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Darling Nellie Across the Sea

Source Recording: Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard (1965) · 2 versions

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Song Details

Also Known As

Darling Nellie, Darlin' Nellie Across the Sea

Songwriter

A.P. Carter

First Release

The Carter Family (1931)

Further reading

Secondhand Songs

Genres

Classic Bluegrass Traditional Old-Time

Themes

Death and Mourning Rivers, Seas & Oceans

Jam Popularity

Source Recording

Artist

Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard

Album

Who's That Knocking? cover

Who's That Knocking? (1965) Bluegrass Discography

Key D Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 132 BPM Length 2:22

Musicians

Alice Gerrard — Lead Vocals, Guitar
David Grisman — Mandolin
Lamar Grier — Banjo
Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise — Fiddle
Hazel Dickens — Backup Vocals

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The Carter Family

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Single: On the Rock Where Moses Stood (1931) Discogs

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Hylo Brown (1959) Bluegrass Discography

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The Vern Williams Band

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Traditional Bluegrass (2004) Bluegrass Discography

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Norman Blake and Red Rector

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Norman Blake and Red Rector (2006) Bluegrass Discography

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Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass

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Weary River (2015) Bluegrass Discography

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