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LITTLE WARBLES
A collection of songs from new and old,
tales long and short,
quips, quotes, and tangled yarns
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"she warbles as she flies"
-The Cuckoo Bird
SONGBOOK
Pretty Little Warbles
Old Traditional Songbook
A collection of songs and ballads from the American landscape,
caught in time by the song-catchers of our musical history,
and dearly held as our living heirlooms.
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"up on a mountain top so high"
-The Cuckoo Bird
American Folk Song
RED
ROCKING
CHAIR
Southeast & Appalachian Mountains
"...I'll rock the cradle, I'll sing this song, I'll rock the cradle when you're gone..."
With origins in the early 1900's, this American Folk Song is found throughout the Southeast and Appalachian Mountains.
The Red Rocking Chair/Red Apple Juice/Sugar Babe songs may be traced back to Child No. 76, The Lass of Roch Royal - A Scottish Ballad of 1829.
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ORIGIN: Scottish, circa 1900
REGION: Southeast and Appalachian Mountains
GENRE: Folk
LISTEN: Jody Carroll & Sigrid Anne, Roots & Folk Duo
Jody Carroll & Sigrid Anne perform "Red Rocking Chair,"
recorded in the Appalachian Mountains of Asheville, N.C. by Phil Ludwig of Seclusion Hill Studios.
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American Southeast
American Folk & Bluegrass Song
THERE
IS A TIME
"...the path is new, the world is free..."
This song was written and performed by The Dillards, and appears on the album Live!!!! Almost!!! (1964). The Dillards appeared on The Andy Griffith Show as The Darlings Bluegrass Band, and played this haunting tune.
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ORIGIN: The Dillards, 1964
REGION: Missouri, North Carolina
GENRE: Folk, Bluegrass
Traditional English Folk Song
CUCKOO
BIRD
England, Scotland, Ireland, Appalachia
"oh she's a pretty bird, and she warbles as she flies..."
This folk-lyric song of British origin was one of the most common songs in Appalachia. The cuckoo bird is an ancient symbol for the coming of summer as well as a classical symbol of love.
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ORIGIN: England, circa 1870
REGION: Southeast & Appalachia
GENRE: Folk
American Folk Song
IN THE
PINES
Southern Appalachia
"..where the sun don't ever shine, and I shivered the whole night through..."
"In the Pines", is a traditional American folk song which dates back to the 1870s, and is believed to be Southern Appalachian in origin. Traditionally, it is most often associated with the American folk and blues musician Lead Belly, who recorded several versions in the 1940s, as well as the American bluegrass musician, Bill Monroe.
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ORIGIN: 1870
REGION: Southern Appalachia
GENRE: Folk
OUR STORY
Pretty Little Warbles
American Folk Song
OLD
BLUE
THE American South
"...& he died so hard, He shook the ground in my backyard..."
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"Old Blue" (also known as "Old Dog Blue") is an old folk song, believed to have originated from the minstrel shows of the late 19th century - & from somewhere in the Mississippi Valley came this sentimental tribute to a beloved hunting dog. A 1928 version by Jim Jackson, entitled "Old Dog Blue", appears on the Anthology of American Folk Music album.
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ORIGIN: 1870-1900
REGION: Mississippi Valley
GENRE: Folk
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Warbling the country as song-catchers
collecting, writing and singing songs
to share in the traditions of our ancestors
we all have a voice to
remember & share
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