http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2010/07/patrick-gainer-and-the-devils-questions.html Stories, quotes and anecdotes. Sun, 19 May 2013 20:12:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2010/07/patrick-gainer-and-the-devils-questions.html#comment-987072 Emily bott Wed, 22 Aug 2012 03:20:26 +0000 http://www.appalachianhistory.net/?p=4077#comment-987072 Would like to hear from dr. Gainer’s family

]]> http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2010/07/patrick-gainer-and-the-devils-questions.html#comment-219604 Emily O'Neil Bott Sun, 17 Jul 2011 01:19:01 +0000 http://www.appalachianhistory.net/?p=4077#comment-219604 I stumbled on this site. Dr. Gainer taught me English at St. Louis University, and taught music at the Academy of the Sacred Heart (City House). Would be happy to contact his grandson or relatives. Good man.

]]> http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2010/07/patrick-gainer-and-the-devils-questions.html#comment-6373 Granny Sue Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:07:52 +0000 http://www.appalachianhistory.net/?p=4077#comment-6373 I just remembered that I wrote a post about it last year. You can see it at http://grannysu.blogspot.com/2008/05/devils-nine-questions.html

]]> http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2010/07/patrick-gainer-and-the-devils-questions.html#comment-6371 Granny Sue Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:02:08 +0000 http://www.appalachianhistory.net/?p=4077#comment-6371 I sing this one, Dave, although a different version–of course. With all ballads it seems there are ninety-nine different versions! I know it as The Devil’s Nine Questions; the riddle of it is that the song itself only asks 8 questions so I ask the audience to answer the ninth.

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