Appalachian Ballad Singing (1969) | Dillard Chandler, Dellie Norton, Berzilla Wallin

Berzilla Wallin (1892-1986) and Dellie Chandler Norton (1898-1993) were sisters, and Dillard Chandler (1908-1992) was their cousin. You can read about the Wallin family here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallin_...
0:00 The Soldier Traveling from the North (Child 299) - Dillard Chandler
2:48 Love has brought be to despair (Roud 60) - Dellie Chandler Norton
4:14 Conversation with Death (Roud 4933) - Berzilla Wallin
This footage comes from the 1969 film “The End of an Old Song”, which you can watch here • Video I added full artificial color to the original video as well as writing the lyrics and commentary.
I restored another clip from the same film and uploaded it here • Traditional Appalachia...
Here are some other versions of The Soldier Travelling from the North, from England and Scotland
www.vwml.org/record/VWMLSongI...
• The Light Dragoon
Here is a full version of Berzilla Wallin singing "Conversation with Death" • Conversation With Death
Here is a video of Dellie Norton performing another ballad in 1982 • Dellie Norton: Early, ... and a short interview with her • Dellie Norton & Sheila...
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