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Rt. 7, The Gardner Trail
Salyersville, KY
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Salyersville, KY
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239 South Church Street
Salyersville, Kentucky
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Salyersville, KY 41465
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Salyersville, KY 41464 USA
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“Rickett’s Hornpipe (?),” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Rickett’s Hornpipe,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Arkansas Traveler,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Barlow Knife,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Barlow Knife,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Big Eared Mule,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Bill Brown,” fiddle tune played by Glen Fannin, recorded by Bruce Green on 04-02-77, Bruce Green Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Bill Brown,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Billy In the Low Ground,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Billy In the Low Ground,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Billy In the Low Ground,” fiddle tune played by Glen Fannin, recorded by Bruce Green on 04-02-77, Bruce Green Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Bonaparte’s Retreat,” fiddle tune played by William H. “Bill” Stepp, recorded by Alan and Elizabeth Lomax on 10-26-37, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Brad Walters,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Brushy Fork of John’s Creek,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Charleston No.1,” fiddle tune played by Glen Fannin, recorded by Bruce Green on 04-02-77, Bruce Green Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Chicken Reel,” fiddle tune played by Glen Fannin, recorded by Bruce Green on 04-02-77, Bruce Green Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Cincinnati Hornpipe,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Cincinnati Hornpipe,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Cripple Creek,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Daniel in the Lion’s Den,” fiddle tune played by Glen Fannin, recorded by Bruce Green on 04-02-77, Bruce Green Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Dolly,” fiddle tune played by William H. “Bill” Stepp, recorded by Alan and Elizabeth Lomax on 10-26-37, Barbara Kunkle Kentucky Traditional Music Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Duck River,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Durang’s Hornpipe,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Featherbed,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Fire in the Mountain,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Fish on a Snag,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Flander’s Dream,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Flannery’s Dream,” fiddle tune played by Glen Fannin, recorded by Bruce Green on 04-02-77, Bruce Green Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Forked Deer,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Forked Deer,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Forked Deer,” fiddle tune played by Glen Fannin, recorded by Bruce Green on 04-02-77, Bruce Green Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Frosty Morning,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Frosty Morning,” fiddle tune played by Glen Fannin, recorded by Bruce Green on 04-02-77, Bruce Green Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Getting Upstairs,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Gilda Roy,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Gilda Roy,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Give the Fiddler a Dram,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“God Put A Rainbow In the Sky,” fiddle tune played by Hassell Helton, recorded by Bruce Greene on 03-03-90, Bruce Greene Kentucky Fiddle Music Collection SAA 90, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Gonna Lay My Armor Down,” fiddle tune played by Hassell Helton, recorded by Bruce Greene on 03-03-90, Bruce Greene Kentucky Fiddle Music Collection SAA 90, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Hook and Line,” fiddle tune played by Tom Lee Holbrook, recorded by Bruce Greene in 1970, Bruce Greene Collection SAA 90, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Hoosier or Russian Rabbit,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Huldy in the Sinkhole,” fiddle tune played by Beech Patrick, recorded by Bruce Greene in 1988, Bruce Greene Collection SAA 90, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Huldy in the Sinkhole,” fiddle tune played by Beech Patrick, recorded by Bruce Greene in 1988, Bruce Greene Collection SAA 90, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“I Know It Was the Blood,” fiddle tune played by Hassell Helton, recorded by Bruce Greene on 03-03-90, Bruce Greene Kentucky Fiddle Music Collection SAA 90, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“I’m Happy as I Can Be in This Land,” fiddle tune played by Glen Fannin, recorded by Bruce Green on 04-02-77, Bruce Green Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“I’ve Got a Home in that Rock,” fiddle tune played by Glen Fannin, recorded by Bruce Green on 04-02-77, Bruce Green Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Indian Ate the Woodchuck,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Indian Ate the Woodchuck,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Irish Boy,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Irish Boy,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Jack Wilson,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Jeff Sturgeon,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Jenny Get Around,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Jenny Get Around,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“John Cole,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Jonah in the Windstorm,” fiddle tune played by Glen Fannin, recorded by Bruce Green on 04-02-77, Bruce Green Collection SAA 90, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Kentucky Winder,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Keys To the Kingdom,” fiddle tune played by Hassell Helton, recorded by Bruce Greene on 03-03-90, Bruce Greene Kentucky Fiddle Music Collection SAA 90, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Lacy Brown,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Last of Harris,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Lazy Kate,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Leather Britches,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Leather Britches,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Little Birdie,” fiddle tune played by Tom Lee Holbrook, recorded by Bruce Greene in 1970, Bruce Greene Collection SAA 90, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Little Bobby,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Lonely Tomb,” fiddle tune played by Hassell Helton, recorded by Bruce Greene on 03-03-90, Bruce Greene Kentucky Fiddle Music Collection SAA 90, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Lonesome John,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Lonesome John,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Lonesome John,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Lonesome John,” fiddle tune played by Hassell Helton, recorded by Bruce Greene on 03-03-90, Bruce Greene Kentucky Fiddle Music Collection SAA 90, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Lonesome John,” fiddle tune played by Glen Fannin, recorded by Bruce Green on 04-02-77, Bruce Green Collection SAA 90, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Lost Boy,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Lost