Browsing Folk Songs of the Coalfields | WVU Libraries

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1. Thomas Rymer

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Title:: Thomas Rymer
Date:: 1940-09-25
Creator:: Nuzum, Allie
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Miscellaneous--Musical
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Marion County (W. Va.)

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2. Wee Wee Man

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Title:: Wee Wee Man
Date:: 1940-09-25
Creator:: Nuzum, Allie
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Miscellaneous--Musical
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Marion County (W. Va.)

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3. Three Sisters (Babylon)

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Title:: Three Sisters (Babylon)
Date:: 1940-09-25
Creator:: Nuzum, Allie
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Murder
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Marion County (W. Va.)

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4. Johnnie Randal

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Title:: Johnnie Randal
Date:: 1940-09-25
Creator:: Nuzum, Allie
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Murder, Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Marion County (W. Va.)

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5. Lady In The Lonely

Identifier:: Chappell_66_Nuzum_E_LadyInTheLonely
Title:: Lady In The Lonely
Date:: 1940-09-25
Creator:: Nuzum, Allie
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Murder
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Marion County (W. Va.)

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6. (Lady Isabel And The Elf Knight)

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Title:: (Lady Isabel And The Elf Knight)
Date:: 1940-09-25
Creator:: Nuzum, Allie
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Love and Lovers, Murder
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Marion County (W. Va.)

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7. (Elfin Knight)

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Title:: (Elfin Knight)
Date:: 1940-09-25
Creator:: Nuzum, Allie
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:: Marion County (W. Va.)

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8. Andrew Bardien

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Title:: Andrew Bardien
Date:: 1940-09-25
Creator:: Nuzum, Allie
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Thieves and Thefts, Sea and Sailors
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Marion County (W. Va.)

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9. Barbara Allen

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Title:: Barbara Allen
Date:: 1940-09-25
Creator:: Nuzum, Allie
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Love and Lovers, Murder, Death--Tragedy and Suicide
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Marion County (W. Va.)

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10. Gypsy Girl

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Title:: Gypsy Girl
Date:: 1940-09-25
Creator:: Nuzum, Allie
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:: Marion County (W. Va.)

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11. (Three Rogues)

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Title:: (Three Rogues)
Date:: 1940-09-25
Creator:: Nuzum, Allie
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Thieves and Thefts, Outlaws and Prisoners
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Marion County (W. Va.)

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12. Lord Douglas's Daughter

Identifier:: Chappell_66_Nuzum_L_LordDouglassDaughter
Title:: Lord Douglas's Daughter
Date:: 1940-09-25
Creator:: Nuzum, Allie
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:: Marion County (W. Va.)

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