Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-24
Asksd 10 Recall Old
Time Songs, Which Win
Be Publiahed With Name,
Of Contributors; Prof.
Rickaby Has Large, Collec-
ton Gathered q. !. On { Cross e'
country Walk b ri:

Old time songs< that are familiar to
old settlers Of the Red River valley.
which have been gathered during the
past five years by Prot. Franz Rick
ably OF the University of North Da-
kota, will be shown to old SETTLERS
when they meet on the fair grounds
Tuesday at the &headquarteys Of the
Red River Valley. Old Settlers assqci-
alton. rs
Prof. Rickaby's object in exhibiting
these songs to the old settlers Is to
collect, IL possible, more songs Of the
early days. especially songs Of, the
Red River valley. although he says
that n song that was sung during
pioneer days and that deals with those
early times will be heartily received
into his collection. He asks that old
settlers who have but vague memoir
| les of some such songs ~;endeavor to
! recall them between now and their
visit to the Old Settlers association
meeting. lai ~. Il
The old time songs now in Prof.
Rickaby's collection were gathered in
| Michigan, Wisconsin. Minnesota and
North Dakota, many Of them having
been found during a c~ross-country
walk he made two years ago, paying
his way by playing his fiddle at the
various STOPS. rae VIII nave .Lala AouAo
at Tuesdays meeting. he says. n
old settlers who care to, play any Of
the old time songs may do so.
Following are some of the titles OF
some OF the songs in Prof. Rickaby's
collection, which will be. shown and
probably played and sang at b Old
Settlers meeting.
Lumber1ack Songs
The Lost Jimmy whalen. Foreman
Monroe. (oftener known as The Jam
at Gerry's Rock); Harry Dunn, Harry
Bail. The Big Eau Claire. Jack Hag-
The Al,ena Gang, Tho Falls of
Chaudiere. ssE
Cowboy, and Frontier Songs
The Dying Cowboy, Joe Bowers.
The Wild Irishman, A Home on the
Range. The Emigrant's Lament,
The Old Chisholm Trail, The Texas
Rangers. Thee Old Sod Shack. s
Civil War Songs
The Last Fierce Charge and, the
Monitor and the Merrimac.
General SONGS. =
Mary Across he Wild Moor. The
Gypsy's Warning, Jim Fisk, lin
Blake. The Rich Merchants Daush'
ter, The Boston Burglar, The Silver
Dagger and Fair Charlotte. -.
Prof. Rickaby explains that these
songs preserve colors and notes Of
early life not preserved in n Other
way. He has about fifty songs in all
20 of them with BOTH words and
music. He els particularly. destroni
of obtaining music to all Of these a!
well as. tofiany additional songs ga
theredN at the meeting i.~e -. q,
1t is Prof. Fdckaby's intention t.
publish his collection OF songs, givinl
Il full notes concerning the events cele
brated in them and the men ans
women who assisted in getting thei,
for him.
Following are some of the Nortl
Dakota people who have contribute.
songs: Peter Stoughton, GranGsF Forks
Mrs. j. G.. krebs. Westhope; Mis-
Gladys Talbot, Forbes; A.. II. Yoder
Mrs. A. H. Yoder. Grand Forks: 3. E
Johnson. Rolla; Arthur Dixon, Rolla
VIM. S. Hunter, Souris. and Mrs. Har
riet Mills Mckay, formerly of Parl
River and now of, Park City. Utah.
Several years g Prot. Rickaby in
stituted a curse oil English ant
American Balladry at the IU~niversit!
Of North Dakota. In this course thes
old songs are studied scientiftcall,
with a view to getting a o synApa
thetic understanding Of the life an
day which they reflect.