Frail [Pale] Wildwood Flower

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.

Unrequited love--Songs and music

Flowers--Songs and music

Folk songs--United States

Folk music--Appalachian Region

Raven Black Hair, The Frail Wildwood Flower, The Wildwood Flower

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

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

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Song texts

Manuscripts (Documents)

English

Text

Pale Wildwood Flower, Variant 2

Brown Folk Lyric - 263, Randolph 798