Farmer's Curst Wife (Old Man Over the Hill), performed by Mrs. Jane Church
 


Citation

“Farmer's Curst Wife (Old Man Over the Hill), performed by Mrs. Jane Church,” Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections, accessed February 19, 2025, https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/items/show/18784.


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Title

Farmer's Curst Wife (Old Man Over the Hill), performed by Mrs. Jane Church

Description

Recorded on August 10, 1939 in Heaton, NC, Mrs. Jane Church performs 'Farmer's Curst Wife (Old Man Over the Hill).' 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

Date

1939

Format

Field recordings
MP3

Language

English

Type

Sound

Temporal Coverage

1930s

Artist

Mrs. Jane Church

File name

farmers_wife3.mp3