| Contents |
History of Ocracoke Island. Physical description ; Early Ocracoke history ; The Raleigh expeditions era ; Eighteenth century history ; Nineteenth century history ; Twentieth century Ocracoke -- Society and culture of Ocracoke Island. Social organizations ; Cultural world view -- Musical traditions of Ocracoke - past. Early musicians and ensembles ; Former music uses ; Women's role in musical past ; Paddy's Hollow -- Musical traditions of Ocracoke - present. Categories of music today ; Vocal and instrumental ensembles ; Music specialists of today ; Performance occasions ; Performance practices ; Instruments and techniques used ; Talent and musicianship ; Role and status of musicians ; Use and function of music -- Oral tradition songs. Categories of songs found ; Original Ocracoke ballads. Tom Dan'ls ; Matilda Jane Lee ; Paddy's Hollow ; My Dream on Silver Lake ; Let's Keep the Holler Alive -- Ballads from nearby outer banks areas found on Ocracoke. Charlies Mason ; Booze Yacht. |
| Abstract |
This study establishes the existence of oral tradition ballads currently in use among music specialists on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. It further includes the texts and transcriptions of original ballads found there, and comments on the relationship of the ballads to the society and culture of the island. |
| General note | "Presented to the Faculty of the School of Music ... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts in Ethnomusicology." |
| Dissertation note | M.A. East Carolina University 1974. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 160-166). |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
