Victor matrix BVE-49856. Sweet fern / Carter Family
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Sweet fern (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Sweet bird (Alternate title) | Meade |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Thomas P. Westendorf (lyricist) | |
| George W. Persley (composer) | |
| A. P. Carter (arranger) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; Meade. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Carter Family (Vocal group) | |
| Sara Carter (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Maybelle Carter (instrumentalist : steel guitar) | |
| A. P. Carter (vocalist : bass vocal) | |
| Sara Carter (vocalist : yodeling) | |
Additional Information
- Description: Vocal and instrumental ensemble
- Instrumentation: Guitar and steel guitar
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
- Title Note: Composer and lyricist attributions from Meade; disc label names only A. P. Carter, assumed to be the adapter.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Russell (personnel); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/14/1929 Camden, New Jersey | 1 | Hold | ||
| 2/14/1929 Camden, New Jersey | 2 | Master | Victor V-40126 | |
| 2/14/1929 Camden, New Jersey | 2 | Master | Bluebird B-5927 | |
| 2/14/1929 Camden, New Jersey | 2 | Master | Montgomery Ward M-4437 | |
| 2/14/1929 Camden, New Jersey | 2 | Master | Regal Zonophone (Australia) G 22826 | |
| 2/14/1929 Camden, New Jersey | 2 | Master | RCA Camden CAL-586 | |
| 2/14/1929 Camden, New Jersey | 2 | Master | Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15865 | |
| 2/14/1929 Camden, New Jersey | 3 | Hold |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-49856. Sweet fern / Carter Family," accessed December 16, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800023639/BVE-49856-Sweet_fern.
Victor matrix BVE-49856. Sweet fern / Carter Family. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 16, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800023639/BVE-49856-Sweet_fern.
"Victor matrix BVE-49856. Sweet fern / Carter Family." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 16 December 2025.
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