Below is a clip from Steve Roud's Song Index version 3+. This and his index of Broadsides each contain almost 100,000 entries each though some broadside entries are duplicated. Anyone interested in information may contact me at jmoul81075@aol.comThe ballad sheets probably vary in date of printing from 1830 - 1870 and some later.
BLACK VELVET BAND; ; ; ; Broadside printer's catalogue; T. Birt's Catalogue of Songs (No.1a) No.29; ; ; ; ; ; Reference only; 920722; 2146; ; ; ; ; ; [Matched by title only]
BLACK VELVET BAND; ; ; In a neat little town they call Belfast; Book; Edwards, Overlander Songbook pp.6-8; ; Patterson, Bob; Australia : Queensland : Cairns; 1968 (13 Jun); Edwards, Ron; Text / Music; 931228; 2146; ; ; ; ; ;
BLACK VELVET BAND; ; ; ; Broadside catalogue; Crampton Coll Vol.4, No.17 (Research Pubns. Index); ; ; ; ; ; Reference only; 931101; 2146; ; ; Such (London); Crampton Coll (BL); ; [Matched by title only]
BLACK VELVET BAND; ; ; In a neat little town they call Belfast; Book; Edwards, Great Australian Folk Songs (1991) pp.28-29; ; Patterson, Bob; Australia : Queensland : Cairns; 1968 (13 Jun); Edwards, Ron; Text / Music; 970207; 2146; ; ; ; ; ;
BLACK VELVET BAND; ; ; To go in a smack down to Barking; Broadside; Madden Collection (London Printers 6) [VWML mfilm No.79] Item no.382; ; ; ; ; ; Text only; 970315; 2146; ; ; Birt (London); Madden Coll. (Cambridge Univ. Lib.); ; Sheet title: The Sportsman
BLACK VELVET BAND, THE; ; ; 'Twas in the city of London; Book; Meredith & Anderson, Folksongs of Australia 1 pp.145-146; ; Willis, Toby; Australia : Western Australia; ; Hood, Alec; Text / Music; 940201; 2146; ; ; ; ; ;
BLACK VELVET BAND, THE; ; ; Judge he passed sentence next morning, The; Book; Meredith & Anderson, Folksongs of Australia 1 pp.192-193; ; Sloane, Sally; Australia : New South Wales : Lithgow; ; Meredith, John; Text (1v) / Music; 940201; 2146; ; ; ; ; ;
BLACK VELVET BAND, THE; ; ; Oh, her eyes were like two shining diamonds; Book; Meredith & Anderson, Folksongs of Australia 1 pp.49-50; ; Byrnes, Mary; Australia : New South Wales : Sydney; 1954; Meredith, John; Text / Music; 940201; 2146; ; ; ; ; ;
BLACK VELVET BAND, THE; ; ; ; Broadside catalogue; Crampton Coll Vol.7, No.423 (Research Pubns. Index); ; ; ; ; ; Reference only; 931101; 2146; ; ; Disley (London); Crampton Coll (BL); ; [Matched by title only]
BLACK VELVET BAND, THE; ; ; To go in a smack down at Barking, where a boy as apprentice was bound; Broadside catalogue; Baring-Gould Coll Vol.1.1, No.184 (Research Pubns. Index); ; ; ; ; ; Reference only; 931101; 2146; ; ; ; Baring-Gould Coll (BL); ;
BLACK VELVET BAND, THE; ; ; To go in a smack down to Barking; Index to MS collection; Alfred Williams MS No.Mi.535 (Bathe/Clissold Index); ; ; ; ; Williams, Alfred; Reference only; 930727; 2146; ; ; ; ; ; =Pkt.30
BLACK VELVET BAND, THE; ; ; In Belfast's famous city; Book; Kennedy, Folksongs of Britain & Ireland p.695; ; Cameron, Bill; England : Scilly Isles : St. Mary's; 1956; Kennedy, Peter; Text / Music; 930726; 2146; ; ; ; ; ;
