“The Cyclone of Rye Cove”

Description

A tornado strikes the town of Rye Cove, and the schoolhouse is destroyed. Parents search the rubble, finding the bodies of their children.

Historical references

  • 1928 - the Rye Cove storm in Scott County, Virginia

Recordings

  • Carter Family, "The Cyclone of Ryecove" (Victor V-40207, 1930; Montgomery Ward M-7023, 1936; Zonophone [Australia] 4322, n.d.; rec. 1929)
  • DeBusk-Weaver Family, "Cyclone of Rycove" (on DeBusk-Weaver1)
  • Asa Martin, "Ryecove Cyclone" (Oriole 8163/Conqueror 8068 [as Martin & Roberts], 1932)
  • New Lost City Ramblers, "The Cyclone of Rye Cove" (on NLCR13)

References

  1. DT, RYECOVE
  2. Roud #7116
  3. BI, DTryecov

About

Author: A. P. Carter (?)
Earliest date: 1929 (recording, Carter Family)
Found in: US(Ap)