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The 17th century's greatest hits
| Jack Campin | 30 Jan 24 - 04:17 AM | |
| DaveRo | 30 Jan 24 - 04:29 AM | |
| Steve Gardham | 30 Jan 24 - 10:32 AM | |
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The 17th century's greatest hits
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Subject: The 17th century's greatest hits From: Jack Campin Date: 30 Jan 24 - 04:17 AM Project to identify which ballads were really popular: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/jan/28/chart-toppers-of-17th-century-revived-by-historians-and-musicians |
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Subject: RE: The 17th century's greatest hits From: DaveRo Date: 30 Jan 24 - 04:29 AM > The website launched last week > https://www.100ballads.org/ > > "Broadside ballads were single-sheet songs that sold for a penny a piece. > This website concentrates on over 100 resoundingly successful examples > that you can investigate through recordings, images and a wealth of other > materials." > > And a recording by the Carnival Band > https://carnivalband.com/Ballads/ |
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Subject: RE: The 17th century's greatest hits From: Steve Gardham Date: 30 Jan 24 - 10:32 AM The amount of detail and provenance to these 100 and related material is breathtaking. Chris and Angela have really come up with an astounding resource. |
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