BLACK VELVET BAND, THE; ; ; ; Broadside printer's catalogue; W.S. Fortey's Ballad Catalogue, Col.5; ; ; ; ; ; Reference only; 920821; 2146; ; ; Fortey (London); ; ; [Matched by title only]
BLACK VELVET BAND, THE; ; ; As I went out walking one evening; Sound recording; Edith Fowke Coll. (FO 51); ; McCallum, Gorge; Canada : Ontario : Grafton; 1961 (Mar); Fowke, Edith; ; 940605; 2146; ; ; ; ; ;
BLACK VELVET BAND, THE; ; ; To go in a smack down Barking, where a boy as apprentice I was bound; Broadside catalogue; Baring-Gould Coll Vol.5, No.166 (Research Pubns. Index); ; ; ; ; ; Reference only; 931101; 2146; ; ; ; Baring-Gould Coll (BL); ;
BLACK VELVET BAND, THE; ; ; Oh as I strayed out one morning; Sound recording; BBC recording 18578; ; Doran, Paddy; N. Ireland : Belfast; 1952 (24 Jul); Kennedy, Peter / Sean O'Boyle; ; 970213; 2146; ; ; ; ; ;
BLACK VELVET BAND, THE; ; ; I was born in the fair town of London; Sound recording; Musical Traditions MT CD 303 ('Plenty of Thyme'); ; Poacher, Cyril; England : Suffolk : Blaxhall; 1974 (4 Aug); Engle, Tony; ; 990921; 2146; ; ; ; ; ;
BLACK VELVET BAND, THE; ; ; To go in a smack down to Barking, where a boy as apprentice was bound; Broadside; Madden Collection 21 (Country Printers 6) [VWML mfilm No.88) Item no.93; ; ; ; ; ; Text only; 980327; 2146; ; ; Pratt (Birmingham); Madden Collection (Cambridge Univ. Lib); ;
BLACK VELVET BAND, THE; ; Tars of the Blanch; I'll go in a smack down at Barking, where a boy as apprentice was bound; Broadside; Madden Collection (London Printers 5) [VWML mfilm No.78] Item no.444; ; ; ; ; ; Text only; 970304; 2146; ; ; Ryle (London); Madden Coll. (Cambridge Univ. Lib.); ; [First line printed as -I'O go in...-]
BLACK VELVET BAND, THE; ; ; To go in a smack down to Barking, where I a boy as apprentice was bound; Broadside; Madden Collection (London Printers 6) [VWML mfilm No.79] Item no.214; ; ; ; ; ; Text only; 970315; 2146; ; ; Birt (London); Madden Coll. (Cambridge Univ. Lib.); ;
BLACK VELVET BAND, THE; ; ; To go in a smack down in Barking; Broadside; Madden Collection (London Printers 8) [VWML mfilm No.81] Item no.265; ; ; ; ; ; Text only; 971112; 2146; ; ; Edwards (London); Madden Coll. (Cambridge Univ. Lib.); ;
BLACK VELVET BAND, THE; ; ; 'Twas in the city of London; Book; Anderson, Story of Australian Folksong (3rd edn., 1970) pp.14-16; ; ; Australia : W. Australia; ; Hood, Alec; Text / Music; 960926; 2146; ; ; ; ; ;
BLACK VELVET BAND, THE; ; ; 'Twas in the city of London; Book; Anderson, Colonial Ballads (1962) p.12; ; ; Australia : W. Australia; ; Hood, Alec; Text / Music; 960926; 2146; ; ; ; ; ;
BLACK VELVET BAND, THE; ; ; In Belfast was a famous city and a prentice boy I was bound; Sound recording; Folktracks 60-029 ('Black Velvet Band'); ; Cameron, Bill; England : Cornwall : Scilly Isles; ; Kennedy, Peter; ; 950816; 2146; ; ; ; ; ;
BLACK VELVET BAND, THE; ; ; I was born in the fair town of London; Sound recording; Topic 12TS 252; ; Poacher, Cyril; England : Suffolk : Blaxhall; 1974; Engle, Tony; ; 960723; 2146; ; ; ; ; ;
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