Sheila Kay Adams: Little Margaret (1982)

Sheila Kay Adams sings "Little Margaret" at the home of her great-aunt, Dellie Chandler Norton, in the Burton Cove, Sodom Laurel, Madison County, North Carolina. Shot by Alan Lomax and crew, September 1982. For more videos from the American Patchwork fieldwork and information about Alan Lomax and his collections, visit: http://research.culturalequity.org. [03.16.24]

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Music

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• Sheila Kay Adams
• Child ballad
• Appalachian music
• traditional music
• folk music
• Dellie Norton
• Cas Wallin
• Dillard Chandler
• Francis James Child
• Cecil Sharp
• Maud Karpeles
• Alan Lomax
• American Patchwork

[theowsla]

God bless the people who keep our heritage alive. The singers and those who record them, I hope there's someone out there walking in Mr. Lomax's footsteps today, though I fear there isn't.

[gram4neil]

"Little Margaret" is Child ballad 74, Sharp number 17. Search Wikipedia for "Wallin Family" to get more information on the singers of Madison County, NC.

[wgtred4]

sweet!

[wgtred4]

sweet! :)



[bannsir2000]

@bmrphy20 Its not a key, you sing it from the soul

[gurgeygurg]

ive heard a very similar song called lady margaret

[AllKindsaGirls]

so pure.

[Nightbird]

This is but one part of American music history. To those of other countries, please remember America is made of different races, and each one has it's own musical history. Native American's are of course the Original Americans, and they have their music and oral history that is often forgotten and neglected by the white man..but it is still there. So to the Latin & Spanish races, the Negro race, and the French & Irish. This is what makes the USA so musically rich..it's eclectic racial tapestry.

[bmrphy20]

someone please tell me what key she is singing in. thank you

[JohnyRingo2011]

I love this,it hits my heart

[mightymaoriboy]

thank you very much for posting this beeyoutyfull example of your culture from all us down here in litle ol New Zealand

[AnzelDixi]

is a genial man music good : ) <3

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