Shirburn Ballads - new Wikipedia Page

Subject: Shirburn Ballads - new Wikipedia Page
From: Tony Rees
Date: 15 Aug 23 - 03:10 PM

Hi all,

Just letting you know that I have recently created a page on Wikipedia for the Shirburn Ballads - inspired by one I was working on for Shirburn Castle, the previous home of the folio, then in the collection of the Earls of Macclesfield. The ballads themselves are fairly well known per an edited published version in 1907 from the original MS. The original folio passed to the British Library in 2007 it seems, where it can be viewed, but only by those with an appropriate letter of recommendation (!).

Anyway hope the above is of some interest; corrections. suggestions for improvement to the article are welcome as usual.

Regards - Tony Rees, Australia

Subject: RE: Shirburn Ballads - new Wikipedia Page
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 15 Aug 23 - 03:55 PM

Hi Tony
I have the book. Is there anything on your W page not in the book please?

Subject: RE: Shirburn Ballads - new Wikipedia Page
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 15 Aug 23 - 03:55 PM

Also is it linked up to the UCSB English Ballads website in any way?

Subject: RE: Shirburn Ballads - new Wikipedia Page
From: Tony Rees
Date: 15 Aug 23 - 04:06 PM

Hi Steve, there is some background material regarding the folio itself, and its present location, see in particular the relevant British Library Catalogue description for the work. Also a couple of links to works a little later than the original 1907 publication by the Rev. Clark, being this Review of Clark's publication by A.E.H. Swaen, and this subsequent set of notes on the Ballads by H.E. Rollins, from the 1917 Journal of American Folklore.

Of course you may have seen these already (apart from the BL Catalogue description, which was not easy to find).

Cheers - Tony

Subject: RE: Shirburn Ballads - new Wikipedia Page
From: Tony Rees
Date: 15 Aug 23 - 04:11 PM

Hi Steve,

You wrote:
> Also is it linked up to the UCSB English Ballads website in any way?

No, but I will add that as an external link, thanks for the tip.

Of course the Shirburn Ballads are MS transcripts of broadsides it seems, the UCSB site is for the printed broadsides themselves and does not seem to reference the Shirburn set (presumably out of its particular scope as non printed, at least at the time).

Cheers - Tony