Subject: Ballads & folk songs w/ haunting theme. From: GUEST Date: 15 Oct 20 - 10:39 AM Searching for folk songs and ballads with a spooky theme. I am searching for songs for myself and others to use for a Zoom Samhain/All Souls/Halloween theme singing session. We want to stick to traditional songs. Lessor know songs would be fun to find. But I am open to suggestions and leads. Much thanks. I look forward to getting some ideas. Rose |
Subject: RE: Ballads & folk songs w/ haunting theme. From: Deckman Date: 15 Oct 20 - 12:12 PM LOOK UP "THE HAUNTED HUNTER" AS RECORDED BY ROSILEE SORRELS. BOB(DECKMAN)NELSON |
Subject: RE: Ballads & folk songs w/ haunting theme. From: Deckman Date: 15 Oct 20 - 12:14 PM ALSO LOOK UP "THE FLYING DUTCHMAN". BOB(DECKMAN)NELSON |
Subject: RE: Ballads & folk songs w/ haunting theme. From: Deckman Date: 15 Oct 20 - 12:15 PM ABD LOOK UO … :THE UNQUET GRAVE". BOB NELSON |
Subject: RE: Ballads & folk songs w/ haunting theme. From: Deckman Date: 15 Oct 20 - 12:16 PM ALSO … "WITH HER HEAD TUCKED UNDERNIETH HER ARM". BOB |
Subject: RE: Ballads & folk songs w/ haunting theme. From: Steve Gardham Date: 15 Oct 20 - 03:26 PM Bramble Briar/ Bruton Town Unquiet Grave Cruel Mother |
Subject: RE: Ballads & folk songs w/ haunting theme. From: leeneia Date: 15 Oct 20 - 04:00 PM Sweet William and Lady Margot She moved through the fair (a ghost but not scarey) |
Subject: RE: Ballads & folk songs w/ haunting theme. From: leeneia Date: 15 Oct 20 - 04:02 PM Jennifer Gentle and Roaemarie Scarborough Fair not ghosts but the devil. Still supernatural Willie's Lady - the mother-in-law is a witch |
Subject: RE: Ballads & folk songs w/ haunting theme. From: Richard Mellish Date: 15 Oct 20 - 04:31 PM See previous threads such as this one. The Suffolk Miracle / Holland Handerchief is a good one. Also some of the night-visiting songs where the visiting lover turns out to be dead, and the ballad Sweet William's Ghost |
Subject: RE: Ballads & folk songs w/ haunting theme. From: Felipa Date: 15 Oct 20 - 04:43 PM Tam Lin https://mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=5686 Tam o' Shanter http://www.robertburns.org.uk/Assets/Poems_Songs/tamoshanter.htm The Daemon Lover The Highwayman |
Subject: RE: Ballads & folk songs w/ haunting theme. From: Felipa Date: 15 Oct 20 - 04:44 PM I suppose the Highwayman doesn't qualify as "traditional", and what about Robbie Burns? |
Subject: RE: Ballads & folk songs w/ haunting theme. From: Jack Campin Date: 17 Oct 20 - 03:52 AM The Grey Cock (Penguin Book of English Folk Songs). |
Subject: RE: Ballads & folk songs w/ haunting theme. From: GUEST,Julia L Date: 19 Oct 20 - 10:41 PM Alison Gross The Wife of Ushers well Lady Margaret The Gay Green Gown Sawney Bean The Braw Shoon Long Lankin |
Subject: RE: Ballads & folk songs w/ haunting theme. From: oldhippie Date: 20 Oct 20 - 08:49 AM Bringing Mary Home |
Subject: RE: Ballads & folk songs w/ haunting theme. From: Susan of DT Date: 21 Oct 20 - 07:44 PM I made a group for some of the supernatural/witch/devil/monster etc. songs from the Digital Tradition. There are so many more. |
Subject: RE: Ballads & folk songs w/ haunting theme. From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 22 Oct 20 - 12:48 AM thanks, Susan |
Subject: RE: Ballads & folk songs w/ haunting theme. From: GUEST,henryp Date: 22 Oct 20 - 01:49 AM Mainly Norfolk; Finest Kind sang Bay of Biscay on their 2010 album For Honour & for Gain. They noted: Ian [Robb] first heard this beautiful Irish supernatural night visiting song at the St Albans Folk Club in 1969, sung by Tim Hart and Maddy Prior. Tim and Maddy apparently had it from Geoff Woods, who collected it from James McKinley of Tranarossen, Donegal. “Oh Willy dear, where are those blushes, Those blushes I knew long years ago?” “Oh Mary dear, the cold clay has them I am only the ghost of your Willy-o.” “Oh Mary dear, the dawn is coming. Don't you think it is time for me to go? I am leaving you quite broken-hearted For to cross the Bay of Biscay-o.” |
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