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Cold Mountains, 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.

Tags: Coald Mountains, Cold Mountains, Colds Mountains, songs and music, songs and music exile, songs and music lovesickness

Common Bill, Sheet Music 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.

Tags: bill, Common Bill, sheet music, Silly Bill, Silly Billy, songs and music, songs and music courtship

Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin, 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.

Tags: (Dandoo) Wife Wrapped in a Wether's Skin, As the Dew Flies Over the Green Valley, Cooper of Fife, Dan Dhu, Dan-doo, Dan-You, Danyou, folk songs, Gentle Fair Jenny, Gently Jinny Fair Rosemary, Hobblety Bobblety How Now, Hollin Green Hollin, Jennifer Jenny, Jenny Fair Gentle Rosemarie, Jenny Flow Gentle Rosemary, John Dobber, Old Dandoo, Old Wetherskin, Robertin Tush, Robin-a-Thrush, Ruggleton's Daughter of Iero, songs and music, The Cooper o’ Fife, The Daughter of Peggy O, The Dew Flies Over the Green Valley, The Farmer's Curst Wife, The Green Valley, The Old Man Who Lived in the West, The Wee Cooper o’ Fife, The Wether's Skin, There was an Old Man Who Lived Out West, Ti Risslety Rosslety, While the Dew Flies Over the Green Valley, Wife Wrapped in a Wether Skin, Wife Wrapped in Wether's Skin, Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin

Childs Dream

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.

Tags: Childs Dream, folk songs, Grandpapa and Me, songs and music, songs and music dreams

Brave Wolfe

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.

Tags: Battle of the Quebec, Brave Wolfe, folk songs, James Wolfe, Plains of Abraham, songs and music, songs and music love

Bobbie

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.

Tags: Bobbie, folk songs, songs and music

Billy Grimes the Drover, Sheet Music 07

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.

Tags: Billy Grimes, Billy Grimes the Drover, folk songs, sheet music, songs and music

Billy Grimes the Drover, 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.

Tags: Billy Grimes, Billy Grimes the Drover, folk songs, songs and music, songs and music courtship

Lexington Murder, 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.

Tags: Come All of You Who's Been in Love and Sympathize with Me, Johnny McDowell, Last Saturday Night Two Weeks Ago, Lexington Murder, Poor Nell, songs and music, songs and music murder, The Berkshire Tragedy, The Cruel Miller, The Expert Girl, The Knoxville Girl, The Lexington Girl, The Lexington Miller, The Noel Girl, The Oxford Girl, The Rexford Girl, The Tragedy, The Wexford Girl, The Wittam Miller

Billy Grimes the Drover, Lyric Variant 01

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.

Tags: Billy Grimes, Billy Grimes the Drover, folk songs, songs and music, songs and music courtship

Gypsy Laddie, Lyric Variant 01

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.

Tags: Bill Harman, Black Eyed Davy, Black Jack Davey, Black Jack David, Black Jack Davie, Black Jack Davy, Black Jack Gypsy, David, Gipsies of Agee Oh!, Gipsies-O, Gipsy Daisy, Gipsy Davy, Gipsy Draly, Gyps of David, Gypsum Davy, Gypsy Davy, Gypsy Laddie, Harrison Brady, How Old are You My Pretty Little Miss?, I'm Seventeen Come Sunday, Irish ballad, It was Late in the Night When Johnny Came Home, Johnny Faa, Lady Cassilles Lilt, songs and music, The Dark-Clothed Gypsy, The Dark-Eyed Gypsy O!, The Draggletail Gipsies, The Egyptian Davy O, The Gipsy Laddie, The Gipsy Laddie Oh!, The Gypsy Daisy, The Gypsy Davie, The Gypsy Lady, The Gypsy Lover, The Heartless Lady, The Lady's Disgrace, The Raggle Taggle Gypsies O, The Ragtail Gipsies Oh!, The Three Gypsies, The Three Gypsy Laddies, The Wraggle Taggle Gipsies

Billy Grimes the Drover, Sheet Music 05

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.

Tags: Billy Grimes, Billy Grimes the Drover, folk songs, sheet music, songs and music, songs and music courtship

Blind Girl, 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.

