Browsing Folk Songs of the Coalfields

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_I_ComeBackBoys
Title:: Come Back Boys
Date:: 1940-08-27
Creator:: Whit, Tom, 1876-1941
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Coal miners--West Virginia, Fiddle tunes, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Instrumental Music
Performance Media:: Voice (sung), Fiddle
Location:: Kirk (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.)

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10. (Fiddle Tune)

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_J_FiddleTune
Title:: (Fiddle Tune)
Date:: 1940-08-27
Creator:: Whit, Tom, 1876-1941
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Coal miners--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Instrumental Music
Performance Media:: Voice (sung), Fiddle
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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11. Soldier's Joy

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_K_Soldier_sJoy
Title:: Soldier's Joy
Date:: 1940-08-27
Creator:: Whit, Tom, 1876-1941
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Coal miners--West Virginia, Fiddle tunes
Key Topics:: Instrumental Music
Performance Media:: Fiddle
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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12. Wild Horse

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_L_WildHorse
Title:: Wild Horse
Date:: 1940-08-27
Creator:: Whit, Tom, 1876-1941
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Fiddle tunes, Coal miners--West Virginia, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Instrumental Music
Performance Media:: Fiddle
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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13. Sugar Hill

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_M_SugarHill
Title:: Sugar Hill
Date:: 1940-08-27
Creator:: Whit, Tom, 1876-1941
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Coal miners--West Virginia, Fiddle tunes, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Instrumental Music
Performance Media:: Fiddle, Voice (sung)
Location:: Kirk (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.)

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14. Old Mother Hare

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_N_OldMotherHare
Title:: Old Mother Hare
Date:: 1940-08-27
Creator:: Whit, Tom, 1876-1941
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Fiddle tunes, Old-time music, Coal miners--West Virginia, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Instrumental Music
Performance Media:: Fiddle
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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15. Old Joe Clark

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_O_OldJoeClark
Title:: Old Joe Clark
Date:: 1940-08-27
Creator:: Whit, Tom, 1876-1941
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddle tunes, Old-time music, Coal miners--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Instrumental Music
Performance Media:: Fiddle
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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16. Black-Eyed Susie

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_P_BlackEyedSusie
Title:: Black-Eyed Susie
Date:: 1940-08-27
Creator:: Whit, Tom, 1876-1941
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Instrumental Music
Performance Media:: Fiddle
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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17. Mississippi Sawyer

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_Q_MississippiSawyer
Title:: Mississippi Sawyer
Date:: 1940-08-27
Creator:: Whit, Tom, 1876-1941
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Coal miners--West Virginia, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Instrumental Music
Performance Media:: Fiddle
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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18. Sourwood Mountain

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_R_SourwoodMountain
Title:: Sourwood Mountain
Date:: 1940-08-27
Creator:: Whit, Tom, 1876-1941
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Coal miners--West Virginia, Old-time music, Fiddle tunes
Key Topics:: Instrumental Music
Performance Media:: Fiddle, Voice (sung)
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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19. Stay in the Kitchen

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_S_StayintheKitchen
Title:: Stay in the Kitchen
Date:: 1940-08-27
Creator:: Whit, Tom, 1876-1941
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Coal miners--West Virginia, Old-time music, Fiddle tunes, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Instrumental Music
Performance Media:: Fiddle, Voice (sung)
Location:: Kirk (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.)

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20. Round Town Girls

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_T_RoundTownGirls
Title:: Round Town Girls
Date:: 1940-08-27
Creator:: Whit, Tom, 1876-1941
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddle tunes, Coal miners--West Virginia, Old-time music
Key Topics:: Instrumental Music
Performance Media:: Fiddle, Voice (sung)
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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21. Forked Deer

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_U_ForkedDeer
Title:: Forked Deer
Date:: 1940-08-27
Creator:: Whit, Tom, 1876-1941
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Instrumental Music
Performance Media:: Fiddle
Location:: Kirk (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.)

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22. Zip Coon

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_V_ZipCoon
Title:: Zip Coon
Date:: 1940-08-27
Creator:: Whit, Tom, 1876-1941
Contributor:: Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Coal miners--West Virginia, Fiddle tunes, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Minstrel, Blackface, and African-American Songs, Cowboys and the Frontier
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Kirk (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.)

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23. Pretty Polly

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_A2_PrettyPolly
Title:: Pretty Polly
Date:: 1940
Creator:: Nelson, Rhoda Browning, 1885-1966
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Love and Lovers, Murder
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Kirk (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.)

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24. Johnny Doyle

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_A_JohnnyDoyle
Title:: Johnny Doyle
Date:: 1940
Creator:: Nelson, Rhoda Browning, 1885-1966
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Murder, Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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25. Little Mathy Groves

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_B_LittleMathyGroves
Title:: Little Mathy Groves
Date:: 1940
Creator:: Nelson, Rhoda Browning, 1885-1966
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Murder, Marriage and Marital Relations, Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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26. I Walked Out One Evening

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_C_IWalkedOutOneEvening
Title:: I Walked Out One Evening
Date:: 1940
Creator:: Nelson, Rhoda Browning, 1885-1966
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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27. Don't You Leave Me Here

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_D_DontYouLeaveMeHere
Title:: Don't You Leave Me Here
Date:: 1940-08-28
Creator:: Nelson, Rhoda Browning, 1885-1966
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Kirk (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.)

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28. Lord Bateman

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_E_LordBateman
Title:: Lord Bateman
Date:: 1940
Creator:: Nelson, Rhoda Browning, 1885-1966
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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29. Six King's Daughters

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_F_SixKing_sDaughters
Title:: Six King's Daughters
Date:: 1940
Creator:: Nelson, Rhoda Browning, 1885-1966
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Murder, Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Kirk (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.)

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30. Mary and Joseph

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_G_MaryandJoseph
Title:: Mary and Joseph
Date:: 1940
Creator:: Nelson, Rhoda Browning, 1885-1966
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Gospel music, Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Hymns and Spiritual Music
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Kirk (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.)

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31. Little Babes

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_H_LittleBabes
Title:: Little Babes
Date:: 1940
Creator:: Nelson, Rhoda Browning, 1885-1966
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Murder
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Kirk (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.)

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32. Little Boy Hugh

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_I_LittleBoyHugh
Title:: Little Boy Hugh
Date:: 1940
Creator:: Nelson, Rhoda Browning, 1885-1966
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Murder
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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33. King Henry

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_J_KingHenry
Title:: King Henry
Date:: 1940
Creator:: Nelson, Rhoda Browning, 1885-1966
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads, Coal miners--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Death--Tragedy and Suicide
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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34. Hangman

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_K_Hangman
Title:: Hangman
Date:: 1940
Creator:: Nelson, Rhoda Browning, 1885-1966
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Ballads, Coal miners--West Virginia, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Love and Lovers, Outlaws and Prisoners
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Kirk (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.)

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35. Little Bird

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_L_LittleBird
Title:: Little Bird
Date:: 1940
Creator:: Nelson, Rhoda Browning, 1885-1966
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:: Kirk (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.)

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36. Soldier From the North

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_M_SoldierFromtheNorth
Title:: Soldier From the North
Date:: 1940
Creator:: Nelson, Rhoda Browning, 1885-1966
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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37. House Carpenter

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_N_HouseCarpenter
Title:: House Carpenter
Date:: 1940
Creator:: Nelson, Rhoda Browning, 1885-1966
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Marriage and Marital Relations, Sea and Sailors, Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Kirk (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.)