Pearl Bryant

Title

Pearl Bryant

Digital Object

Alternate Titles

Pearl Bryan

Performer

Setters, Jilson (J.W. Day)

Date Recorded

1937-06-28

AFS Number

1017A

AFC Collection

AFC 1937/007

AFC Catalog Record

http://lccn.loc.gov/2009655426

Editor Note

Followed by Jean Thomas' announcement.

Genre

ballad

Instrumentation

vocal

fiddle

Setting

At the home of Jean Thomas

State

Kentucky

County

Boyd

Town

Ashland

Is Referenced by

Cohen, Anne B. Poor Pearl, Poor Girl! The Murdered-Girl Stereotype in Ballad and Newspaper. Published for the American Folklore Society by The University of Texas Press. 1973.

Purnell, Janice. “'Pearl Bryan' and 'The Jealous Lover'.” Kentucky Folklore Record. Vol. 12, No. 1, 1966. pp. 1-3. (The collection includes several recordings of both songs in the collection.)

Collection

John A. Lomax Southern States collection, 1937

Citation

“Pearl Bryant,” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed December 7, 2023, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/96.

Output Formats

Facebook Twitter Email

Pearl Bryant

Title

Digital Object

Alternate Titles

Performer

Date Recorded

AFS Number

AFC Collection

AFC Catalog Record

Editor Note

Genre

Instrumentation

Setting

State

County

Town

Is Referenced by

Collection

Tags

Citation

Output Formats