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W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
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288 results
The Twa Sisters, The Second Variant
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The Twa Sisters, performed by Uncle Pat Fry
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The Twa Sisters, performed by Mrs. Avery Johnson
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The Twa Sisters, performed by Dr. Cratis Williams
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Twenty One Years, performed by Mrs. Avery Johnson
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Two Little Girls in Blue, performed by Dr. J.C. Wright
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Unknown Hymn, performed by The Adee Choir
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Unknown Hymn, performed by The Whittier Choir
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Watermelon on the Vine, performed by the Johnson Boys
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Wayfaring Stranger, performed by Horton Barker
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Wayfaring Stranger, second variant, recorded April 25, 1942
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Wayfaring Stranger, performed by Beulah Greene
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Wayfaring Stranger, performed by Dr. Cratis Williams
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The Weeping Willow Tree, performed by The Collins Sister
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When I Wake Up in Gloryland, performed by the Jackson County Ramblers
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When I was a Little Boy, performed by Mrs. James York
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When the Roll is Called Up Yonder, performed by the Farmer's Federation Picnic audience
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Where Could I Go but to the Lord, performed by the Moody Sisters
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The Wife of Usher's Well, performed by Uncle Pat Fry
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The Wife of Usher's Well, performed by Dr. Cratis Williams
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The Wife Wrapped in Wether's Skin, performed by Mrs. Laura Timmons
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Wild Bill Jones, performed by Dr. Cratis Williams
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Lover's Warning, performed by Mrs. Laura Timmons
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Lucky Jack, performed by Luella Shaw
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Lucky Jack, part two
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The Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn, performed by Uncle Pat Fry
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Married Me a Wife, performed by Mrs. James York
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Medley of College Songs, performed by the Hubbard Family
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The Miller's Sons, performed by Ruth Miller
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The Miller's Will, performed by Horton Barker
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The Miller's Will, performed by W.C. Johnson
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Molly Hare, performed by Mr. Osbourne
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Needle's Eye, performed by Mrs. Laura Timmons
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Needle's Eye, performed by Dr. Cratis Williams
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Never Place Your Affections on a Green Growing Tree, performed by Mrs. Laura Timmons
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No Letter in the Mail Today, performed by the Carolina Ramblers
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Norwegian Hamburg, performed by Pete Taylor
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Nothing but the Blood of Jesus, performed by Mrs. W.C. Johnson
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Old Age Pension Checks, performed by Carl Story
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Old Black Joe, performed by Johnny Whisnant
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The Old Gospel Ship, performed by Rymer Hoyle and Hubert Bryson
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Old Joe Clark, performed by the Farmer's Federation Stringband
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Old Maid and the Burglar Man, performed by George Waynick
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Old Mountain Dew, performed by Mack Crow
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Old Mountain Dew, performed by the Carolina Ramblers
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On Top of Old Smoky, performed by Dr. Cratis Williams
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One Morning in May, performed by Mrs. Luella Shaw
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One Old Shirt, performed by Carl Story
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Osborne Rag, performed by Mr. Osborne
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Our Goodman, performed by Dr. Cratis Williams
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