Commentary on a Christmas Eve square dance
Title
Commentary on a Christmas Eve square dance
Digital Object
Performer
Jackson, Aunt Molly
Date Recorded
1939-27-05
AFS Number
2563B
AFC Collection
AFC 1939/012
AFC Collection Name
Alan Lomax recordings of Aunt Molly Jackson
AFC Catalog Record
Editor Note
A discussion of her father dragging her from a Christmas Eve square dance at the Spivey family's house at the Queen City coal camp near East Bernstadt, Laurel Co. This is identified as ""Skip to My Lou"" on the AFS card as she recites a lyric that became the punch-line of the story.
Genre
spoken
Instrumentation
vocal
State
New York
County
New York
Town
New York (Ny.)
Citation
“Commentary on a Christmas Eve square dance,” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed December 9, 2024, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/1396.