Browsing Folk Songs of the Coalfields | WVU Libraries

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1. 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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2. Fall Of Ninety-Six

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_B_FallOfNinetySix
Title:: Fall Of Ninety-Six
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:: Political, National, and Historical Songs
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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3. (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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4. Willie My Son

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_D_WIllieMySon
Title:: Willie My Son
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:: Murder, Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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5. Hangman's Rope

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_E_HangmansRope
Title:: Hangman's Rope
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:: Outlaws and Prisoners, Love and Lovers
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Mingo County (W. Va.), Kirk (W. Va.)

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6. 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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7. 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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8. Waxford Girl

Identifier:: Chappell_56_Whit_H_WaxfordGirl
Title:: Waxford Girl
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, Ballads
Key Topics:: Love and Lovers, Murder
Performance Media:: Voice (sung)
Location:: Kirk (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.)

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9. 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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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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