I feared that, as the old folks passed on, they would take with them t…

I feared that, as the old folks passed on, they would take with them to their graves all memory of the tunes and lyrics which once the mountain people had sung with such joy and gusto.

Bascom Lamar Lunsford Carolinian

Source

Quoted in Bill Finger, "The Limits of a Folk Hero: Bascom Lamar Lunsford," Southern Exposure, Vol. 2, No. 1, March 1974

form: interview
work: Southern Exposure profile
year: 1974

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