Commentary on play-parties and forbidden songs
Title
Commentary on play-parties and forbidden songs
Digital Object
Performer
Jackson, Aunt Molly
Date Recorded
1939-27-05
AFS Number
3335B
AFC Collection
AFC 1939/012
AFC Collection Name
Alan Lomax recordings of Aunt Molly Jackson
AFC Catalog Record
Editor Note
Discussion of songs forbidden by her parents, who believed play parties were sinful. She sings fragments of play songs ""Skip to My Lou,"" ""Charlie's Neat, and ""Three Dukes a Roving."" (Item identified in AFS card as ""Skip to My Lou."")
Genre
commentary
Instrumentation
vocal
State
New York
County
New York
Town
New York (Ny.)
Citation
“Commentary on play-parties and forbidden songs,” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed September 13, 2024, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/1456.