Single Girl, Married Girl

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"Single Girl, Married Girl" is an early country and Appalachian folk song, famously recorded by the Carter Family and noted for its contrasting portrayal of single and married women's lives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Appalachian folk song
song
arrangedBy A. P. Carter NERFINISHED
associatedWith Carter Family repertoire NERFINISHED
old-time music canon
basedOn traditional Appalachian material
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coveredBy various folk revival artists
coveredIn 20th century
culturalContext rural Southern United States
famouslyRecordedBy Carter Family NERFINISHED
firstRecordedBy Carter Family NERFINISHED
firstReleaseLabel Victor NERFINISHED
genre Appalachian folk NERFINISHED
country
hasPerspective female narrator
includedIn American folk song tradition NERFINISHED
influencedGenre American folk revival
country
language English
lyricTheme contrast between single and married women
domestic labor
female independence
marriage
notableFor contrasting portrayal of single and married women
early recorded example of Appalachian folk in country music
performancePractice acoustic instrumentation
vocal harmony
performedBy Carter Family NERFINISHED
portrays domestic burdens of married women
freedom of single women
recognizedAs folk standard
regionOfOrigin Appalachia NERFINISHED
structure strophic
subjectMatter gender roles
social expectations of women
tempo up-tempo in many versions
timePeriodDepicted early 20th century rural life
vocalistOnNotableRecording Maybelle Carter NERFINISHED
Sara Carter NERFINISHED
writer A. P. Carter NERFINISHED

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1927 Bristol Sessions recordedSong Single Girl, Married Girl