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"How Got The Apples In?" Individual Creativity And Ballad Tradition, Edward D. Ives
"How Got The Apples In?" Individual Creativity And Ballad Tradition, Edward D. Ives
Dr. Edward D. Ives Papers
Way back in the beginning of things, almost a hundred years ago, Francis Barton Gummere not only wrote as good a description of the ballad as we've got, he also asked a crucial if rather enigmatic question, and that question-probably partly because it was enigmatic to the point of being gnomic-caught my attention when I first read it almost half a century after it had been written: "How got the apples in?" It turns out he was quoting a humorous poem by John Wolcott (aka "Peter Pindar") in which King James, looking at an old woman's dumplings, wondered "How the …
The Boys Of The Island : P.I.'S In The Maine Lumberwoods, Edward D. Ives
The Boys Of The Island : P.I.'S In The Maine Lumberwoods, Edward D. Ives
Dr. Edward D. Ives Papers
On the evening of March 19, 1984. a large crowd of Island folklore enthusiasts braved a snowy night and the threat of a power blackout to attend a lecture by "Sandy" Ives, author of books on Island folksong makers Larry Gorman and Lawrence Doyle. The event was memorable; Professor Ives shared his subject with new friends and old, told the stories and sang the songs. The lecture was part of the Second Annual Island Lecture Series. "Leaving Home: Migration from P.E.I."
Satirical Songs In Maine And The Maritime Provinces Of Canada, Edward D. Ives
Satirical Songs In Maine And The Maritime Provinces Of Canada, Edward D. Ives
Dr. Edward D. Ives Papers
Invective, ridicule, and insult are not uncommon ingredients in folk songs, and since songs containing these elements usually make us laugh, we speak of them as satirical. Sometimes the satire springs from a strong sense of social injustice, as it did with singers like Aunt Molly Jackson and Woody Guthrie. More commonly it arises from personal motives, such as a desire to annoy. This is a progress report on local songs-particularly those attributed to Larry Gorman-in Maine, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
The Life And Work Of Larry Gorman : A Preliminary Report, Edward D. Ives
The Life And Work Of Larry Gorman : A Preliminary Report, Edward D. Ives
Dr. Edward D. Ives Papers
Lawrence Gorman, "The Man Who Makes the Songs," was born in Trout River, Lot Thirteen, on the west end of Prince Edward Island in 1846. As a young man he worked on his father's farm, in the many shipyards along the Bideford and Trout Rivers, as a fisherman, and as a hand in the lobster factories along the shore from Cape Wolfe to Miminigash. Up to about 1885 (age forty), he spent many of his winters in the lumberwoods and his springs on the river drives, mostly along the Miramichi River in New Brunswick. Then he would usually return to …
Folksongs Of Maine Sung By Sandy Ives Liner Notes, Edward D. Ives
Folksongs Of Maine Sung By Sandy Ives Liner Notes, Edward D. Ives
Dr. Edward D. Ives Papers
Liner notes authored by Sandy Ives to accompany his 1959 album of Maine folksongs. Includes a brief biograph of Ives and the lyrics and background of each song on the album.