Balladry and Ballad-Collecting in Appalachia: An Introduction

Excerpt: Among the most enduring artifacts (along with certain lined-out hymns that are traceable back to sixteenth-century British churches) from the early days of European settlement in Appalachia, ballads are still in everyday use in some regional households and among certain performers, if large...

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Main Author: Olson, Ted S.
Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2019
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Online Access:https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5512
http://www.oldtimeherald.org/archive/back_issues/volume-14/14-11/balladry.html