Earl Brand (Old Man at the Gate), performed by Mrs. Nancy Prather; Annotations by Dr. Abrams
 


Citation

“Earl Brand (Old Man at the Gate), performed by Mrs. Nancy Prather; Annotations by Dr. Abrams,” Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections, accessed July 1, 2024, https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/items/show/18767.


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Title

Earl Brand (Old Man at the Gate), performed by Mrs. Nancy Prather; Annotations by Dr. Abrams

Description

Dr. Abrams provides some annotations for Mrs. Nancy Prather's version of 'Earl Brand' and recounts a remarkable story about his meeting with Mrs. Prather at her remote home and distrust of strangers who may be Revenuers. As part of the Abrams Folksong Collection, this song is one of many songs Dr. W. Amos Abrams recorded from 1938 to 1946 and transcribed in 1973. In most cases, the information provided in the Date field reflects the date the recording was made.

Subject

Folk music--Appalachian Region
Ballads, English--Appalachian Region, Southern

Format

Field recordings
MP3

Language

English

Type

Sound

Artist

Mrs. Nancy Prather

File name

earl_brand_story.mp3

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