Hen Duck

Audio file

Date recorded: September 21, 1959
Contributor(s): Performer: Young, Lonnie, Sr.; Performer: Young, Lonnie, Jr.; Performer: Young, Ed; Performer: James, William Major; Performer: James, Viola; Performer: Franklin, Elisha; Recordist: Lomax, Alan

Subject(s):

Genre: dance tune, fife and drum tune

Culture: African American, Southern U.S.

Instruments: bass drum, fife, snare drum, voice

Setting: The home of Ed Young

Location: Como, Panola County, Mississippi, United States

Physical form: Reel to Reel

Tape number: T893

Track Number: 5

Archive ID: T893R05

Note: Alan Lomax: "African, lovely sound, very old tune."

Transcript:
Belongs to: Como I 9/59

About the session: At the home of Ed Young

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