770 Ballad Sheets from PW Joyce

Subject: 770 Ballad Sheets from PW Joyce
From: MrsDeadlyhen
Date: 03 Jul 14 - 08:25 AM

Hi All,

This week sees a major addition to the PW Joyce Irish Music Microsite from the Irish Traditional Music Archive: a section entitled 'Joyce's Ballad Sheets

Two valuable scrapbooks belonging to Patrick Weston Joyce, into which he pasted some 770 ballad sheets acquired by him over years, probably from street sellers, are held in the Dublin City Public Libraries and Archive, Pearse St, Dublin 2. In a joint cooperative project, the Dublin City Library and Archive has facilitated ITMA staff in making digital copies of the scrapbooks, and have given permission for their facsimile publication on the ITMA PW Joyce microsite.

M.

Subject: RE: 770 Ballad Sheets from PW Joyce
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 03 Jul 14 - 08:41 AM

Look forward to that M
For those lucky to be here next week, musician and traditional music historian, Liam O'Connor will be giving a lecture on 'The music collections of P W Joyce at the Willie Clancy Summer School in Miltown malbay, Clare, next Thursday (10th July).
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: 770 Ballad Sheets from PW Joyce
From: Lighter
Date: 03 Jul 14 - 01:12 PM

M., like wow!

Subject: RE: 770 Ballad Sheets from PW Joyce
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 03 Jul 14 - 03:24 PM

Very interesting! Nothing much new among the ballad sheets that isn't in other online collections. A new-to-me version of The Sailor Boy/Sweet William in Scrapbook 1 part 4 under the title The Constant Lover and a scarce version 'Judges and Juries' at Scrapbook 2 part 1 p30.

But perhaps more interesting some ms versions taken from oral tradition, some with tunes.
A very interesting version of 'Marrow Bones' recorded in 1857, scrapbook 2 pt1 pp59-63 called The Gay Old Woman'.

Bk2 pt 2 also has a full version of 'Lakes of Coolfin' pp19-21.

And a Bedlam ballad which I haven't yet identified but is familiar(any offers?) at 2-2 pp3-5 I think I spotted a broadside of it in one of the volumes but haven't time to check just now.

Well pointed up, M

Subject: RE: 770 Ballad Sheets from PW Joyce
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 04 Jul 14 - 06:19 AM

Thank you for posting the news, Mrs. Deadlyhen.

Subject: RE: 770 Ballad Sheets from PW Joyce
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 10 Jul 14 - 04:27 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: 770 Ballad Sheets from PW Joyce
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 11 Jul 14 - 04:27 PM

Has anyone identified the fragmentary ms ballad yet?

Subject: RE: 770 Ballad Sheets from PW Joyce
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 12 Jul 14 - 04:21 PM

"Can I do you now sir?"



Sorry, couldn't resist the quote. Mrs Mopp from ITMA (It's That Man Again) BBC Radio series