Pretty Polly (#2)
Title
Pretty Polly (#2)
Digital Object
Performer
Steele, Pete
Date Recorded
1938-03-29
AFS Number
1702A
AFC Collection
AFC 1938/004
AFC Catalog Record
Editor Note
Steele announces his age as 48 following song. With brief discussion of how long he's been playing the banjo.
Genre
ballad
Instrumentation
vocal
banjo
State
Ohio
County
Butler
Town
Hamilton
Is Referenced by
Kentucky Mountain Music: Classic Recordings of the 1920s and 1930s. Edited by Richard Nevins and Charles Wolfe. [S.1.]: Yazoo, 2200, 2003. Set of 7 CD's. (Includes recordings from the collection.)
Reviews:
Blech, Kerry. Old-Time Herald 9, No. 2 (Winter 2003-2004).
Pareles, Jon. New York Times. November 30, 2003.
Pekar, Harvey. Austin Chronicle. April 4, 2003.
Reviews:
Blech, Kerry. Old-Time Herald 9, No. 2 (Winter 2003-2004).
Pareles, Jon. New York Times. November 30, 2003.
Pekar, Harvey. Austin Chronicle. April 4, 2003.
Collection
Citation
“Pretty Polly (#2),” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed June 18, 2025, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/144.