Jean Ritchie- British Traditional Ballads Southern Mountains 1 (CD)
Ten years after British scholar Cecil J. Sharp declared the traditional English ballad a "moribund" art form, he discovered a rich and thriving tradition of ballad-singing in America's southern Appalachian Mountains. Jean Ritchie, a tradition-bearer from Appalachian Kentucky, shares some of her favorite "story songs" of murder and romance. "Hangman" and "Old Bangum" feature the Appalachian dulcimer, a type of fretted zither unique to the region. Liner notes include an introduction by Ritchie, notes by Kenneth J. Goldstein, a bibliography on the ballads collected by Francis Child, and historical information and lyrics for each song.
Tracklist:
- Gypsy Laddie (Gypsy Davy)
- False Sir John
- Hangman
- Lord Bateman
- House Carpenter
- Lord Thomas And Fair Ellender
- The Merry Golden Tree (Golden Vanity)
- Lord Lovel
- Old Bangum
- Barbara Allen
- Fair Annie Of Lochroyan
UPC > 093070230125
Format > New CD
Label > Folkways Records
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$7.00Jean Ritchie- British Traditional Ballads Southern Mountains 1 (CD)
Ten years after British scholar Cecil J. Sharp declared the traditional English ballad a "moribund" art form, he discovered a rich and thriving tradition of ballad-singing in America's southern Appalachian Mountains. Jean Ritchie, a tradition-bearer from Appalachian Kentucky, shares some of her favorite "story songs" of murder and romance. "Hangman" and "Old Bangum" feature the Appalachian dulcimer, a type of fretted zither unique to the region. Liner notes include an introduction by Ritchie, notes by Kenneth J. Goldstein, a bibliography on the ballads collected by Francis Child, and historical information and lyrics for each song.
Tracklist:
- Gypsy Laddie (Gypsy Davy)
- False Sir John
- Hangman
- Lord Bateman
- House Carpenter
- Lord Thomas And Fair Ellender
- The Merry Golden Tree (Golden Vanity)
- Lord Lovel
- Old Bangum
- Barbara Allen
- Fair Annie Of Lochroyan
UPC > 093070230125
Format > New CD
Label > Folkways Records
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.
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Ten years after British scholar Cecil J. Sharp declared the traditional English ballad a "moribund" art form, he discovered a rich and thriving tradition of ballad-singing in America's southern Appalachian Mountains. Jean Ritchie, a tradition-bearer from Appalachian Kentucky, shares some of her favorite "story songs" of murder and romance. "Hangman" and "Old Bangum" feature the Appalachian dulcimer, a type of fretted zither unique to the region. Liner notes include an introduction by Ritchie, notes by Kenneth J. Goldstein, a bibliography on the ballads collected by Francis Child, and historical information and lyrics for each song.
Tracklist:
- Gypsy Laddie (Gypsy Davy)
- False Sir John
- Hangman
- Lord Bateman
- House Carpenter
- Lord Thomas And Fair Ellender
- The Merry Golden Tree (Golden Vanity)
- Lord Lovel
- Old Bangum
- Barbara Allen
- Fair Annie Of Lochroyan
UPC > 093070230125
Format > New CD
Label > Folkways Records
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.
