos), 1904-1991
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