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Wallin Family
The Wallin Family is an American family of traditional ballad singers from Madison County, North Carolina. Their repertoire of Appalachian folk ballads— many of which were rooted in "Old World" ballads traceable to the British Isles (such as the Child Ballads) — brought them to the attention of folk music enthusiasts during the American folk music revival of the 1960s. Wallin family members have recorded numerous times over a period of nearly four decades, and have appeared in several independent documentaries.W.K. McNeil, "Wallin Family." ''Encyclopedia of Appalachia'' (Knoxville, Tenn.: University of Tennessee Press, 2006), p. 1218. Family members and lineage Members of the Wallin family are either descendants of or married to descendants of Hugh Wallin (1829—1864), a Union Army recruiter assassinated by Confederate soldiers during the U.S. Civil War.Mike Yates and Kriss SandsA Nest of Singing Birds: Cecil Sharp, Mary Sands, and the Madison County Song Trad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traditional Singer
A traditional singer, also known as a source singer, is someone who has learned folk songs in the oral tradition, usually from older people within their community. From around the beginning of the twentieth century, song collectors such as Cecil Sharp went to rural areas to collect traditional songs. Later, Percy Grainger and James Madison Carpenter, followed by Alan Lomax and Peter Kennedy (folklorist), Peter Kennedy, made field recordings of traditional singers. Many old ballads, including the famous Child Ballads, were found within the oral tradition in the twentieth century. List of traditional singers (Arranged by nation and year of birth) England * The Copper Family [Sussex] *Henry Burstow (1826-1916) [Sussex] *Joseph Taylor (folk singer), Joseph Taylor (1833-1910) [Lincolnshire] *Emma Overd (1838-1928) [Somerset] *Lucy White (1848-1923) [Somerset] *Sam Bennett (folk musician), Sam Bennett (1865-1951) [Warwickshire] *Pop Maynard, George "Pop" Maynard (1872-1962) [Sussex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |