In Dolen Town City
Title
In Dolen Town City
Digital Object
Performer
Unidentified
Date Recorded
1937-10-01
AFS Number
1457A3
AFC Collection
AFC 1937/001
AFC Catalog Record
Editor Note
The title was misidentified as "Bolantown City" on the AFS card, as well as attributed to Mary Ruth and Fannie Lou Feltner, but is sung by an unidentified man with a banjo. "Dolen Town" was the former name of Combs, Ky., in Perry County. Likely composed by the singer.
Genre
lyric song
Instrumentation
vocal
banjo
State
Kentucky
County
Leslie
Town
Hell for Certain
Collection
Citation
“In Dolen Town City,” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed April 20, 2024, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/703.