Buna and Bertha: Applachian Ballad Singers

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1973 performance of and commentary on Anglo-American ballads and songs by 86 and 92 year old mountain women, Buna Hicks of Beech Creek and Bertha Baird of Rominger in western North Carolina. This 16mm film is archived in the the Thomas G. Burton -- Jack Schrader Collection of the East Tennessee State University, Archives of Appalachia. Watch entire film on Folkstreams www.folkstreams.net/film,222

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@judymclean446 6 жыл бұрын

Sweet Bertha Baird was my Grandmother. My Mom was her daughter, Lois. Her youngest daughter, Lucy just turned 99 in August. Grandma Berths was the most loving Christian woman I have ever known. She passed in 1978 at the age of almost 98.

@kurtdavis506 4 жыл бұрын

How nice for you to have this document of her. We're all fortunate to have this, showing the gifts she shares with us all, the passing down of these old ballads.

@mandomtn1962 4 жыл бұрын

I knew some of the Hicks family. They would be tickled to know that this KZfaq doohicky has 50K ppl watching after they are gone. Appalachia is heaven and the people are of low ego, high spirit, wonderful lot.

@cynthiafoy6869 8 жыл бұрын

I miss my Granny so much. She was born in the late 1800's. I loved her so.

@johnharrington2400 6 жыл бұрын

My friend Charlie and Shirley Glenn are still alive and direct descendants of Buna (daughter). In all my life I have not met more interesting and wonderfully unique people. The stories they tell are pure American magic.

@TheFolkRevivalProject 3 жыл бұрын

Do they know the traditional songs?

@Tenere55W 8 ай бұрын

People like her made the US a great place....now only in history. My respect.

@chrismc1967 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful singing, music, and people. Proud of my appalachian heritage. Not many of the old mountain singers left.

@audralambert5685 Жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness listening to her talk it's just like hearing my gram telling me stories again 😢 that beautiful accent. So glad I found this. Love you Grammy Jewel Mae Milum Watts 08/09/1926-08/18/2008

@nancyhamer949 11 ай бұрын

Stirs the memories that are deep within us.

@troyalcorn1184 Жыл бұрын

I am at home with her :) She makes me feel warm with my history and I only have thanks to have her share her history to me. Thank you :)

@fordtruxdad 11 жыл бұрын

I love to hear her call it a "dulcimore". They were also played here in eastern N.C. I grew up hearing the old folks talking about playing the "dulcimo", as it's pronounced in Down East speak. I just had to have one and have been the proud owner for many years of an instrument made by Mr. Frank Hodges.

@TheBoyFromNorfolk 13 жыл бұрын

My Grandfather taught me a song very similar or at least I can recognise it as having the same origin, same theme, the line not 16 till sunday especially. I hear hints of my own English Dialect in the appalachian vernacular.

@harpsichordkid 3 жыл бұрын

This is the forgotten America - hard work, hard lives, heritage, and heavenward eyes.

@Edie0814 11 жыл бұрын

I love it...thank you for sharing these beautiful ladies. I too sing, & play the dulcimer. Thank you for this video.....

@HazzronIV 9 жыл бұрын

A song of pride and pain, a song of love an life, it always dose my heart good to hear it again.

@mitchmatthews6713 3 жыл бұрын

THIS is American History! So pay attention!

@orangeziggy599 6 жыл бұрын

Wow. Wonderful last song with natural surroundings. Beautiful heritage video.

@UP58 13 жыл бұрын

Bunie Hicks, I presume (know). I was fortunate to get to see her several years ago before she passed. A remarkable woman!

@steveo7116 8 жыл бұрын

Priceless.

@catfish24 2 жыл бұрын

Bless this dear lady.

@richardkelley8292 8 жыл бұрын

AWESOME. I loved it. Thanks for sharing.

@RunemasterRick Жыл бұрын

I long for a sense of belonging like the old folks of the mountains had. I feel lost in the mad race that life is now. I live in Southern Kentucky on the border of the mountains. I had a granny like this but she did not sing, not much of it in my family. I'm good with poetry.

@nancyyonce2906 2 жыл бұрын

SUCH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN

@skoko1945 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks much. you learnt me good.

@jiveAt5 8 жыл бұрын

thank you.

@Tim21832 10 жыл бұрын

great history

@denniegh 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you B D.

@moonoggin 5 жыл бұрын

So glad she chose the song Pretty Fair Maiden. Wonderful heritage in her voice

@orvillehicksstoryteller4159 7 жыл бұрын

good ol kinfolk

@birchnbark 10 жыл бұрын

The real Bob Dylan.

@minniemouska4320 5 жыл бұрын

Gurlll you beta rule them hormones.....

@mariamonteiro2644 5 жыл бұрын

Buna

@1947DML 8 жыл бұрын

I grew up and still live in Alexander County and I have been trying to understand where Bertha said she was born. Sounds to me something like "a little place called Kerleymas Mill." I know there are some Kerley's in the County, but I have been unable to locate any place similar. Does anyone know for sure what she is saying, or exactly where it is?

@oldchickenlady 6 жыл бұрын

she was raised at Beech Creek

@oldchickenlady 6 жыл бұрын

sorry, wrong lady....

@derekpiotr 4 жыл бұрын

linney's mill

@BigDaddy-vr2ut 2 жыл бұрын

When was this video taken ?

@dannywhitten8 10 жыл бұрын

could anyone name the songs they sing? and/or the guitar chords? Thanks!

@hendersonred 9 жыл бұрын

Hi! The first song is "Ship That's Sailing High", the second is "Wild Boar", the third song is ''Pretty Fair Maiden", the fourth song is "How Old Are You My Pretty Little Miss" or Pretty Little Pink/Fly Around", the last song is" Pretty Fair Miss Out In The Garden." Sorry that I'm not a hand at a guitar, but I hope this helps. Have a great day!