The Roving Boy
Title
The Roving Boy
Digital Object
Performer
Begley, Justus
Date Recorded
1937-10-17
AFS Number
1533A1
AFC Collection
AFC 1937/001
AFC Catalog Record
Genre
lyric song
Instrumentation
vocal
banjo
State
Kentucky
County
Perry
Town
Hazard
Is Referenced by
Anglo-American Ballads. Edited by Benjamin A. Botkin. AFS L7, 1943. LP.
Anglo-American Ballads, Volume Two. Rounder CD 1516. 1999. CD.
Anglo-American Ballads, Volume Two. Rounder CD 1516. 1999. CD.
Kentucky Mountain Music: Classic Recordings of the 1920s and 1930s. Edited by Richard Nevins and Charles Wolfe. [S.1.]: Yazoo, 2200, 2003. Set of 7 CD's. (Includes recordings from the collection.)
Reviews:
Blech, Kerry. Old-Time Herald 9, No. 2 (Winter 2003-2004).
Pareles, Jon. New York Times. November 30, 2003.
Pekar, Harvey. Austin Chronicle. April 4, 2003.
Reviews:
Blech, Kerry. Old-Time Herald 9, No. 2 (Winter 2003-2004).
Pareles, Jon. New York Times. November 30, 2003.
Pekar, Harvey. Austin Chronicle. April 4, 2003.
Collection
Citation
“The Roving Boy,” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed April 16, 2024, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/974.