“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Historical references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
- DT, RYECOVE
- Roud #7116
- BI, DTryecov