Poor Naomi (Omie Wise), Lyric Variant 02

This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.

Courtship--Songs and music

Murder--Songs and music

Ballads

Wise, Naomi, 1789-1807 or 1808--Songs and music

Naomi Wise

AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967

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Brown, North Carolina Ballads - 300
Randolph, 149
Laws, F 4
Combs, 64
Warner, 116
Sharp, 123