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KATHERINE JACKSON FRENCH
KATHERINE JACKSON FRENCH
KENTUCKY’S FORGOTTEN BALLAD COLLECTOR
Elizabeth DiSavino
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: DiSavino, Elizabeth, author.
Title: Katherine Jackson French : Kentucky’s forgotten ballad collector / Elizabeth DiSavino.
Other titles: English-Scottish ballads from the hills of Kentucky.
Description: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020004315 | ISBN 9780813178523 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780813178547 (pdf) | ISBN 9780813178554 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: French, Katherine Jackson, 1875–1958. | Ethnomusicologists—United States—Biography. | Women musicians—United States—Biography. | Musicians—United States—Biography. | Ballads, English—Kentucky—History and criticism. | Folk songs, English—Kentucky—History and criticism. | Women—Southern States—Social life and customs—20th century. | Ballads, English—Kentucky. | Folk songs, English—Kentucky.
Classification: LCC ML423.F76 D57 2020 | DDC 782.42162/130769—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020004315
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For my mother and father
In Scarlett Town, where I was born
There was a fair maid dwelling
And every youth cried, “Well away!”
Her name was Barbara Allen.
British/Scottish/Appalachian ballad
Contents
1. “The Spirit and Sap of the Stock”
PART 2. “THE STURDINESS AND TRUTH OF SONG”
6. A Comparison of the Ballads of Katherine Jackson and Olive Dame Campbell/Cecil Sharp
PART 3. “ENGLISH-SCOTTISH BALLADS FROM THE HILLS OF KENTUCKY”
7. Introduction by Elizabeth DiSavino
8. Introduction by Katherine Jackson French
9. “English-Scottish Ballads from the Hills of Kentucky”
Appendix A. A Note on the Ballads
Appendix B. Informants for the Ballads of Katherine Jackson
Appendix C. Time Line of the Ballad Wars
Introduction
