1 50 2 https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/0f17322c5b09ed95327fd5ee0cb8ef99.pdf 52a15ba26e30dcd07015ff07780e6bd7 PDF Text Text The Lamlslicle. !n the nontJ· or July' i 1 ',] c rc <..r ci.·t ccn , ~~ p.,t, t l ' ::_c;~ ,_ lt ">P 1 t mt was eTer seen, A.s it ado its \'ay :fro m L1e ocean -..;r ide, Struck :rit full force on t l e mountain si e. r _: At the Jead of Jaek ranch there were chil ron fiTe, .A father and mother and all alive; As tl ey . stood in t~1e door and the rain came dorm, They saw hmv quiel.::: it coTerc~l t'1e ground. tl.e pleading voiee or ~ erry was .1ear : t h e pines let's go torrether,"he said, But the words or the oy had just een s"'"lolce · ljl 'hen the wind.ows or eaTen were thro vn wi<le open. ~\nd ~o The down our cane wit'1 a terrifi roar; It struclc t 1e .1ouse; they 'ere thrown to the floor; The new orn 1 abe in the ratlle at rest T 1e mother snatched up aml nressed to her 1 reast. As the house went down they struck a tree~ They were all thrown out ~--Pt the three; .A.s t 10 house went down aml the :wrscs , too, The nei,hlors said there's rork to o. Julius an' atson in t Hiir lmste Turnctl t heir steps toward t1c ilson place; They mc.l to tak e to I ig1 1er ground; 17hen they reached. tile place no llouse was found. ho mvn in the se w' ich -illiam built Lonas anl Lillie and. tl1e hil ren knelt. Sai~ Julius to Lonas and Lillie too "Are your chil rcn all safe ?I see onl·· t1ro." "Oh no L..,aid he, I fear t'1ey are drowned; They haTe not been seen since tlle lwuse ''ent But down in t .. e ott om y the .Jt .clair pond The bo!ies of Levis an~ J ennie were founi. s the neir;hbors can' an i wal!md around T:1eir teardrops fell ast on t 10 ground; Eut poor little Perry has not been found·Ie sleeps so:1ewherc ~ eneath t 10 ground. 1. ith a ed. o mud an l · ·11ow of lay He may not c found till the last .,reat day 'fhen t:10 angels cor1e wit· trumpet sound To awal<:e t 1e dead t 1a t rc uncler t h e ~r'?und . As he a1.akcs in t'1e r.w rning ~ ml up·mr flies 101 cet his loved ones eyond t 1c skies. Ob, :rod in J' ercy , ax in T 1y g teat love, ,.,re:mre t l em · 11 t o eet "' ee above. That wben their trials and trou les arc past 'f lley ·· y all find a ho K~ :i.n r,. eaTen at last, Throug1 eternity to sin~ is p raise •or dyin~ love and saTin~ race. own." � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource I.G. Greer Folksong Collection Description An account of the resource <p>The I. G. Greer Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise more than 300 individual song titles, some with as many as ten distinct variants. The documents in this collection include manuscripts (some written as early as the mid-19th century), typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s secretarial staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs represented herein range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.</p> <p>Biographical Note. Isaac Garfield Greer (4 December 1881 - 24 November 1967) was a history and government professor for Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1910 to 1932. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, he was born to Philip and Mary Greer of Zionville and initially worked as a public school teacher and principal until he was hired at Appalachian State Teacher's College. From 1932 to 1948, he worked as superintendent of Mills Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville, North Carolina. From 1948 to 1954, Greer was the Executive Vice-President of the Business Foundation of North Carolina. Greer and his first wife Willie Spainhour had two sons I.G. Greer, Jr. and Joseph P. Greer. Greer's second wife was Hattie O'Briant. Dr. Greer was an avid collector and singer of folk songs. He was a nationally recognized authority of mountain folk music during his lifetime. A bass player, Greer and his wife, who played the dulcimer, performed at various regional school and civic functions. They were recorded singing several folk songs by Library of Congress from 1941 to 1946. Appalachian State Teacher's College dedicated the I.G. Greer Music Hall in 1966. Greer also had an active civic life. He was the president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and also served as a Boone City Alderman and in the North Carolina House of Representatives.</p> <p>Note: University Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) believes in providing access to the historical record in support of the teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the communities it serves. Users should be advised that, due to the historical nature of some resources, users may encounter language or content that is harmful or difficult to view.