Cecil Sharp’s Madison County, North Carolina Singers
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Cecil Sharp collected a total of 260
tunes in
Madison County, NC. 158 of these were collected in one small area,
comprising the settlements of White Rock, Alleghany, Allenstand,
Carmen, Big Laurel, Rice Cove and Spillcorn. The remaining 102 songs
came from the small town of Hot Springs. These include 70 songs which
came from one singer alone, Jane Gentry. Cecil Sharp’s Madison County,
NC, singers:
| Allenstand •Mrs Mary Gosnell •Mrs Mary Sands •Mrs Dorah Shelton •Mr Franklin B Shelton •Mr Mitchell Wallin |
Alleghany •Mrs Anelize Chandler •Mr Floyd (or is this Lloyd?) Chandler •Mr Jehu Harris •Miss Donna Shelton •Miss Memory Shelton •Mrs Norah Shelton •Miss Stella Shelton •Miss Virginia Shelton •Mr William Riley Shelton |
Big Laurel •Mrs Becky Griffin •Miss Viney Norton •Mrs Minnie Rice •Mr & Mrs Tom Rice •Mrs Zipo Rice |
Carmen •Miss Emma Hensley (later became Mrs Donald Shelton) •Mrs Rosie Hensley •Miss Linnie Landers •Mrs Mandy Shelton •Mrs Nancy E Shelton •Mr Sol Shelton •Mrs Wonnie Shelton •Mrs Sotherland |
Hot Springs •Mrs Jane Gentry •Mrs Hester House •Mrs Ellie Johnson •Mrs Lizzy Roberts •Mrs Smith •Mrs Julie Williams |
Spillcorn •Mrs Harland Shelton •Mr Silas Shelton •Mrs Tempa Shelton |
White Rock •‘Granny’ Banks •Mrs Polly Shelton |