Introduction

Collected by Iola Stone for Mary Celestia Parler Transcribed by Nathaniel Lucy Told by Iola Stone Winslow, Arkansas July 26, 1959 Reel 283 Introduction Iola Stone: Today is July the 26th, 1959 and I am at Winslow, Arkansas Route 2 visiting with Mr. and Mrs. James Vandiver. And Mr. Vandiver is going to sing a few, oh, of his old ballads for us. Mary Celestia Parler: Which one are you going to sing first Mr. Vandiver? James Vandiver: This is "Mother's Bible". Parler: All right let's hear it.Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation