This is the section for roots, old-time and bluegrass related articles. The first group of articles are taken from The Journal of American Folk-lore and similar publications like the Library of Congress (Southern Recording Trip). For now, I've left the song lyrics unedited which means there are some racially sensitive lyrics. I use substitute lyrics in performances and usually edit the lyrics in print also.
[There are some reviews and short articles in my "Collectors, Ballad Baggers and Such" section -not included here- which is two entries down on the left hand column after the "Books" section.]
[Some of the articles have not been edited- the ones with bold titles have been except for the large article 9) The Southern Recording Trip (Lomax 1939) which is unfinished for now- R. Matteson 2011]
1) The "Blues" As Folk Songs by Dorothy Scarborough 1915 [Features an interview with WC Handy and blues song texts- Some music]
2) Songs and Rhymes from the South by E.C. Perrow 1912-1915 [Appeared in three articles in JOAFL with music and 270 collected texts dating from 1905-1912; Some music included]
3) John Hardy by John Harrington Cox [Appeared in 1919 JOAFL. Has testimony, information about the trial and a number of song texts- no music]
4) Ballads and Rhymes from Kentucky- edited by Kittredge [JOAFL 1907, collected by Petite in Hindman KY; Texts only- no music]
5. Folk-Songs and Folk-Poetry As Found in the Secular Songs of the Southern Negroes- by Howard Odum published in the 1911 JOAFL; two parts. [115 separate songs some with multiple texts collected by Howard Odum in the early 1900s- Excellent texts- no music]
6) Southern Recording Trip (Part 1)- Alan and Ruby Lomax 1939 [Excellent collection of nearly 700 recordings plus more texts collected for the Library of Congress. Most of the texts provided by the Library of Congress are wrong or incomplete. No sheet music except songs published by Lomax in his books.
Part 1 has the first 9 sections (of 22 sections) of the first part of the trip. Some individual songs will be analyzed- they will be found underneath. I've included links to listen to the recordings for most of the songs. Some of the song texts have no recordings but most do.]
7) Southern Recording Trip (Part 2)- Alan and Ruby Lomax 1939 [Excellent collection of nearly 700 recordings plus more texts collected for the Library of Congress. Most of the texts provided by the Library of Congress are wrong or incomplete. No sheet music except songs published by Lomax in his books.
Part 2 has Sections 10- 22 of the second part of the trip. I've included links to listen to the recordings for most of the songs. Some of the song texts have no recordings but most do.]
8. Ballads & Songs of Western North Carolina- Louise Rand Bascom 1909; JOAFL [A well written article with first publication of some great early song lyrics including Kitty Kline; Bonnie Blue Eyes; Lulu; One Hundred Miles/Rueben's Train; Jesse James and John Hardy. Text only no music]
9) The Play-Party In Notheast Missouri- Goldy Hamilton 1914; JOAFL [A follow-up article to Ames excellent 1911 article "Missouri Play-Party" (below- article 10). No music. One important book early book published is 1883 is Newell's "Games and Songs of American Children."]
10) The Missouri Play-Party- Mrs. L.D. Ames 1911 [The first important play-party JOAFL article with a large collection of lyrics. Most of the songs have music. Play-party melodies were used for fiddle tunes (See: Fiddle and Instrumental Songs) and are found in the Bluegrass Children's Songs category.]
11) Some Play-Party Songs from Eastern Illinois- Carl Van Doren 1919 JOAFL [A good article with a few new lyric sets; referrences Newell. No music]
12) Songs from the Mountains of North Carolina- JOAFL; Vol. 6; 1893 By Lila W. Edmands [One of the first articles with music and song texts from the Appalachian mountains. The three songs are: Liza Jane; Barbro Allen (Barbara Allen) and Daisy (Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss).]
13) Notes On Folk-Lore Of Texas- by Prescott Webb 1915 JOAFL [An interesting small collection of African-American folk songs; Excellent texts- no music.]
14) Some Play-Party Games in Michigan- Gardner 1920 JOAFL [A very good collection with notes and music for 51 play-party songs collected in Michigan.]
15) Songs from Kentucky- Florence Truitt 1923 JOAFL [Four song texts, one I'm not familiar with ("Jumbo, The Elephant") plus "The Fox," "Darby Ram," and a version of "Liza Jane" that dates to the early 1890s.]
16) Spirituals from St. Helena, SC- JOAFL 1925 [Seventeen spirituals from the pupils of Penn School, in 1923. Text only- no song notes or music]
17) Ballads and Songs from Mississippi- Hudson 1926 [87 texts, excellent texts and songs note-no music. The large collection is mostly established songs and ballads with several religious songs, although there are some play-party and fiddle tunes at the end.]
18) Note on a Lying Song- G. L. Kittredge JOAFL 1926 [An academic look at Martin and his Man which branches to the bluegrass/folk song "Kitty Alone" done by later generation members of the Carter family and others. Kittredge looks at a version collected by Hudson from Mississippi that is found in the preceeding article.]
19) Some Negro Song Variants from Louisville- 1928 JOAFL [Forty-five spirituals and songs collected by K.J. Holzknecht from the teachers in African-American schools in Louisville, KY. Some good texts- no music, no song notes]
20) Spirituals from the Bahamas- Parsons 1928 [This is a great text collection of Bahama spirituals including Kumbaya, Old Time Religion and many others. There is an important parallel with African-American spirituals in the US.]
21) Ballads and Songs of the Southern Highlands- Mellinger Henry 1929 JOAFL [Twenty-three songs and ballads with multiple texts. There is some music, good texts. This is an abreviated version of Mellinger Henry's book by the same title, Ballads and Songs of the Southern Highlands. He followed with a short book titled More Ballads and Songs of the Southern Highlands (which I have an autographed copy from my grandfather's collection). In this JOAFL article the texts with notes are nothing unusual or exciting. Unfortuately Henry et all were focused on finding versions of Child ballads to add to the American talley and not on the primitive and course songs, ditties and fiddle tunes of the day. To be fair Henry does include other texts in the three articles included here (see below More Ballads and Still More Ballads); the collections are more fucused on the established ballads and songs.]
22) The Ozark Play-Party- Vance Randolph 1929 JOAFL [Twenty-nine Ozark play-party songs collected by Randolph with music, extensive notes and game/dance instructions. This is one of the better play-party articles in the JOAFL comparing to Ames 1911 article]
23) The Lexington Girl- Melinger Henry 1929 JOAFL [A good article with a variety of texts on the history of "The Lexington Girl" better known in bluegrass circles as "Banks of The Ohio."]
24) Pearl Bryant: Variant of American Folk Song 1929 [Text (no music) with background notes by Mellinger Henry on the murder of a girl named Pearl Bryan. Includes text of another ballad, Barbra Allen.]
25) Spirituals from Alabama- Terrell 1930 JOAFL [Five spirituals from Alabam with text only and no song notes. Has a different text of the spiritual "Sunday" which was covered by Leadbelly as "Ain't It A Shame To Beat your wife On Sunday" and later Nirvana. An early recording is "Ain't It Grand to Live a Christian" by Blind Willie McTell.]
26) More Songs from the Southern Highlands- Mellinger Henry 1930 [Thirty- five songs and ballads with multiple texts. There is some music, good texts. This is Mellinger Henry's book by the same title, More Ballads and Songs of the Southern Highlands (which I have an autographed copy from my grandfather's collection). Some interesting texts.
27) The Play Party in Idaho- Leona Nessly Ball JOAFL 1931 [Over twenty play-party songs with texts and most of them have music. There are scant song notes or references but detailed descriptions of games and dances]
28) Negro Songs from Georgia- Mellinger Henry JOAFL 1931 [Fourteen gospel songs from Georgia with song notes; no music]
29) Negro Songs from the Pedee Country- Bass 1931 [A good collection of sixty-four texts with some music and song notes. Many of the texts are short or incomplete.]
30) Southern Illinois Folk Songs- McIntosh 1938 [Ten folk-songs from Southern Illinois with detailed notes and music.]
