Old Folks at Home
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"Old Folks at Home," also known by its opening line "Way Down Upon the Swanee River," is a famous 19th-century American minstrel song by composer Stephen Foster that became a widely recognized folk standard.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Folks at Home canonical | 2 |
| "Old Folks at Home" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6042901 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Folks at Home Context triple: [Stephen Foster, notableWork, Old Folks at Home]
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A.
Old Folks
"Old Folks" is a jazz standard popularized by saxophonist Kenny Burrell, known for its mellow, reflective melody and frequent inclusion in ballad repertoires.
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B.
Oldtown Folks
Oldtown Folks is a 19th-century novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that portrays life, religion, and community in a small New England village.
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C.
When You Come Home to Me
"When You Come Home to Me" is a recurring audition song within the musical *The Last Five Years*, used to highlight the character Cathy’s struggles and aspirations as a performer.
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D.
Old Blue
"Old Blue" is a traditional folk song popularized by American singer Joan Baez on her album "Joan Baez, Vol. 2."
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E.
The Old Man and His Horn
The Old Man and His Horn is a country song written by Hal Bynum, known for its poignant storytelling about aging, memory, and the enduring power of music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Folks at Home Target entity description: "Old Folks at Home," also known by its opening line "Way Down Upon the Swanee River," is a famous 19th-century American minstrel song by composer Stephen Foster that became a widely recognized folk standard.
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A.
Old Folks
"Old Folks" is a jazz standard popularized by saxophonist Kenny Burrell, known for its mellow, reflective melody and frequent inclusion in ballad repertoires.
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B.
Oldtown Folks
Oldtown Folks is a 19th-century novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that portrays life, religion, and community in a small New England village.
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C.
When You Come Home to Me
"When You Come Home to Me" is a recurring audition song within the musical *The Last Five Years*, used to highlight the character Cathy’s struggles and aspirations as a performer.
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D.
Old Blue
"Old Blue" is a traditional folk song popularized by American singer Joan Baez on her album "Joan Baez, Vol. 2."
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E.
The Old Man and His Horn
The Old Man and His Horn is a country song written by Hal Bynum, known for its poignant storytelling about aging, memory, and the enduring power of music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century song
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song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Way Down Upon the Swanee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | antebellum South imagery ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | E. P. Christy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Stephen Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDialectLyrics | African-American dialect caricature ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalStatus | widely recognized American song ⓘ |
| decade | 1850s ⓘ |
| designatedStateSongOf | Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstLineOfChorus | All the world is sad and dreary ⓘ |
| firstPerformer | E. P. Christy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
American popular song
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folk standard ⓘ minstrel music ⓘ |
| hasChorus | Yes ⓘ |
| hasEnduringPopularity | true ⓘ |
| hasMelodicStyle | simple, lyrical melody ⓘ |
| hasRaciallyProblematicContent | true ⓘ |
| includedIn | Stephen Foster song collections ⓘ |
| influenced | American folk repertoire ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Suwannee River in Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | often performed in F major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsRevisedToRemove | racially offensive language ⓘ |
| melodyUsedIn | various folk and popular arrangements ⓘ |
| openingLine | Way down upon the Swanee River ⓘ |
| originalMedium | sheet music ⓘ |
| partOf | 19th-century American popular music canon ⓘ |
| performanceTradition | blackface minstrelsy ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1851 ⓘ |
| publisher | Firth, Pond & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverMentioned | Suwannee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spellingInLyrics | Swanee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateSongLyricsRevisedBy | Florida legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateSongStatus | official state song of Florida (historically) ⓘ |
| subject |
life in the American South
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longing for home ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| theme |
memory of childhood home
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sorrow ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
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Subject: Old Folks at Home Description of subject: "Old Folks at Home," also known by its opening line "Way Down Upon the Swanee River," is a famous 19th-century American minstrel song by composer Stephen Foster that became a widely recognized folk standard.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
"Old Folks at Home"