The Golden Willow Tree

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

Naval battles--Songs and music

Betrayal--Songs and music

Folk music--Appalachian Region

The Golden Vanitee, The Spanish Canoe, The Golden Fenadier, The Lowlands Low, Golden Vallady, The Golden Furnity, The Golden Victory, The Mary Golden Tree, The Weeping Willow Tree, The Merry Golden Tree, Lonesome Low, The Green Willow Tree, The Goulden Vanitee, The Gouden Vanity, Sailing in the Lowlands Low, The French Gallerie O, He Had a Little Tool, The Kumadee, Low in the Lowlands, Low, The Little Cabin Boy, The Gold China Tree, The Lowland Sea, Turkish Reveille, The Lonesome Sea, Sinking in the Lonesome Sea, The Turkish Rebilee, The Bold Grandee, The Pirate Ship, A Ship Set Sail for North America, There was a Bold Captain, Sailing on the Lowland Low, The Turkey-rogherlee and the Yellow Golden Tree, The Turkish Revoloo, Lowland Lonesome Low

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

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

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Song texts

English

Text

Sweet Trinity (The Golden Vanity), Variant 1

Nora Hicks, 1886-1953

Nora is Addie's mother

Edith Cavell Walker [Madison], 1919-1994

Addie Hicks, 1920-?

Child 286, Brown Older Ballads - Mostly British - 47, Randolph 38, Cox 32, Combs 41, Warner 104, Sharp 41