The site Joe linked to in Jan. and the one MickMCP notes are linked insofaras the authors are two of those involved in collecting & posting as many recorded versions of the Child ballads as possible. They...(and 2-3 others) just finished a 2nd round of collecting & posting and are continuously adding new versions (and in some cases VERY old versions from long out of print recordings). There are over 5000 examples now..(including some instrumentals and some in languages other than English)

I have followed their progress for 2-3 years, and it is amazing to see & hear some of the ways the ballads have been interpreted and processed...some good and some...well, 'different'.

It is helping me clarify some of the stories and relationships between the ballads....and learn about some singers I had not heard of who do fine jobs on some of the ballads. I have some new ideas about where to seek good music!