Vernacular Culture: The Folklore Blog

This blog chronicles recent developments in folklore studies, in my very subjective style. I hope to review books, websites and blogs. It might also include much griping about folklore and fakelorists. In a word, it's folklotastic!

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Location: Acton, Mass., United States

I am an unemployed folklorist and a daddy.

February 19, 2006

Diss Songs

Post on Boing Boing about the song "Round the Corn, Sally," the first African-American diss song on record. INteresting discussion following concerning other disses from Scandanavian epic and the like.