Interview with Emma Hammond about singing vulgar songs and women playing banjo

Audio file
Date recorded: September 8, 1959 to September 11, 1959
Contributor(s): Performer: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Hammond, Emma; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: interview/commentary
Culture: Anglo-American, Southern U.S.
Instruments: voice
Location: Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T868
Track Number: 6
Archive ID: T868R06
Note: Emma Hammond talks about how she quit singing songs like Catfish, Catfish when she joined the church. Talks about playing the banjo ("Since I nine year old"). Discussion of women playing banjo. "I ain't wound up tonight, I ain't played nothin' to what I can!"
Belongs to: Lexington 9/59
About the session: In or around Lexington
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