"Peter Kagan and the Wind" isn't a traditional cante fable; Gordon Bok wrote it and recorded it for Folk-Legacy. "Mrs. Ravoon" isn't a traditional folk song either, but it is fun. Harry Tuft recorded it for Folk-Legacy and his recording is now available as a CD.

There are two versions of "Lost Jimmy Whalen" on Folk-Legacy (as well as the one Art recorded on his cassette, mentioned above. Joan Sprung sings a very nice version on the Folk-Legacy "sampler" titled The Continuing Tradition, Vol. I (C-75). The other is a sung by Mrs. Marie Hare, a superb traditional singer from New Brunswick, Canada, whom I recorded back in 1962. Her very complete version is included on my CD compilation of various field recordings made over the years and titled Ballads and Songs of Tradition (CD-125).

There's a version of "The Grey Cock" titled "Pretty Crowing Chicken" sung by Hattie Presnell of Beech Mountain, NC, on the first volume of my two-volume collection of field recordings from that area of Northwestern North Carolina: (The Traditional Music of Beech Mountain, NC, Vol. I. Mrs. Presnell's version retains the element of the supernatural quite clearly, I think.

On the other hand, the supernatural element in "Young Hunting" has been lost from the version sung by Frank Proffitt on Folk-Legacy's CD-1, but it's still a wonderfully complete text, also recorded in Northwestern North Carolina. You're welcome to check these out on Folk-Legacy's web site: www.folklegacy.com.

Sandy