The Lady Leroy (fragment)

Title

The Lady Leroy (fragment)

Digital Object

Performer

McNamara, Mae

Date Recorded

1937-10-07

AFS Number

1484B1

AFC Collection

AFC 1937/001

AFC Catalog Record

http://lccn.loc.gov/2008700304

Editor Note

McNamara sings a fragment, after which Lomax asks if she knows anyone who can sing the whole ballad. "Mother does," she replies. The next band is her mother singing. These two performances are not divided across two AFS cards.

Genre

ballad

Instrumentation

vocal

State

Kentucky

County

Clay

Town

Horse Creek

Tags

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Citation

“The Lady Leroy (fragment),” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed April 24, 2024, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/793.