Interviews with John H. Clawson, Hobart Haggard, Mary C. Truan, Fern Adams Goodman, Thomas Herbert Heym, Lloyd Armstrong, Minnie Armstrong, June Stearns, B.J. Kingdon, and Kim Trout, 1971-11-29

File — Box: MS 017-10, Folder: MS 017-10-07

Identifier: MS 017- file MS 017-RT 398 F666m 1971 no. 08

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RT 398 F666m 1971 no. 08 - 7 Inch Reel Tape and 1 Audio Cassette Tape

15 index cards - Armstrong, Lloyd; Armstrong, Minnie; Armstrong, June; Banker, Brenda; Clawson, John H.; Folklore of the Middle West, 1971, No. 8.; Folklore - Kansas; Goodman, Fern Adams; Haggard, Hobart H.; Heym, Thomas Herbert; Kingdon, B.J.; Stearns, June; Truan, Helen L.; Truan, Mary C.; Trout, Kim;

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Interviews with John H. Clawson, Hobart Haggard, Mary C. Truan, Fern Adams Goodman, Thomas Herbert Heym, Lloyd Armstrong, Minnie Armstrong, June Stearns, B.J. Kingdon, and Kim Trout

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00:00:00 - Introduction, John H. Clawson and Hobart Haggard of Gorham, KS

00:00:17 - Song, "Down on the Farm", vocal and guitar

00:02:26 - Song, "I'll Be All Smiles Tonight", vocal and guitar

00:04:57 - Song, "The Baggage Coach", vocal and guitar 00:08:17 - Song, "Break the News to Mother", vocal and guitar

00:12:12 - Song, "I Heard Him Say", vocal and guitar

00:16:31 - Song, "The Rose", vocal and guitar

00:18:58 - Song, "Coon, Coon, Coon", vocal and guitar (racist)

00:21:03 - Hobart H. Haggard, Song, "William Goat Song", vocal

00:22:55 - WWI Cadence, "Oh it's home boys home"

00:23:21 - Song, "The Darkies' Bible Stories"

00:24:56 - John H. Clawson, Song, "When The Works All Done This Fall" , vocal and guitar

00:27:13 - Song, "The Blind Child" , vocal and guitar

00:31:55 - Introduction, Mary C. Truan of Gorham, KS

00:32:21 - Grandmother's move to Kansas in 1880.

00:33:01 - Death omen

00:34:00 - Farming

00:35:03 - Recipes

00:38:28 - Raising geese

00:39:19 - Remedies

00:40:17 - Volga German recipe

00:42:42 - Unknown man speaking prior to introduction to Fern Adams Goodman of Russell, KS

00:43:14 - Song, "The Blind Girl", vocal

00:43:26 - Song, "Hello Central", vocal

00:44:22 - Song, "Raise the Pillow Up", vocal

00:45:08 - Thomas Herbert Heym, song, "Roguish Eyes", piano and vocal

00:45:51 - Song, "Grandfather", piano and vocal

00:46:33 - Song, "The Robin", piano and vocal

00:46:52 - Song, "Good Morning Mary Sunshine", piano and vocal

00:47:25 - Song, "Mother Doesn't Know I'm Coming Home", piano and vocal

00:47:54 - Information about previous interviews

00:48:34 - Lloyd Armstrong of Haysville, KS, song, "Old Sow Died", vocal

00:49:17 - Song, "Some Folks Say Nigga's Don't Steal", vocal (racist)

00:49:42 - Song, "The Dream of the Miner's Child" vocal

00:51:48 - Minnie Armstrong of Haysville, KS, song, "She Churned The Butter"

00:52:15 - Lloyd Armstrong of Haysville, KS, song, "Cowboy Ballad", vocal

00:54:03 - Minnie Armstrong of Haysville, KS, song, "Poor Little Joe", vocal

00:54:25 - B.J. Kingdon of Haysville, KS, song, "Lil Rabbit", vocal

00:54:53 - Song, "Poor Sadie O'Grady", vocal

00:55:20 - Song, "Mrs. Murphy's Daughter", vocal

00:55:33 - Song, "in The Pines", vocal

00:56:04 - Song, "A Cold Winter's Evening", vocal

00:57:06 - Introduction, Kim Trout of Haysville, KS

00:57:28 - Original song, "Barefoot", vocal

00:58:54 - Original song, "Fortune", vocal