Tags: blind children, Blind Girl, Blind Girl's Death, Blind Girl's Prayer, songs and music, songs and music death, The Blind Child Prayer, The Blind Child's Prayer, The Blind Girl's Death

Lexington Murder, Lyric Variant 01

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.

Tags: Come All of You Who's Been in Love and Sympathize with Me, Johnny McDowell, Last Saturday Night Two Weeks Ago, Lexington Murder, Poor Nell, songs and music, songs and music murder, The Berkshire Tragedy, The Cruel Miller, The Expert Girl, The Knoxville Girl, The Lexington Girl, The Lexington Miller, The Murdering Miller, The Noel Girl, The Oxford Girl, The Rexford Girl, The Tragedy, The Wexford Girl, The Wittam Miller

Seven Long Years I've Been Married, 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.

Tags: Beautiful Light On the Ocean, Beautiful Light Ore the Ocean, Don't Never Marry a Drunkard, Seven Long Years, Seven Long Years I've Been Married, songs and music, songs and music alcoholism, songs and music warnings

Lamkin, Lyric Variant 01

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.

Tags: Beaulampkins, Bo Lamkin, Bo Lankin, Boab King, Bolakin, Bolakins, Bold Adkins, False Lambkin, False Lamkin, Lamkin, Lammikin, Lampkin, Long Lankin, songs and music, songs and music lyrics, Squire Relantman

Lamkin, 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.

Tags: Beaulampkins, Bo Lamkin, Bo Lankin, Boab King, Bolakin, Bolakins, False Lambkin, False Lamkin, Lamkin, Lammikin, Lampkin, Long Lankin, songs and music, songs and music lyrics, Squire Relantman

Seven Long Years I've Been Married, Lyric Variant 01

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.

Tags: Beautiful Light On the Ocean, Beautiful Light Over the Ocean, Don't Never Marry a Drunkard, Seven Long Years, Seven Long Years I've Been Married, songs and music, songs and music lyrics

Battle of the Kegs

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.

Tags: Battle of the Kegs, Francis Hopkinson, Great Britain Army, Great Britain Navy, songs and music, songs and music army, songs and music war

Bonny Barbara Allan, 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.

Tags: Barb'ra Allen, Barb'ra Allyn, Barb're Allen, Barb'ry Allum, Barba Allan, Barba Allen, Barbara Allen, Barbara Ellen, Barbara Hellen, Barbare Allen, Barbaree Allen, Barbary Allen, Barbary Ellen, Barbery Allan, Barbery Ellen, Barbra Allen, Barbra Ellen, Barbro Allen, Barbru Allan, Barbry Allen, Barbry Ellen, Bawbee Allan, Bob'ry Allen, Bonny Barbara Allan, Bonny Barbara Allen, Irish ballad, Lady and Her Children Three, songs and music, songs and music lyrics, Sweet William

Bonny Barbara Allan, Lyric Variant 01

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.

Tags: Barb'ra Allen, Barb'ra Allyn, Barb're Allen, Barb'ry Allum, Barba Allan, Barba Allen, Barbara Allen, Barbara Ellen, Barbara Hellen, Barbare Allen, Barbaree Allen, Barbary Allen, Barbary Ellen, Barbery Allan, Barbery Ellen, Barbra Allen, Barbra Ellen, Barbro Allen, Barbru Allan, Barbry Allen, Barbry Ellen, Bawbee Allan, Bob'ry Allen, Bonny Barbara Allan, Bonny Barbara Allen, Irish ballad, Lady and Her Children Three, songs and music, songs and music lyric, Sweet William

Arkansas Traveler (II), Lyric Variant 01

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.

Tags: Arkansas, Arkansas Traveler, folk songs, songs and music, songs and music poverty

Bonny Barbara Allan, Lyric Variant 05

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.

Tags: Barb'ra Allen, Barb'ra Allyn, Barb're Allen, Barb'ry Allum, Barba Allan, Barba Allen, Barbara Allen, Barbara Ellen, Barbara Hellen, Barbare Allen, Barbaree Allen, Barbary Allen, Barbary Ellen, Barbery Allan, Barbery Ellen, Barbra Allen, Barbra Ellen, Barbro Allen, Barbru Allan, Barbry Allen, Barbry Ellen, Bawbee Allan, Bob'ry Allen, Bonny Barbara Allan, Bonny Barbara Allen, folk songs, Lady and Her Children Three, songs and music, songs and music death, songs and music lovesickness, Sweet William

Alma Mater of the A. T. S. [Appalachian Training School]

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.

Tags: alma mater, Alma Mater of the A. T. S., Alma Mater of the Appalachian Training School, songs and music

Bonny Barbara Allan, Lyric Variant 03

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.

Tags: Barb'ra Allen, Barb'ra Allyn, Barb're Allen, Barb'ry Allum, Barba Allan, Barba Allen, Barbara Allen, Barbara Ellen, Barbara Hellen, Barbare Allen, Barbaree Allen, Barbary Allen, Barbary Ellen, Barbery Allan, Barbery Ellen, Barbra Allen, Barbra Ellen, Barbro Allen, Barbru Allan, Barbry Allen, Barbry Ellen, Bawbee Allan, Bob'ry Allen, Bonny Barbara Allan, Bonny Barbara Allen, folk songs, Irish ballad, Lady and Her Children Three, songs and music, Sweet William

Apprentice Boy

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.

Tags: Apprentice Boy, folk song, songs and music

Claud Allen, Lyric Variant 01

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.

Tags: Claud Allen, Claude Allen Swanson, folk songs, songs and music, The Allen Boys, The Allen Clan

Sidney Allen, Lyric Variant 01

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.

Tags: Claud Allen, folk songs, Hillville, Sidney Allen, Song of the Allens, songs and music, The Allen Boys, Virginia

Sidney Allen, Lyric Variant 03, Copy

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.

Tags: Claud Allen, folk songs, Hillville, Roanoke Jail, Sidney Allen, Song of the Allens, songs and music, songs and music court, The Allen Boys, Virginia

Claud Allen, 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.

Tags: Claud Allen, Claude Allen Swanson, folk songs, Song of the Allens, songs and music, songs and music court, songs and music punishment, The Allen Boys

After the Ball, 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.

Tags: After the Ball, Charles Kassel Harris, folk songs, songs and music

Alleghany Mountains

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.

Tags: Alleghany Mountains, folk songs, songs and music, songs and music mountains

Beware Oh Beware

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.

Tags: Beware Oh Beware, Ellen McFall, songs and music, songs and music warning

Billy Boy

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.

Tags: Billie Boy, Billy Boy, Charming Billy, folk songs, songs and music, songs and music wife

Answer to Shadow of the Pines

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.

Tags: Answer to Shadow of the Pines, songs and music, songs and music courtship, songs and music heartbreak, songs and music love

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Browsing Items (135 total)

Cold Mountains, Lyric Variant 02

Common Bill, Sheet Music 02

Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin, Lyric Variant 02

Childs Dream

Brave Wolfe

Bobbie

Billy Grimes the Drover, Sheet Music 07

Billy Grimes the Drover, Lyric Variant 02

Lexington Murder, Lyric Variant 02

Billy Grimes the Drover, Lyric Variant 01

Gypsy Laddie, Lyric Variant 01

Billy Grimes the Drover, Sheet Music 05

Blind Girl, Lyric Variant 02

Lexington Murder, Lyric Variant 01

Seven Long Years I've Been Married, Lyric Variant 02

Lamkin, Lyric Variant 01

Lamkin, Lyric Variant 02

Seven Long Years I've Been Married, Lyric Variant 01

Battle of the Kegs

Bonny Barbara Allan, Lyric Variant 02

Bonny Barbara Allan, Lyric Variant 01

Arkansas Traveler (II), Lyric Variant 01

Bonny Barbara Allan, Lyric Variant 05

Alma Mater of the A. T. S. [Appalachian Training School]

Bonny Barbara Allan, Lyric Variant 03

Apprentice Boy

Claud Allen, Lyric Variant 01

Sidney Allen, Lyric Variant 01

Sidney Allen, Lyric Variant 03, Copy

Claud Allen, Lyric Variant 02

After the Ball, Lyric Variant 02

Alleghany Mountains

Beware Oh Beware

Billy Boy

Answer to Shadow of the Pines

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