The Niagara Falls
Title
The Niagara Falls
Digital Object
Alternate Titles
Chief Bright Sky
The Chieftan Had Only One Daughter
Performer
Trusty, Mary Magdalene
Date Recorded
1937-09-11
AFS Number
1395B2
AFC Collection
AFC 1937/001
AFC Catalog Record
Editor Note
Followed by Alan Lomax's announcement of recording details. This is a fragment of a longer ballad typically called "Chief Bright Sky."
Genre
ballad
Instrumentation
vocal
State
Kentucky
County
Johnson
Town
Paintsville
Collection
Citation
“The Niagara Falls,” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed April 23, 2024, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/488.