Browsing Folk Songs of the Coalfields | WVU Libraries

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1. Billy The Kid

Identifier:: Chappell_16_McCroskey_A2_BillyTheKid
Title:: Billy The Kid
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:: Outlaws and Prisoners, Cowboys and the Frontier
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Spencer (W. Va.), Roane County (W. Va.)

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2. Jew's Daughter

Identifier:: Chappell_16_McCroskey_A_JewsDaughter
Title:: Jew's Daughter
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:: Murder
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Spencer (W. Va.), Roane County (W. Va.)

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3. 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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4. Proud Lady

Identifier:: Chappell_16_McCroskey_B_ProudLady
Title:: Proud Lady
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
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Spencer (W. Va.), Roane County (W. Va.)

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5. Home Sweet Home

Identifier:: Chappell_16_McCroskey_C2_HomeSweetHome
Title:: Home Sweet Home
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:: Humor and Nonsense, Drinking and Drunkards
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Spencer (W. Va.), Roane County (W. Va.)

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6. 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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7. Captain Jinks

Identifier:: Chappell_16_McCroskey_D2_CaptainJinks
Title:: Captain Jinks
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:: Dance, Game, and Party Songs
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Roane County (W. Va.), Spencer (W. Va.)

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8. 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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9. Come My Love

Identifier:: Chappell_16_McCroskey_E2_ComeMyLove
Title:: Come My Love
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:: Dance, Game, and Party Songs
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Spencer (W. Va.), Roane County (W. Va.)

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10. 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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11. Farmer In The Dell

Identifier:: Chappell_16_McCroskey_F2_FarmerInTheDell
Title:: Farmer In The Dell
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:: Dance, Game, and Party Songs, Children's Songs
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Spencer (W. Va.), Roane County (W. Va.)

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12. 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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