So Soon I'll Be At Home

Date recorded: April 13, 1936
Contributor(s): Performer: Douglas, Josephine; Performer: Shannon, Christine; Performer: Mallard, Lily; Performer: Riley, Bertha; Performer: Turner, Alberta; Performer: Buckner, Passion; Performer: Dade, Louella; Performer: Barnes, M.B.; Recordist: Lomax, John A.

Subject(s):

Genre: spiritual, sacred song

Culture: African American, Southern U.S.

Instruments: voice

Setting: Women's camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary)

Language: English

Location: Parchman, Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States

Tape number: AFS0559

Track Number: 1

Archive ID: 0559B1

Note: Essayist David Cohn visited the Parchman women's camp in the 1930s, transcribing and obtaining transcriptions of songs from Barnes, Riley, and possibly Mallard (he identified a "Lillie Mae"). These are in the David Cohn Collection at the University of Mississippi Archives.

Transcript:
Belongs to: Parchman Farm 4/36

About the session: John Lomax's second recording trip made to Parchman Farm.

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