Nimrod Workman: Lord Baseman (1983)


Date recorded: July 26, 1983
Contributor(s): Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Workman, Nimrod
Description: Coal miner, union activist, and singer Nimrod Workman sings the ballad of "Lord Bateman" — which he calls "Lord Baseman" — Child #53. Shot by Alan Lomax and crew at Nimrod and Molly Workman's home in Mascot, Tennessee, July 26, 1983.
Subject(s):
Genre: Child ballad
Instruments: voice
Location: Mascot, Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Archive ID: r5FZt0kV9zk
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Belongs to: Appalachia (1982–1983)
About the session: Cloggers and buck dancers; bluegrass and string bands; white gospel groups; stories, folktales, and ballads from coal miners, tobacco farmers, and former bootleggers, filmed in Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Performers include Ray Hicks, Nimrod Workman, Tommy Jarrell, and Raymond Fairchild, the man reputed to be the fastest banjo player in the world.
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