Folk music -- West Virginia
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Kenneth H. Davidson, Collector, West Virginia Folklore, Folk Music, and Blues Tape Recordings
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1820
Scope and Contents
Tapes recorded and edited by Kenneth H. Davidson in various parts of West Virginia in the years 1963, 1964, and 1965. Includes fiddle tunes and folklore; band instrumentals; poems; mountain banjo styles; hymns; ballads; African-American blues; auto harp; mountain dulcimer tunes; and discussion with "mountain people" regarding drinking, children, civil rights, relations between white settlers and Native Americans, John the Baptist, etc. There is a detailed index and guide to the...
Dates:
1963-1965