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The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip


Itisket-Itasket

PERFORMER(S)
McBrise, Ella
Group of Girls from Liberty High School

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DATE
5/16/1939

NOTES
For further information on this recording session, including a portion of the song text, please refer to Section 13 of the fieldnotes: Merryville, Louisiana and vicinity; May 15-19

The Card Catalog entry for this song, located in the American Folklife Center's Reading Room and prepared by WPA workers in 1940, reads: "Play-party song."

Place also spelled as: Liberty Hill

FORMAT
sound recording

INSTRUMENTATION
vocals

LOCATION(S)
Liberty High School, near Newton, Newton County, Texas

TYPE OF RECORDING SITE
school

GENRE
play-party songs
singing game songs
children's songs

drop-the-handkerchief game

ALTERNATE TITLE(S)
A-tisket, a-tasket

RELATED DUST JACKET
dj0037

CALL NUMBER
AFC 1939/001 2657b4

DIGITAL ID
afcss39 2657b4

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