Browsing Folk Songs of the Coalfields | WVU Libraries

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1. Roving Gambler

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_Z_RovingGambler
Title:: Roving Gambler
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, Drinking and Drunkards
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Kirk (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.)

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2. Mary Had a Little Lamb

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_Y_MaryHadaLittleLamb
Title:: Mary Had a Little Lamb
Date:: 1940
Creator:: Nelson, Rhoda Browning, 1885-1966
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Children's Songs
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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3. My Parents Raised Me Tenderly

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_X_MyParentsRaisedMeTenderly
Title:: My Parents Raised Me Tenderly
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, Drinking and Drunkards
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Kirk (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.)

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4. William Riley

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_W_WilliamRiley
Title:: William Riley
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:: Kirk (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.)

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5. Jimmy Randam

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_V_JimmyRandam
Title:: Jimmy Randam
Date:: 1940
Creator:: Nelson, Rhoda Browning, 1885-1966
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Death--Tragedy and Suicide, Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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6. Across Bridge Water

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_U_AcrossBridgeWater
Title:: Across Bridge Water
Date:: 1940
Creator:: Nelson, Rhoda Browning, 1885-1966
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Coal miners--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Love and Lovers, Murder, Death--Tragedy and Suicide
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Kirk (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.)

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7. One Morning in May

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_T_OneMorninginMay
Title:: One Morning in May
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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8. Dixon and Johnson

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_S_DixonandJohnson
Title:: Dixon and Johnson
Date:: 1940
Creator:: Nelson, Rhoda Browning, 1885-1966
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Murder, Thieves and Thefts
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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9. Caroline

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_R_Caroline
Title:: Caroline
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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10. Go Ask Your Mother

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_Q_GoAskYourMother
Title:: Go Ask Your Mother
Date:: 1940
Creator:: Nelson, Rhoda Browning, 1885-1966
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Ballads, Folk music--West Virginia
Key Topics:: Death--Tragedy and Suicide, Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Kirk (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.)

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11. Lady Gay

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_P_LadyGay
Title:: Lady Gay
Date:: 1940
Creator:: Nelson, Rhoda Browning, 1885-1966
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject:: Folk music--West Virginia, Ballads
Key Topics:: Death--Tragedy and Suicide
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Kirk (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.)

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12. Barbara Allen

Identifier:: Chappell_57_Nelson_O_BarbaraAllen
Title:: Barbara Allen
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, Death--Tragedy and Suicide, Murder
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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