31) Some Songs from Tennessee and North Carolina- Isabel Gordon Carter; 1933 JOAFL [During the summer of 1923 Carter collected songs and folk stories in the mountains of eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina. The 30 texts are excellent, two are untitled (one of the untitled is Free Little Bird) and several are unpublished songs. No music]
32) Nursery Rhymes and Game-Songs from Georgia- Mellinger Henry; 1934 JOAFL [Twenty-four children's nursery and game songs (play-party) collected by Mellinger Henry in Georgia. Some song notes no music]
33) Game-Songs from Southern Indiana- Paul G. Brewster 1936 JOAFL [Twenty children's songs with multiple texts and music. Another well-done collection of play-party songs collected in Southern Indiana in 1935 and 1936]
34) Songs of the Cumberlands- Bess Alice Owens 1936 JOAFL [Twenty-four folk songs from Pike County, Kentucky, in the foothills of the Cumberlands. This is an excellent collection of songs, most have music, taken from a large collection of folks songs from Pikesville High School and also Pikesville College.]
35) Folk Songs of Chicago Negroes- Muriel Davis Longini 1939 JOAFL [Nearly forty texts of folk-songs; mostly blues-based songs. Some of the songs are based on blues from recordings. No music, some good texts]
36) Kentucky Folksong in Northern Wisconsin- Asher Treat 1939 JOAFL [An excellent collection of 56 songs with good notes and music for every text.]
37) Some Party-Games of the Great Smoky Mountains- Joseph S. Hall 1941 JOAFL [Short article with no music or texts on play-party games]
38) Play-Party Songs in Western Maryland- Florence Warnick 1941 JOAFL [Short article with twelve play-party texts from western Maryland; no music. Several new titles with song references]
39) Children's Songs and Rhymes of the Porter Family: Robert Porter, 1828-1910; Ellis K. Porter, 1860-1936- Kenneth Wiggins Porter 1941 JOAFL [An interesting article with over a dozen song texts and detailed information of teh Porter family songs; no music, a few new texts and some unusual texts like Banjo Sam.]
40) Changing Patterns in Negro Folk Songs- John Work 1949 JOAFL [An article by John W. Work on the changing patterns of religious songs in the church. The article was presented in 1948 and has three musical examples- one is "Take my Hand Precious Lord" by Thomas Dorsey.]
41) Songs from Rappahannock County, Virginia- MacEdward Leach and Horace P. Beck; 1950 JOAFL [This is an excellent collection dispite it's rather late date (late 1940s). Some of the versions (i.e. Muleskinner Blues) were influenced by recordings (Jimmie Rodgers). This collection has around twenty-four good texts with music.]
42) The Skillet Lickers: A Study of a Hillbilly String Band- Norm Cohen 1965 JOAFL [One of the best general articles on the Skillet Lickers written by Cohen in 1965; I have more infomation on McMichen, see McMichen The Early Years in Fiddler Magazine.]
43) Anglo-Texan Spirituals- Owens 1882 Southwestern Historical Quarterly; [Good description of the role of music and the church with some of the history. Not much music- two songs with music plus one shape-note hymn (Idumea) and several texts.]
44) Hillbilly Music: Source and Symbol- Archie Green 1965 JOAFL [This is Archie Green's brilliant article about the early Hillbilly recordings starting in 1923. It features detailed accounts of the country music industry (Brockman-Peer), Fiddlin' John Carson, Hill Billies, Uncle Dave Macon. No music or song texts- factual very well written- highly recommended]
45) An Intro to the Study of Hillbilly Music- Wilgus 1965 JOAFL [This article seems uninspired. There's some good information- a rather dull read]
46) An Introduction to Bluegrass- L. Mayne Smith 1965 JOAFL [An excellent article decribing and defining bluegrass music. Bluegrass had only been around about 20 years.]
47) Hillbilly Music: Source and Resource- Ed Kahn 1965 JOAFL [Recent publications such as Tony Russell's "Country Music Records: a discography, 1921-1942" and Guthrie Meade's "Country Music Sources" have eclipsed Kahn's well-written 1965 article]
48) Song-Games of Negro Children in Virginia- Mary Clark; 1890 JOAFL [A short but important collection of children's songs inspired by W.H. Babcock's Games of Washington Children published in "Lippincott's Magazine," March and September, 1886 (see that collection here). The two important songs are one of the earliest texts (1890) of "Bile The Cabbage Down" and a song "Go On Lize" which seems to be an early version of "Little Liza Jane," (Li'l Liza Jane) a composed? song by Countess Ada de Lachau in 1916.]
