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GUEST,Kevin W. Child 68 Field Recording with bugle horn (25) Child 68 Field Recording with bugle horn 07 Jun 18


Hello folks,
does anybody know of any (publicly) available field recordings of "Young Hunting" (Child Ballad 68) which mention the sound of a bugle horn in the opening stanza?

The stanza usually runs something like this:

As Lady Margaret was going to her bed
She heard the sound of a musical horn
It made her heart feel glad and sad
To think it was her brother John, John
Coming in from his wild hunt

I like this ballad very much and I would love to hear a field recording of it that has this important stanza.

I know that Marybird McAllister's version from Browns Cove, Virginia which was recorded by George Foss in 1958 is an excellent full version.
Another version that has the stanza is from Adolphus Small (Dol Small) of Nellysford, Virginia, it was recorded by Maud Karpeles and Sidney Robertson Cowell in 1950.

But neither of those recordings seems to be accessible for public listening.

One important version which you can listen to online is this one:
Mrs. Hannah Gatts Rogers - You murdered your love in the Hall (Young Hunting) , recorded by Samuel P. Bayard in 1964.

It's a rather complete version with a very beautifuel tune, but the opening verse is sadly missing here.

Is it even possible (and affordable?) to request a digitized version of MacAllisters version from the institution that owns the original recording?
I'm sorry, I really have no idea where to ask about this, that's why I hope that someone here on mudcat might be able to help me.

Many thanks to Richard Matteson of Bluegrass Messengers , by the way!
Your website is the most wonderful thing I ever saw, a treasure trove of information for Child Ballad enthusiasts, thank you for your hard work!

It was from your website that I found out about Marybird McAllister's version of Young Hunting.

~Kevin from Germany


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