Browsing Folk Songs of the Coalfields | WVU Libraries

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1. (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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2. (Oh Now You've Got My Bonnie Goober)

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_C_(OhNowYouveGotMyBonnieGoober)
Title:: (Oh Now You've Got My Bonnie Goober)
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, Ballads
Key Topics:: Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Kirk (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.)

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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. Blind Man (Fox Hunting Song)

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_A_BlindMan
Title:: Blind Man (Fox Hunting Song)
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, Ballads
Key Topics:: Miscellaneous--Musical
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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7. 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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8. Catherina

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_G_Catherina
Title:: Catherina
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:: Humor and Nonsense, Marriage and Marital Relations
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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9. Claudy Banks

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_F_ClaudyBanks
Title:: Claudy Banks
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, 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. Come Back Boys

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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11. 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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12. 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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