49) Negro Songs and Folk-Lore- Mary Walker Finley Speers; 1910 JOAFL [Short article with two gospel songs and one story. There's heavy use of dialect and no music or song notes. The texts are good- "Who built the Ark? (Mister Rabbit)" and "Dere's No Hiding Place" are both worthy songs- I've played and recorded my version of Dere's No Hiding Place on youtube."
50) More Songs and Ballads from the Southern Appalachians- Isabel Nanton Rawn and Charles Peabody; 1916 JOAFL [Not to be confused with Mellinger Henry's article with almost the same title, the seven ballads and songs (untitled) are fairly standard except for song VI. Texts with song references but no music.]
51) Some Play-Party Games of the Middle West- Edwin Piper; 1915 JOAFL [Thirty-Three play party song collected in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Some music, good song references- a fine collection with a some new melodies]
52) Nine Negro Spirituals 1850-1861 from South Carolina- Mrs. Mary Dickson Arrowood and Thomas Hoffman Hamilton; 1928 JOAFL [A nice collection of early spirituals with music]
53) Some Texas Play-Party Songs- Dudley & Payne; 1916 Texas Folklore Society [Forty-six Texas play-party songs; good texts and no music]
54) Some Negro Folk-Songs from Tennessee- Anna Kranz Odum 1914 JOAFL [Following her husband Howard Odum this is a collection of 25 folk-songs by Anna Kranz Odum. The songs (text only) are mainly spirituals (22 of 25 songs) and the collection features the first good text of "Blood Done Signed My Name" which I've recorded and put on youtube.]
55) Negro Folk-Lore in South Carolina- Henry C. Davis; 1914 JOAF [This is an excerpt about music from a long article on folklore. There's an interesting list of songs and some floating song lyrics plus dance games.]
56) Still More Ballads And Folk-Songs from the Southern Highlands- Mellinger Henry 1932 JOAFL [Ninty-four songs and ballads with multiple texts (176 pages). There is some music, good complete texts. This is the third and last article by Mellinger Henry with "Ballads And Folk-Songs from the Southern Highlands" appearing in the JOAFL. Some interesting and long texts but there is very little music and the music doesn't have the lyrics attached.]
57) Kentucky Folk-Songs- Shearin 1911 [Two Kentucky folksongs (the popular "Cold Winter's Night" recorded by Doc Watson and others, and "The Lion's Den") published in 1911. Shearin compares the song to the English counterparts; text only- no music]
58) The Forget-Me-Not Songsters- Norm Cohen; Published in American Music, Vol. 23- 2005 [This is truly a monumental study of The Forget-Me Not Songsters by Norm Cohen, it's 82 pages long with 189 footnotes. As usual Cohen is very thorough. Unfortuately many of the Forget-Me Not songs should be forgotten. He looks at 45 important songs from these song books that were published in the mid-1800s and a few are still in circulation today. I like the New Negro Forget- Me- Not Songster (not mentioned) where I've found a few important (at least for me) minstrel songs: Old Dad (Hook and Line/Catfish/Shout Lulu) and Julianne Johnston. Minstrel song lyrics are found in bluegrass and country songs today.]
59) The Legend of the Hanged Fiddler- Wilgus [An excellent article by Wilgus that examines several fiddle tunes/songs "Macpherson's Farewell," "Callahan" and "Coleman's March" that were reportedly played on the scafford before the fiddler was hung.]
60) From Black To White: A Hillbilly Version of Gussie Davis's "Fatal Wedding" by William Kearns from The Black Perspective in Music, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Spring, 1974), pp. 29-36. This short article compares the original composition by Gussie Davis to the version adapted by Ernest Stoneman, which he recorded in 1927.]
61) Hog Drivers' Play-Song- by Edmund Cody Burnett; Published in Agricultural History, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Jul., 1949), pp. 161-168. [A personal glimpse of Burnett's experiences with play-party songs, mostly focused on Hog Drivers' Song. Some music, some texts and interesting read.]
