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Sandy Paton Origins/Versions: Matty Groves / Mattie Groves (60* d) RE: Matty Groves 23 Feb 99

Paul Clayton collected a version from Finley Adams in Wise County, Virginia, that began:

One day, one day, one holy day,
The very first day of the year,
The little Matthy Groves to the church did go,
Some holy words to hear.

Then it went on with what is essentially your verse, only it was Lord Darnel, not Daniel, in his version.

I suspect what you heard is the version popularized quite early on by John Jacob Niles. If so, I'm pretty sure it will be found in his Ballad Book, and quite probably in Joan Baez's, too. Paul recorded the Adams version on one of his Folkways albums.

I collected a nice version from Joseph Able Trivett in Butler, Tennessee, back in 1961. That's on a "custom cassette" from Folk-Legacy Records now. But why can't I find the ballad in the DT? Hey, JOE! Help! What am I doing wrong?

Sandy

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