Browsing Folk Songs of the Coalfields | WVU Libraries

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1. Pretty Fair Maid

Identifier:: Chappell_16_McCroskey_B2_PrettyFairMaid
Title:: Pretty Fair Maid
Date:: 1938-08-29
Creator:: McCroskey, Burton
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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2. Lass of Roch Royal

Identifier:: Chappell_16_McCroskey_C_LassOfRochRoyal
Title:: Lass of Roch Royal
Date:: 1938-08-29
Creator:: McCroskey, Burton
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Sea and Sailors, Death--Tragedy and Suicide, Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Roane County (W. Va.), Spencer (W. Va.)

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3. Brown Girl

Identifier:: Chappell_16_McCroskey_D_BrownGirl
Title:: Brown Girl
Date:: 1938-08-29
Creator:: McCroskey, Burton
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Death--Tragedy and Suicide, Love and Lovers, Murder
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Spencer (W. Va.), Roane County (W. Va.)

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4. Once I Loved A Little Girl

Identifier:: Chappell_16_McCroskey_E_OnceILovedALittleGirl
Title:: Once I Loved A Little Girl
Date:: 1938-08-29
Creator:: McCroskey, Burton
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Roane County (W. Va.), Spencer (W. Va.)

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5. Jesting Lover

Identifier:: Chappell_16_McCroskey_F_JestingLover
Title:: Jesting Lover
Date:: 1938-08-29
Creator:: McCroskey, Burton
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Marriage and Marital Relations, Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Spencer (W. Va.), Roane County (W. Va.)

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6. Pretty Polly

Identifier:: Chappell_16_McCroskey_H_PrettyPolly
Title:: Pretty Polly
Date:: 1938-08-29
Creator:: McCroskey, Burton
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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7. Lord Lovel

Identifier:: Chappell_16_McCroskey_I_LordLovel
Title:: Lord Lovel
Date:: 1938-08-29
Creator:: McCroskey, Burton
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
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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8. Lady Margaret

Identifier:: Chappell_16_McCroskey_J_LadyMargaret
Title:: Lady Margaret
Date:: 1938-08-29
Creator:: McCroskey, Burton
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:: Spencer (W. Va.), Roane County (W. Va.)

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9. Louise

Identifier:: Chappell_16_McCroskey_L_Louise
Title:: Louise
Date:: 1938-08-29
Creator:: McCroskey, Burton
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:: Spencer (W. Va.), Roane County (W. Va.)

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10. Pretty Emma

Identifier:: Chappell_16_McCroskey_M_PrettyEmma
Title:: Pretty Emma
Date:: 1938-08-29
Creator:: McCroskey, Burton
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Love and Lovers, Death--Tragedy and Suicide
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Spencer (W. Va.), Roane County (W. Va.)

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11. Sitting All Alone

Identifier:: Chappell_16_McCroskey_N_SittingAllAlone
Title:: Sitting All Alone
Date:: 1938-08-29
Creator:: McCroskey, Burton
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Roane County (W. Va.), Spencer (W. Va.)

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12. Kissing On The Sly

Identifier:: Chappell_16_McCroskey_P_KissingOnTheSly
Title:: Kissing On The Sly
Date:: 1938-08-29
Creator:: McCroskey, Burton
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Roane County (W. Va.), Spencer (W. Va.)

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