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100 1 _aShearin, Hubert G.
_q(Hubert Gibson),
_d1878-
245 1 2 _aA Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-Songs
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2008-10-16
508 _aProduced by David Garcia, Carla Foust and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library)
520 _a"A Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-Songs" by Hubert G. Shearin and Josiah Henry Combs is a scholarly collection of folk songs compiled during the early 20th century. This work systematically catalogs 333 folk songs that have been passed down orally through generations in Kentucky, capturing the rich cultural tapestry of the region. The likely topic of the book revolves around exploring and preserving the traditional music and lyrics reflective of Kentucky's folk heritage. The book serves as a detailed finding-list, categorizing songs into various groups based on their origins, themes, and narrative content. Each entry includes titles, variants, metrical structures, and brief synopses, allowing readers and researchers to identify and compare folk songs easily. The songs cover diverse themes such as love, war, tragedy, and humor, revealing insights into the lives and values of the communities from which they originated. Through this extensive collection, Shearin and Combs offer a window into the historical and cultural significance of Kentucky's folk music, emphasizing the importance of oral traditions in sustaining cultural identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFolk poetry, American -- Kentucky -- Themes, motives
653 _aKentucky -- Songs and music
700 1 _aCombs, Josiah Henry,
_d1886-1960
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26937
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