Folk Songs from the West Virginia Hills

by Patrick W. Gainer

First published in 1975 and long out of print , Folk Songs from the West Virginia Hills is a major work of folklore poised to reach a new generation of readers. Drawing upon Patrick Ward Gainer's extensive ethnographic fieldwork around West Virginia, it contains dozens of significant folk songs, including not only the internationally famous "Child Ballads," but such distinctively West Virginian songs as "The West Virginia Farmer" and "John Hardy,"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1946684031
• ISBN13: 9781946684035
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: West Virginia University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"