The Blind Man's Lament
Title
The Blind Man's Lament
Digital Object
Performer
Setters, Jilson (J.W. Day)
Date Recorded
1937-06-28
AFS Number
1018B
AFC Collection
AFC 1937/007
AFC Catalog Record
Editor Note
Announcement following by Jean Thomas (stating that Day/Setters, despite the fact that an operation had given him a little sight in one eye, composed this song when he was in fact blind).
Genre
lyric song
Instrumentation
vocal
fiddle
Setting
At the home of Jean Thomas
State
Kentucky
County
Boyd
Town
Ashland
Citation
“The Blind Man's Lament,” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed April 25, 2024, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/102.