Did I say huge? I meant to say HUGE!

I just stumbled upon an incredible wealth of background information on one hell of a lot of folk songs. Be fore warned that this will take quite a while to load so don't even think about clicking here until you are sure you are ready. I am so excited to find this! If no link exists in the Mudcat links, (and I don't think there is one) I will put one there. I haven't even checked yet to see if this is only the tip of the iceberg. The address seems to indicate that there may be even more!

Below I will post a sample of what you might find there:

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My Dearest Dear
DESCRIPTION: "My dearest dear, the times draws near When I and you must part, And no one knows the inner grief Of my poor aching heart." The (girl) wishes that they could stay together; (s)he promises to love (him) till (s)he dies, and begs that he write to her
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1918
KEYWORDS: love separation lyric nonballad parting
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (5 citations):
Randolph 760, "I Love You Well" (5 texts, 1 tune)
Sharp/Karpeles-80E 40, "My Dearest Dear" (1 text, 1 tune)
Abrahams/Foss, pp. 52-53, "Time Draws Near" (1 text, 1 tune)
Lomax-FSNA 108, "Winter's Night" (1 text, 1 tune, beginning with lyrics from this song but with final verses more characteristic of "The Storms Are on the Ocean")
DT, (REDREDR2)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Who Will Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot" (floating lyrics) and references there
ALTERNATE TITLES:
A-Roving on a Winter's Night
Notes: This is basically a lyric piece assembled from all sorts of floating materials. The first two lines are characteristic; what follows can come from almost anywhere. Doc Watson sings a version which includes combines parts of this song (notably the verse "A-roving on a winter's night") with portions of "My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose" (see DT REDREDR2). - RBW
File: SKE40