Paper of Pins

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

Courting--Songs and music

Love--Songs and music

Folk songs, English--Appalachian Region

Folk music--Appalachian Region

I'll Give to You a Paper of Pins, Miss, I'll Give You a Paper of Pins

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

Paper of Pins, Variant 1

Edith Cavell Walker [Madison], 1919-1994. Jo Etta Shull [Thomas], 1869-1961. Boyd Ovella Thomas [Walker], 1890-1986

Edith Walker daughter of Boyd Thomas Walker and granddaughter of Jo Etta Shull Thomas

Brown Courting Songs - 1, Randolph 354