— Sevierville
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Document date
Friday 20th of April 1917
Transcription Notes
Breakfast at 7. Finished writing up my tunes and packed and all started off for Sevierville — Mr and Mrs S[torey], Lucille, Maud and I — having ordered motor to meet us at Maples’ house. Found the walk very trying, weather very hot, muggy & thundery. Reached Maples house at 3. I bought some canned peaches at a store & we eat them at his house. Storey & family went on to Sevierville while we waited for the motor till 4.30, taking down some songs from Maples and his married daughter Mrs King. Curiously enough Maples volunteered to sing Little Sir Hugh so now I have got that ballad quite thoroughly. Luther Campbell called round early before breakfast with an extra verse or so and a good version of Fair Eleanor. When we arrived in Sevierville we dined Mr & Mrs Storey & Lucille at our hotel and then saw them off and said farewells about 7 p.m. I had a splitting headache and Maud quite seedy so we went to bed pretty early.Location
USA : Tennessee : Sevierville [35.8681455,-83.561835]
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