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Thread #140911   Message #3252281
Posted By: Richie
07-Nov-11 - 02:55 PM
Thread Name: Child Ballads: US Versions
Subject: RE: Child Ballads: US Versions
Here's a list of titles compiled so far of Child 7A:

The Master-piece of Love Songs
The Bold Keeper (Early Broadside Title)
The Seamans Renown in winning his fair lady
Seamans Renown
The Keeper and the Lady
New River Shore (Brown Collection)
Red River Shore (Lomax)
Dear Jewell (Randolph- variant of Red River Shore)
Lady and the Dragoon
Bold Soldier
Jolly Soldier
Rise Ye Up
Valiant Soldier
Soldier's Wooing
A Little Soldier (Cas Wallin)
A Soldier (Mary O. Eddy)
I'll Tell You of a Soldier
Young Soldier (Randolph)
The Poor Soldier
The Yankee Soldier (Brown Collection)
The Rich Lady from London (Brown Collection)

I have the early broadside versions dating back to 1673 (Cazden)

http://bluegrassmessengers.com/the-master-piece-of-love-songs-the-bold-keeper.aspx

Interestign are the variants titled: New River Shore (Brown Collection); Red River Shore (Lomax); Dear Jewell (Randolph- variant of Red River Shore)

Art Thieme posted and recorded the Lomax version.

Richie