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[Identification of item], in the Linc Johnson Recording of Ballads by Dick Tillett #20162, Southern Folklife Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Processed by: Anne Wells and Meredith Kite, June 2020

Encoded by: Anne Wells, June 2020

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Archival processing of the Linc Johnson Recording of Ballads by Dick Tillett was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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• Ballads, English--North Carolina.
• Dare County (N.C.)--Songs and music.
• Folk music--North Carolina.
• Johnson, Linc.
• Songs, English--North Carolina.
• Tillett, Dick.

• Southern Folklife Collection Field Notes #30025

Audio recording of Dick Tillett, a white singer of Wanchese, Dare County, N.C., singing five ballads and songs. Songs on the recording include "The Lass of Mohie", "The Sailor's Grave", "Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still", "Kitty Wells", and "Lord Thomas". Linc Johnson recorded Dick Tillett on 15 February 1981. Little is known about Linc Johnson and their connection to the recording, which is on audiocassette. The collection also contains a North Carolina Folk Music Archives cover sheet prepared by former library staff, which includes minimal information on the recording, such as collector and informant names, song titles, and technical data on the recording.

• Audiocassette (FS-1201)
• Field Notes (Folder 146), Southern Folklife Collection Field Notes #30025