Engine 143
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"Engine 143" is a traditional American folk ballad, famously recorded by artists such as Joan Baez, that tells the tragic story of a doomed train and its engineer.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American folk ballad
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traditional song ⓘ train wreck ballad ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Wreck of the C&O
NERFINISHED
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The Wreck of the FFV NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wreck on the C&O NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRailroad | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | real train wreck of the Fast Flying Virginian ⓘ |
| collectedIn | American folk song tradition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalDomain | American railroad folklore ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
mournful
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tragic ⓘ |
| genre |
American folk
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ballad ⓘ folk ⓘ |
| includedInRepertoireOf |
Joan Baez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Carter Family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later train-wreck songs in American folk music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
death of a railroad engineer
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tragedy ⓘ train accident ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy |
Joan Baez
NERFINISHED
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The Carter Family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | railroad engineer ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | doomed train engineer ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Doc Watson
NERFINISHED
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Joan Baez NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ The Carter Family NERFINISHED ⓘ various traditional folk artists ⓘ |
| setting | American railroad ⓘ |
| songType | narrative ballad ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
fatal train wreck
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heroic duty of an engineer ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 19th century ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn | American folk music revival repertoire ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Joan Baez, Vol. 2