Girl,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Lost Girl,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Love Somebody,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Love Somebody,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Martha Campbell,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Mike in the Wilderness,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Muddy Creek,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Muddy Creek,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Napoleon’s Retreat,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Napoleon’s Retreat,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Old Hen Cackled,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Old Joe Clark,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Old Joe Clark,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Old Joe Clark,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Piney Ridge,” fiddle tune played by William H. “Bill” Stepp, recorded by Alan and Elizabeth Lomax on 10-26-37, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Pleasure of a Single Life,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Polly Grand,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Pretty Little Widow,” fiddle tune played by William H. “Bill” Stepp, recorded by Alan and Elizabeth Lomax on 10-26-37, Barbara Kunkle Kentucky Traditional Music Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Rebels Raid,” fiddle tune played by William H. “Bill” Stepp, recorded by Alan and Elizabeth Lomax on 10-26-37, Barbara Kunkle Kentucky Traditional Music Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Red River Valley,” fiddle tune played by Glen Fannin, recorded by Bruce Green on 04-02-77, Bruce Green Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Rickett’s Hornpipe,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Rocky Island,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Rose in the Mountain,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Rose in the Mountain,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Sallie Cooper,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Sallie Goodin,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Shady Grove,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Sooka Flanagan,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Sourwood Mountain,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Speed of the Plow,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Speed the Plow,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Stump Tailed Dolly,” fiddle tune played by Glen Fannin, recorded by Bruce Green on 04-02-77, Bruce Green Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Stumptailed Dolly,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Sukie Flanagan,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Tonight I’m Thinking of My Blue Eyes,” fiddle tune played by Glen Fannin, recorded by Bruce Green on 04-02-77, Bruce Green Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Trouble On My Mind,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Vance No More,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Wagner,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Wagoner,” fiddle tune played by Glen Fannin, recorded by Bruce Green on 04-02-77, Bruce Green Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Wagoner,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Ways of the World,” fiddle tune played by William H. “Bill” Stepp, recorded by Alan and Elizabeth Lomax on 10-26-37, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Who’s Been Here Since I’ve Been Gone,” fiddle tune played by Glen Fannin, recorded by Bruce Green on 04-02-77, Bruce Green Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
“Wild Horse,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“Wild Horse,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“William Reilly,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
“William Riley,” fiddle tune played by John Morgan Salyer, recorded in 1940-1941, Appalachian Center Collection, Berea College Southern Appalachian Archives
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Finding Aids to Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture
KENTUCKY COLLECTIONS
IN THE ARCHIVE OF FOLK CULTURE
Compiled by: Gregory Jenkins, Joseph C. Hickerson, and Ann C. Taft
Series Editor: Ann Hoog
Revised: December 2010
AFC 1937/001: Alan Lomax and Elizabeth Lomax Kentucky CollectionTwo hundred and twenty-eight 12-inch discs of songs and instrumentals recorded in eastern Kentucky by Alan and Elizabeth Lomax, September and October 1937. Includes performances by Boyd Asher of Hyden, Nora Bagley of Pine Mountain, Maynard Britton of Big Creek, Bill Bundy of Manchester, Tilman Cadle of Pineville, George Davis of Hazard, Jack Garland of Arjay, Jim Garland of Pineville, Munroe Gavedon of West Liberty, Mrs. Nell Hampton of Salyersville, Theophilus G. Hoskins of Hyden, James Howard of Harlan, J. M. Mullins of West Liberty, Mrs. Liza Pace of Hyden, W. M. Stepp of Salyersville, Luther Strong of Hazard, G. D. Vowell of Harlan, Clay Walters of Salyersville, and Walter Williams of Salyersville. (includes AFS 1374-1601) (32 hours; tape copy on LWO 4872 reels 101A-117A) [catalog record]
http://lccn.loc.gov/2008700304
A collection of field recordings made on Presto discs by Alan Lomax and his wife Elizabeth Lomax in eastern Kentucky in September and October 1937 for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress. The collection includes folk songs, ballads, hymns, camp meeting songs, union songs, coal miners' songs, blues, children's songs, stories; banjo, harmonica, guitar, and dulcimer music; and a large number of fiddle tunes.
AFC 1969/003: William H. Tallmadge Duplication Project Nine 10-inch tapes of Baptist lining-out hymns recorded in Knott County, Kentucky, and Lima, Ohio, by William H. Tallmadge, May-July, October 1968. The collection includes two linear inches of correspondence, notes, and song lists. (includes AFS 13,672-13,680) (LWO 5611) [catalog record]
Summary: Field recordings of Baptist lining-out hymns recorded in Knott County, Magoffin County, and Breathitt County, Kentucky; and in Lima, Ohio; by William H. Tallmadge, during May-July, and October 1968. This singing tradition is also known as lined-out hymnody, where a leader chants ("lines" or "gives out") each line of text prior to its singing in unison by the group. Tallmadge primarily recorded members of the area's United Baptist Churches and Regular Baptist Churches. In addition to lined-out hymns, he recorded solo hymn singing, hymns sung without lining-out; gospel and revival hymns; and hymn singing at homes. He recorded several church services, including hymns, prayers, sermons, testimonies, memorial services and funerals; plus children's singing, folk dances, and games at school. He interviewed hymn singers, leaders, and clergy about their family histories, performance style, knowledge of rarely sung hymns, knowledge of hymn tunes; uses of hymnals and ballad sheets or ballad books. The collection includes copies of Tallmadge's notes on his interviews, which describe the singers' homes, children, education, occupations (including coal mining), religious beliefs, and migration of family members to Ohio and Indiana for work, as well as various singers' and churches' reactions to his project to record their hymns for the Library of Congress. Notebooks include a listing of the versions of the hymns collected by Tallmadge arranged by title. There is some music notation for a few hymns. The collection includes correspondence between Tallmadge and the Archive of Folk Song, 1966-1968, and an article by Tallmadge, "Anglo-Saxon vs. Scotch-Irish" in Mountain Life and Work, 45 no. 2 (February 1969).
http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655363
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