Appalachian ballads Archives - Page 2 of 5

I were tellin’ some mount’n stories

Jane Gentry — piano teacher, Appalachian folk-music historian, weaver — was an inspiration for the movie Songcatcher.

Breakin’ Up Christmas is the name for 12 days of partying, dancing, and music making ending up on January 6th, Old Christmas day.

The song tells the tale of Nancy Brown, who throws over one suitor after another til she finds the man she’s been waiting for.

Susanna “Granny Sue” Holstein of Sandyville, WV places herself in the living storytelling tradition with her new collection of ghost stories.

‘Willie’ invites his lover for a walk, during which she rejects his marriage proposal. Once they are alone on the river bank, he murders her.