Alan Lomax Collection
From the Library of Congress
With kind permission from the Preece family
Alan Lomax Collection
performed by:
Hallie May Preece
These songs were recorded in 1937 by John and Alan Lomax in Austin. David W. Preece (1871-1956) is the son of Dick Preece of the Bull Creek clan and the father of the writer Harold Preece. The female singer is his wife Hallie May Preece (1881-1972). Thus the "toil-worn, soot-begrimed" woman whom Harold describes as singing traditional ballads like Barbara Allen may well have been his mother.
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Alan Lomax 1959
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Hallie May Preece:
"The Farmers Boy", "The State of Arkansas", "Go To Sleep Little Baby"
"The Farmers Boy", "The State of Arkansas", "Go To Sleep Little Baby"
Hallie May Preece:
"The Romish Lady", "Seven Long Years", "Barbara Allen"