62) Tin Pan Alley's Contribution to Folk Music- by Norman Cohen; Published in Western Folklore, Vol. 29, No. 1 (Jan., 1970), pp. 9-20. [This is an brief overview of the influence of Tin-pan Alley songs and to some extent Parlor songs (pop songs) of the 1800s on folk music. No music, no texts and not many specific examples of songs compared.]
63) Types of the Folk Song "Father Grumble"- by Arthur K. Moore; Published in The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 64, No. 251 (Jan. - Mar., 1951), pp. 89-94 [Short detailed article covering the folksongs "Father Grumble" with one new music arrangement.]
64) Frank Noah Proffitt (1913-1965)- Obituary- By Anne Warner and Frank Warner; Published in The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 81, No. 321 (Jul. - Sep., 1968), pp. 259-260. Also Amaris O. Lynip, "Proffitt Sang the Legend of Tom Dooley" published in The Democrat. [Frank Proffitt, traditional folk singer from North Carolina died in 1965. My grandfather collected folksongs from his father-in-law Nathan Hicks and I'm sure knew Proffitt.]
65) Vance Randolph (1892-1980) Obituary- Herbert Halpert; Published in The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 94, No. 373 (Jul. - Sep., 1981), pp. 345-350 [I have a great deal of respect for collectors like Vance Randolph. He seems like they type of person I'd like to meet and this article is in tribute to him.]
66) The Miller and His Sons- by Richard Chase; Published in The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 48, No. 190 (Oct. - Dec., 1935), pp. 392-393 [A nice version the folksong, The Miller and His Sons (with music) dating back to 1897.]
67) The White Man in the Woodpile: Some Influences on Negro Secular Folk-Songs by Newman I. White; Published in American Speech, Vol. 4, No. 3 (Feb., 1929), pp. 207-215 [A good article about the sources of African-American folk songs; some examples no music.]
68) Folk-Lore from Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida By Portia Smiley; Published in The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 32, No. 125 (Jul. - Sep., 1919), pp. 357-383 [This is an excerpt with two songs (music included) from a long article of folk-lore from southern states. The first song is a variant of Miss Liza Jane and Jawbone while the second has elements of Buck-Eyed Rabbit.]
69) "Rose Connoley" An Irish Ballad- by D. K. Wilgus; Published in The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 92, No. 364 (Apr. - Jun., 1979), pp. 172-195 [This is an excellect article about this bluegrass standard, better known as "Down in the Willow Garden."]
70) The Ancestry of "The House-Carpenter": A Study of the Family History of the American Forms of Child 243 by Alisoun Gardner-Medwin; Pub. in The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 84, No. 334 (Oct. - Dec., 1971), pp. 414-427 [A detailed study of the ballad, "The House Carpenter."
71) The "Braes of Yarrow" Tradition in America- by Tristram P. Coffin; Published in The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 63, No. 249 (Jul. - Sep., 1950), pp. 328-335 [In the 1990s I wrote a book titled, The Braes Of Yarrow, (still unpublished) based on the song. I also arranged a version in my "Appalachian Folksongs for Acoustic Guitar" book. This article is a good look at version in the US. I beleive I found a related version in the Brown Collection of NC Folklore- that no one has yet recognized- more on that later]
72) Daniel Wyatt Tate: Singer from Fancy Gap- by Michael Yates; Published in Folk Music Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1 (1980), pp. 3-23 [Having played in Galax, and Mt. Airy, I have a special attraction to this excellent article by Michael Yates, a more recent folk collector in tha Appalachians. There are some great songs and music is included with most texts, good song notes (some info is missing here) and excellent straight ahead writing.]
73) Smith, Jenkins, and Early Commercial Gospel Music- by Charles K. Wolfe; Published in American Music, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Spring, 1983), pp. 49-59. [The great Country Music historian Charles Wolfe died on Feb. 9, 2006. As usual this is fine article by Wolfe with some lyrics- no music.]
74) Samuel Hall's Family Tree- by Bertrand H. Bronson; Published California Folklore Quarterly, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Jan., 1942), pp. 47-64; [Great article with music examples.]
