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.
Statements (41)
| 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
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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
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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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.