Coffee In The Gourd

Coffee In The Gourd

by

J. Frank Dobie

The articles reflect the cultural diversity of Texas, including articles on African-American, Tejano, German and Native American folklore. One of the highlights is an interview with W.C. Handy, 'the father of the blues;' the lyrics in this piece foreshadow some of the great rock compositions of the sixties. The articles vary widely from academic to amateur in tone. As usual, the original text has been transcribed verbatim. It reflects the time and place in which it was written, and includes ethnic terms and characterizations which today would be considered wildly offensive, even in an ethnographic context.

Table Of Content


01. Rebaptized In Ink

02. The Texas Folk-Lore Society Since 1916

03. Texas Legends Number For 1924

04. One Evening As I Sat Courting, by L.W. Payne. Jr.

05. Human Foundation Sacrifices In Balkan Ballads, by Max Sylvius Handman

06. The Decline and Decadence of Folk Metaphor, by W. H. Thomas

07. Indian Pictographs of the Big Bend in Texas, by Victor J. Smith

08. The Cowboy Dance By J. R. Craddock

09. Miscellany of Texas Folk-Lore, by W. P. Webb

10. Brazos Bottom Philosophy, by A. W. Eddins

11. The ''Blues'' As Folk-Songs, by Dorothy Scarborough

13. Customs Among the German Descendants of Gillespie County, by Julia Estill

14. Customs And Superstitions Among Texas Mexicans on the Rio Grande Border, by Florence Johnson Scott

15. Pedro and Pancho, by Mrs. Mary A. Sutherland

16. Weather Wisdom of the Texas-Mexican Border, by J. Frank Dobie