Mudcat Café message #2016078

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Thread #100485 Message #2016078
Posted By: GUEST,Shimrod
04-Apr-07 - 09:22 AM
Thread Name: Now define a 'ballad'?
Subject: RE: Now define a 'ballad'?

Plenty of ballads seem to have refrains - off the top of my head: 'The Swan Swims sae Bonny' (ie. 'The Twa Sisters'), 'Earl Brand', 'The Three Ravens', 'Riddles Wisely Expounded' etc., etc.