</p> Greer Document File name 113_Landslide_Lyric_02_ocr Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Landslide, Lyric Variant 02 Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. The Cloudburst Language A language of the resource English Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. <a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0//" target="_blank"> In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967 Subject The topic of the resource Ballads Hurricanes--Songs and music Death--Songs and music Resurrection--Songs and music Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University Description An account of the resource This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Landslide. In the month of July, in the year sixteen, The worst tropical storm that was ever seen, As it made its way fro m the ocean wide, Struck with full force on the mountain side. At the head of Jack branch there were children five, A father and mother and all alive As they stood in the door and the rain came down, They saw how quick it covered the ground. And the pleading voice of Perry was heard: To the pines let's go together, "he said, But the words of the boy had just been spoken, When the windows of Heaven were thrown wide open. The downpour came with a terrific roar It struck the house, they were thrown to the floor The new born babe in the cradle at rest The mother snatched up and pressed to her breast. As the house went down they struck a tree They were all thrown out except the three As the house went down and the horses, too, The neighbors said there's work to do. Julius and Watson in their haste Turned their steps toward the Wilson place They had to take to higher groun When they reached the place no house was found. Down in the house which William built Lonas and Lillie and the children knelt. Said Julius to Lonas and Lillie too "Are your children all safe? I see only two." "Oh no! said he, I fear they are drowned They have not been seen since the house went down." But down in the bottom by the St. Clair pond The bodies of Lewis and Jennie were found. As the neighbors came and walked around Their teardrops fell fast on the ground But poor little Perry has not been found- He sleeps somewhere beneath the ground. With a bed of mud and a pillow of clay He may not be found till the last great day When the angels come with trumpet sound To awake the dead that are under the ground. As he awakes in the morning and upward flies To meet his loved ones beyond the skies. Oh, God in mercy, and in Thy gteat love, Prepare them all to meet Thee above. That when their trials and troubles are past They may all find a home in Heaven at last, Through eternity to sing His praise For dying love and saving grace. Landslide North Carolina Hurricanes songs and music death The Cloudburst https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/feee50244bc6dd12f06282c9f3fcf3ca.pdf a5fa005866e8cced7a4f0af4e0bc69a7 PDF Text Text The Landslide. In the monyh July, in the year sixteen, As the neighbors came and The worst tro:pi.}al storm that ever was seen, walked around, As it made its way from the ocean wid Their teardrops fell fast Struck with f'ull force on the mountain sideo on the ground, But poor little Perry has not been found, At the head of Jack branch there were child He sleeps somewhere beneath ren :Cive, the ground. A father ancl :. mother and all alive; As they stood in the door ancl the rain caDe lith a bed of' mud and a ~1 clown, low of' clay . They saw how tuick it coverecl the ~ound o Re may not be found till the last great day, And the plead.ng voice of' Perry was heard: flhen the angels coDe with To the Bines ~et' s go together~ he said, trULipet souncl, But the wor, s of' the boy had just been spoken, o awaJ;:e the dead that are Yhen the windn•s of' Heaven were thrmm wide tmller the . groundo open. The downpour 'aLJ.e with terri:fic roar , It struck the house, they were thrmm to the floor, The new ~rn babe in the crad!e at rest, Tbe moth~ snatched up and .pr essed to her breast. As he awalces in the morning and upward flies, TO meet his loved ones beyond. the skies, Oh, God in mercy and in tby great loveo Prepare them all to meet thee above. !\.!l the }Ouse went down they struck a tree, - .c- :· W8"!.."'.:- ~ ,;:..::_l · ~l-u:;·u·-;;1 vu. t, except the three, the house went d1"\ID and the horses too , ;t That when their trials and troubles are past, They may find a home in eRVen at last . Julius and 'lilson in their haste, Turned. their stem tm1ards the Wilson place, Through eternity to sing his praise, They had to take-to higher ground, ·when they react.1ei the place no house was found . For dying love and saving graceo Down in the house which Willia.Ll built, Lonas and Lill~e and the children knelt, Said Julius to Lonas and Lillie too, "Are your ctill lren all safe . I see only two''. ..ne neighbors said 'There is work to do 11 o II Oh no," aiel m, fl I fear t >ey are drowned" They have not leen seen since the house went down". But d mm in tht bottom by the st . Clair pond, The bodies of' lewis and Jennie were found. I ./. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource I.G. Greer Folksong Collection Description An account of the resource <p>The I. G. Greer Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise more than 300 individual song titles, some with as many as ten distinct variants. The documents in this collection include manuscripts (some written as early as the mid-19th century), typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s secretarial staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs represented herein range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.