Uncle DaveO, and Q. It's OK to say, "she sang..." as that has been in my repertoire since I was born. The track used as the opening one on the "Rose and Briar" CD was done for Folkways (the 2-record set of Child Ballads in America-now issued on one CD by Smithsonian/Folkways)
in 1961. But,"she sings" is still OK too- I think!