75) The Case of John Lomax (Full title: Modernity, Nostalgia, and Southern Folklore Studies: The Case of John Lomax) by Jerrold Hirsch Published in The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 105, No. 416 (Spring, 1992), pp. 183-207. [Explores John Lomax, his attitude towards African-Americans and his relationships with some of his African-Americans informants.]
76) The Southern Textile Song Tradition Reconsidered by Doug DeNatale and Glenn Hinson; Published in Journal of Folklore Research, Vol. 28, No. 2/3, Special Double Issue: Labor Song: A Reappraisal (May - Dec., 1991), pp. 103-133[Great article with a sampling of texts. I have some recordings posted in the article]
77) A Return Visit to the Appalachian Mountains by Maud Karpeles; Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society, Vol. 6, No. 3 (Dec., 1951), pp. 77-82 [Karpeles accompanied Cecil Sharp in 1916 when they collected folk songs in the Appalachian mountains. This article is about her return to the same region in 1950 when she was 65 years old. Music is provided for four songs.]
78) Games of Washington Children by W.H. Babcock; "Lippincott's Magazine," March and September, 1886 This excellent 54 page article documents the games of children in Washington D. C. in 1886. There are a few games and lyrics that are printed for the first time.]
79) A Group of Indiana Folksongs by Herbert Halpert; Hoosier Folklore Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Mar., 1944), pp. 1-15 [Twelve Indiana folksongs mostly of English orgin from the important collector Herbert Halpert. Lyrics only.]
80) A Check List of Tennessee Folk-Songs by Edwin C. Kirkland; published in The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 59, No. 234 (Oct. - Dec., 1946), pp. 423-476. [This is a list of Tennessee folk songs compiled by Kirkland up to 1946 from extant sources
81) Some Ballads From North Carolina by John A. Lomax; From The North Carolina Booklet; Published NC Society Daughters of The Revolution; July 1911. [This is from a booklet, or very short book so I'm including it here as an article. Lomax presents a variety of texts with no music, few attributions and no song notes.]
82) American Songs for American Children- B. A. Botkin and Alan Lomax; Music Educators Journal. [Beginning in Jan. 1944 in Vol. 30, No. 3 pp. 24-25 this six-part series of American Songs for American Children began. The first issue was co-authored by Alan Lomax, the other five articles, appearing in subsequent issues of Music Educators Journal, were written by Botkin. Songs are presented with music and song notes:
I. Jennie Jenkins; John Henry
II. Captain Jinks; Down in Valley; My Lover; So Long
III. Jinny Crack Corn; New River Train; Rattler; Drill Ye Tarriers Drill
IV. Farmer; Young Man Who Wouldn't; Wayfaring Stranger
V. Risselty; All Around the Maypole; Old Blue
VI. Hog Drovers; Rolly Trudum; Darby Ram
83) The Quest of the Lonesome Tunes by Howard Brockway; Pubished in The Art World, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jun., 1917), pp. 227-230. [This article is about Brockway and Loraine Wyman's ballad expedition into the Cumberland Mountains in the south eastern corner of Kentucky in the Spring of 1916.]
