Janie Hunter and family: Water My Flowers (1983)


Date recorded: August , 1983
Contributor(s): Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Hunter, Janie
Description: Janie Hunter and her daughters sing "Water My Flowers" as her grandchildren dance. Shot by Alan Lomax and crew, Johns Island, South Carolina, August 1983. See the Folkways album "Been In the Storm So Long" (1967; reissued 1990) for another version sung by Ms. Hunter.
Subject(s):
Location: Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Archive ID: PJncGnSCpWA
Transcript:
Belongs to: Johns Island, South Carolina (1983)
About the session: Spirituals, folktales, and children’s game songs from the South Carolina sea island, Johns Island. Featuring Janie Hunter, Benjy Bligen, Ruth "Tootsie" Bligen, and other members of the congregation of Wesley Methodist Church and the Moving Star Hall Singers.
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