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

Tags

Citation

“The Niagara Falls,” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed April 23, 2024, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/488.