84) The Route of "Bonaparte's Retreat"- Stephen Wade
85) George P. Knauff's Virginia Reels
86) The Three Doc(k)s: White Blues in Appalachia
87) The Hindman Settlement School and Its Music
88) British Ballads in the Cumberland Mountains- 1911
89) Two Popular Ballads- Kittredge 1908
90) The Lexington Girl- Mellinger Henry 1929
91) Ballads and Songs- G. L. Kittredge 1917
92) The Berea Fiddle Tune Lists
93) Berea Fiddle Contests 1919- 1928
93) "Sinful Songs" of the Southern Negro
94) Casey Jones: At the Crossroads of Two Ballad Traditions
95) Frank Proffitt: Good Times and Hard Times
96) Hymnals of the Black Church- Eileen
97) Southern Baptist Hymnody in Southern Appalachia
98) Congregational Singing Tradition in South Carolina
99) Folk Element in Early Revival Hymns and Tunes
100) Folk-Songs of the American Negro- Joseph Smith
101) The Origin of Negro Traditions- Thomas Talley
102) British Ballads in the Cumberland Mountains- 1911
103) "Following Music" in a Mountain Land- McGill 1917
104) Jilson Setters: The Last Minstrel- Thomas 1928
105) Text, Title, Tune, Interrelations US Fiddle Music
106) An American Homiletic Ballad- Barry 1913
107) Reds, Whites, and the Blues: Lawrence Gellert
108) Afro-American Song in the Nineteenth Century
109) Hymnals of the Black Church- Eileen Southern 1989
110) The Singing South: Folk-Song in Recent Fiction
111) "Reynardine": A Broadside Ballad of Seduction
112) British Folk Song in America 1916-1958
113) The Career of "John Henry"- Dorson 1965
114) Twenty Folk Hymns- Mary O. Eddy
115) Traditional Texts and Tunes- Tolman & Eddy 1922
116) Mary Hamilton; The Group Authorship of Ballads
117) Some Songs Traditional in the United States
118) Two Camp Songs- Jane Bagby 1948
Some Songs Traditional in the United States
Two Camp Songs- Jane Bagby 1948
Negro Hymnology- W.A. Barrett 1872
Negro Songs and Singers- Edward King 1874
A Note on "Springfield Mountain"- Smith 1936
Robert W. Gordon and the Second Wreck of Old 97
High Culture, Low Culture: Library of Congress
Ballads and Folksongs from West Virginia
The Old Album of William A. Larkin
West Virginia's Omie Wise- Milnes 1995
Lists and Classifications of Folksongs- Taylor
A Fraudulent "Elfin Knight" from West Virginia
History, Symbol, and Meaning in 'The Cruel Mother'
Ho for Eastern Kentucky!- Elliott 1950
An Introduction to James Madison Carpenter
Ballads Surviving in the United States- Smith 1916
Five Old-Country Ballads- JOAFL 1912
Traditional Ballads from Utah- 1951 JOAFL
Black Musicians in Appalachia- Hay 2003
Ballads- 1905 Kidson Sharp Broadwood Williams
Twa Sisters- English, Scottish, American Versions
Some Folk-Ballads and the Background of History
Mid-Hudson Song and Verse- JOAFL 1953
Songs I Sang on an Iowa Farm- Cromwell 1958
Folk Song Studies in Idaho- Brunvand 1965
Notes on Negro Music- Peabody 1903 JOAFL
Negro Songs- Ian Cameron 1922
Two African-American Songs From 1856
African-American Music from Southern Workman
Sam Bennett as Collected by Sharp & Carpenter
Negro Spirituals- Thomas Wentworth Higginson 1867
Cowboy Songs of the Mexican Border- Lomax 1911
Thorp & Lomax: Oral or Written Transmission?
Sam Bass: "The Ballad and the Man"
On the Eastern Shore- Bergen 1989 JOAFL
Folk-Songs of the Civil War- Williams 1892
JOAFL Letter from Ole Bull to Sara Thorp- 1869
"Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight" from Maryland
Shenandoah- Gilchrist 1931
Negro Folk Expression: Various Songs
Thematic Pattern in Downhome Blues Lyrics- Titon
Negro Songs from Barbados- Bowditch 1887
Again the Negro- Curtis 1917
Negro Folk Songs- Tuskegee Institute
Religious Folk-Beliefs of Whites and Negroes
The Child Ballad in Canada: A Survey
William Motherwell as Field Collector- McCarthy
Ancient Ballads of North Scotland- Motherwell
Ballad Collections of the Eighteenth Century
Old Ballad Burthens- Josephine McGill 1918
A Note on the "Herb" and Other Refrains- Gilchrist
About the Commonest British Ballads- Bronson 1957
"Following Music" in a Mountain Land- McGill 1917
Some Rarities from Arkansas- Cray 1959
Isaac Garfield Greer’s Ballad Collection
Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967)- Hudson 1968
Dock Boggs in Thomas Jefferson's Virginia
The Anglo-Saxons of the Kentucky Mountains
Woody Guthrie and His Folk Tradition
"All the Songs in the World" Emma Dusenbury Story