Classic ballads of Britain and Ireland.

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Kennedy, Peter, 1922-2006.

Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002.

Alexander Street Press.

Series:

Contemporary world music.

Contemporary world music

Folk songs of England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales

The Alan Lomax collection ; v. 1-2

Language:

English

Scots

Subjects (All):

Ballads, English--British Isles.

Ballads, English.

Ballads, Scots--British Isles.

Ballads, Scots.

Field recordings--British Isles.

Field recordings.

Folk music--British Isles.

Folk music.

Folk songs, English--British Isles.

Folk songs, English.

Folk songs, Scots--British Isles.

Folk songs, Scots.

Genre:

Folk songs, English.

Sound recordings.

Physical Description:

1 electronic resource.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Rounder, 2000.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Contents:

v. 1. Strawberry Lane (The elfin knight). The false knight upon the road. The outlandish knight (Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight). The Douglas tragedy (Earl Brand). The twa sisters. Lord Randal. Edward. King Orfeo. The cruel mother. Broomfield Hill (Broomfield wager). Captain Woodburn (Wedderburn's courtship). The two brothers. The king's daughter. Lord Bateman. Lord Thomas and fair Ellen (Lord Thomas and fair Annet). Lord Lovel. Lord Gregory (The lass of Roch Royal). Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard (Little Matty Groves). Barbara Allen. George Collins. False Lamkin. The pricketty bush (The maid freed from the gallows). The bailiff's daughter of Islington. The famous flower of servantmen

v. 2. The royal forester (The knight and the shepherd's daughter). The baffled knight (Clear away the morning dew). Robin Hood and Little John. The Jew's daughter (Sir Hugh). The battle of Harlaw. Mary Hamilton (The four Marys). The bonny hoose o'Airlie. The gypsy laddie. Georgie (Geordie). The dowie dens o' Yarrow. Clyde's water (The mother's malison). The green wedding (Catherine Jaffray). Eppie Morrie. The Laird o' Drum. Glenlogie (Jean o'Bethelnie). The bonny rantin' laddie. The grey ghost. Lang Johnny More. Willie's fatal visit (Willie's fate). The cuckold's song (Our goodman). The farmer's curst wife. The jolly beggar. The beggarman (The Gaberlunzie man). The keach in the creel. The golden victory (Golden vanity). The mermaid. The trooper and the maid.

Notes:

"Compiled and edited by Alan Lomax and Peter Kennedy. Extended and revised by Peter Kennedy"--Containers.

"Storytelling ballads, as included in Francis James Child's English & Scottish popular ballads"--Containers.

Principally previously released as The Child ballads 1 and 2 (New York : Caedmon Records, 1961); includes some previously unreleased selections.

Rounder: 11661-1775-2--11661-1776-2.

Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2009. (Contemporary world music). Available via World Wide Web.

Other Format:

011661177529 011661177628 11661-1775-2 (Rounder) 11661-1776-2 (Rounder)

OCLC:

689542064

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.