Commentary on play-parties and forbidden songs
Dublin Core
Title
Commentary on play-parties and forbidden songs
Alan Lomax Recording Item Type Metadata
Digital Object
Performer
Jackson, Aunt Molly
Date Recorded
1939-27-05
AFS Number
3335B
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."")
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 March 17, 2026, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/1456.