The first ever film of Appalachian music (1928) | “Doggett Gap“ - Bascom Lamar Lunsford [RESTORED]
This is a video of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (fiddle and vocals) and three other musicians (guitar and banjo) singing a song called “Doggett Gap“ recorded in Ashville, North Carolina on October 7th, 1928.
“Doggett Gap“ seems very similar to the more famous “Cumberland Gap“, so it could simply be a variation of Cumberland Gap with an alternate title.
You can see Lunsford playing a fragment of either “Cumberland Gap“ or “Doggett Gap“ in 1964 at the age of 81 here:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (1882-1973) was a hugely influential figure in twentieth century Appalachian music. Here is a documentary about him:
The video was filmed in the inaugural year of the Asheville Mountain Folk and Dance Festival, which continues to this day and is considered the first ever “folk festival”. “Doggett Gap“ is the name of a mountain pass in North Carolina, just 25 miles from Asheville.
The fragment at 5:19 is “The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane“.
I added artificial color with an automatic online tool, and improved the audio to remove background noise.
Here are the lyrics. It would be great if people could help fill in the gaps!
1:26 Runnin’ and hollerin’ around by the _____________________________ Dogget’s Gap
1:37 Breaking up the ground and I pull a pinch of________ I’m a-getting something started in the Dogget’s Gap
1:49 Walnut bark and walnut sap, colors of the stockings in the Doggett’s Gap
2:08 The old man’s a-cussin’ but I don’t give a rap ’cause the women wear the britches in the Doggett’s Gap.
2:20 Run home, boys, and carry on, pap, I’m a-goin’ a start cussin’ in the Dogget’s Gap
2:38 I reined up a filly and I give a little rap, and I rid it like the devil through the Doggett’s Gap
2:46 Got a bad feist and a-fetchin’ it to yell, and the boys’ll run like a bat outta hell
2:57 I’ve got a girl in the Doggett’s Gap, she don’t mind a-sittin’ in her sweetheart’s lap
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