</p> <p>Biographical Note. Isaac Garfield Greer (4 December 1881 - 24 November 1967) was a history and government professor for Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1910 to 1932. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, he was born to Philip and Mary Greer of Zionville and initially worked as a public school teacher and principal until he was hired at Appalachian State Teacher's College. From 1932 to 1948, he worked as superintendent of Mills Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville, North Carolina. From 1948 to 1954, Greer was the Executive Vice-President of the Business Foundation of North Carolina. Greer and his first wife Willie Spainhour had two sons I.G. Greer, Jr. and Joseph P. Greer. Greer's second wife was Hattie O'Briant. Dr. Greer was an avid collector and singer of folk songs. He was a nationally recognized authority of mountain folk music during his lifetime. A bass player, Greer and his wife, who played the dulcimer, performed at various regional school and civic functions. They were recorded singing several folk songs by Library of Congress from 1941 to 1946. Appalachian State Teacher's College dedicated the I.G. Greer Music Hall in 1966. Greer also had an active civic life. He was the president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and also served as a Boone City Alderman and in the North Carolina House of Representatives.</p> <p>Note: University Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) believes in providing access to the historical record in support of the teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the communities it serves. Users should be advised that, due to the historical nature of some resources, users may encounter language or content that is harmful or difficult to view.</p> Greer Document Informant A. M. [Andrew Monroe] Bumgarner, 1853-1939 File name 113_Landslide_Lyric_01_ocr Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Landslide, Lyric Variant 01 Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. The Cloudburst Language A language of the resource English Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. <a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0//" target="_blank"> In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967 Subject The topic of the resource Ballads Hurricanes--Songs and music Death--Songs and music Resurrection--Songs and music Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. <a title="Mecklenburg County (N.C.)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/4478884/mecklenburg-county.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Mecklenburg County (N.C.)</a> <a title="Alexander County (N.C.)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/4452352/alexander-county.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Alexander County (N.C.)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University Description An account of the resource This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Landslide. In the month July, in the year sixteen, The worst tropical storm fell that ever was seen, As it made its way from the ocean wide, Struck with full force on the mountain side. At the head of Jack branch there were children five, A father and a mother and all alive As they stood in the door and the rain came down, They saw how quick it covered the ground. And the pleading voice of Perry was heard: To the Pines let’s go together”, he said, But the words of the boy had just been spoken, When windows of Heaven were thrown wide open. The downpour came with terrific roar, It struck the house, they were thrown to the floor, The new born babe in the cradle at rest, The mother snatched up and pressed to her breast. As the house went down they struck a tree, They were all thrown out, except the three, As the house went down and the horses too, The neighbors said “There is work to do”. Julius and Wilson in their haste, Turned their steps towards the Wilson place, They had to take to higher ground, When they reached the place no house was found. Down in the house which William built, Lonas and Lilllie and the children knelt, Said Julius to Lonas and Lillie too, “Are your children all safe. I see only two”. “Oh no,” said he, “ I fear they are drowned” They have not been seen since the house went down”. But down in the bottom by the St. Clair pond, The bodies of Lewis and Jennie were found. As the neighbors came and walked around, Their teardrops fell fast on the ground, But poor little Perry has not been found, He sleeps somewhere beneath the ground. With a bed of mud and a pillow of clay He may not be found till the last great day, When the angels come with trumpet sound, To awake the dead that are under the ground. As he awakes in the morning and upward flies, To meet his loved ones beyond the skies, Oh, God in mercy and in thy great love. Prepare them all to meet thee above. That when their trials and troubles are past, They may find a home in Heaven at last. Through eternity to sing his praise, For dying love and saving grace. By A. M. Bumgarner Charlotte, N. C. Landslide North Carolina Hurricanes songs and music death The Cloudburst