The Orphan Girl (part 2)
Title
The Orphan Girl (part 2)
Digital Object
Performer
Jackson, Aunt Molly
Date Recorded
1939-27-05
AFS Number
2575B
AFC Collection
AFC 1939/012
AFC Collection Name
Alan Lomax recordings of Aunt Molly Jackson
AFC Catalog Record
Editor Note
Molly, at the end of the preceding disc, claims this ballad as her own. AFS card identifies it as ""The Coal Miner's Child,"" the title which Hedy West used in a version on her Folk Legacy album.
Genre
ballad
Instrumentation
vocal
State
New York
County
New York
Town
New York (Ny.)
Citation
“The Orphan Girl (part 2),” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed February 10, 2025, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/1425.