Browsing Folk Songs of the Coalfields | WVU Libraries

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1. Plow My Geese All In A Row

Identifier:: Chappell_27_Bowers_A2_PlowMyGeeseAllInARow
Title:: Plow My Geese All In A Row
Date:: 1939-08-09
Creator:: Bowers, Henry
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Dance, Game, and Party Songs
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Roane County (W. Va.), Spencer (W. Va.)

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2. Soldier And Maid

Identifier:: Chappell_27_Bowers_A_SoldierAndMaid
Title:: Soldier And Maid
Date:: 1939-08-09
Creator:: Bowers, Henry
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Roane County (W. Va.), Spencer (W. Va.)

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3. I Courted A Lady Bright

Identifier:: Chappell_27_Bowers_B2_ICourtedALadyBright
Title:: I Courted A Lady Bright
Date:: 1939-08-09
Creator:: Bowers, Henry
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Love and Lovers, Death--Tragedy and Suicide
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Roane County (W. Va.), Spencer (W. Va.)

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4. Elk River Boys

Identifier:: Chappell_27_Bowers_B_ElkRiverBoys
Title:: Elk River Boys
Date:: 1939-08-09
Creator:: Bowers, Henry
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Murder, Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Spencer (W. Va.), Roane County (W. Va.)

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5. (Funeral Knell)

Identifier:: Chappell_27_Bowers_C2_(FuneralKnell)
Title:: (Funeral Knell)
Date:: 1939-08-09
Creator:: Bowers, Henry
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Roane County (W. Va.), Spencer (W. Va.)

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6. My Mother Has Reached Pure Glory

Identifier:: Chappell_27_Bowers_C_MyMotherHasReachedPureGlore
Title:: My Mother Has Reached Pure Glory
Date:: 1939-08-09
Creator:: Bowers, Henry
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Hymns and Spiritual Music
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Spencer (W. Va.), Roane County (W. Va.)

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7. (Rich Man On His Velvet Couch)

Identifier:: Chappell_27_Bowers_D2_(RichManOnHisVelvetCouch)
Title:: (Rich Man On His Velvet Couch)
Date:: 1939-08-09
Creator:: Bowers, Henry
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Spencer (W. Va.), Roane County (W. Va.)

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8. (Asshole)

Identifier:: Chappell_27_Bowers_D_(Asshole)
Title:: (Asshole)
Date:: 1939-08-09
Creator:: Bowers, Henry
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Bawdy Songs
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Spencer (W. Va.), Roane County (W. Va.)

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9. Journeyman Tailor

Identifier:: Chappell_27_Bowers_E2_JourneymanTailor
Title:: Journeyman Tailor
Date:: 1939-08-09
Creator:: Bowers, Henry
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Roane County (W. Va.), Spencer (W. Va.)

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10. Prodigal Son

Identifier:: Chappell_27_Bowers_E_ProdigalSon
Title:: Prodigal Son
Date:: 1939-08-09
Creator:: Bowers, Henry
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Hymns and Spiritual Music
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Spencer (W. Va.), Roane County (W. Va.)

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11. Green Willow Tree

Identifier:: Chappell_27_Bowers_F2_GreenWillowTree
Title:: Green Willow Tree
Date:: 1939-08-09
Creator:: Bowers, Henry
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Sea and Sailors
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Spencer (W. Va.), Roane County (W. Va.)

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12. Shoemaker

Identifier:: Chappell_27_Bowers_F_Shoemaker
Title:: Shoemaker
Date:: 1939-08-09
Creator:: Bowers, Henry
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Bawdy Songs, Humor and Nonsense
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Roane County (W. Va.), Spencer (W. Va.)

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