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Posted By: Jim Carroll
13-Jun-18 - 03:04 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Child Ballads in Ireland
Subject: Origins: Child Ballads in Ireland
Would appreciate some information please I'm compiling a file of recordings of Irish versions of Child ballads sung by source singers (to be circulated to all interested when completed) My late friend, Tom Munnelly reckoned there were fifty, as follows:
2 The Elfin Knight. 4 Lady Isabel And The Elf-Knight. 12 Lord Randal. (Appendix: Billy Boy) 13 Edward. 20 The Cruel Mother. 21 The Maid And The Palmer. 44 The Twa Magicians. 46 Captain Wedderburn's Courtship. 49 The Twa Brothers. 53 Young Beichan. 56 Dives And Lazarus. (Appendix: Rye-Roger-Um.) 68 Young Hunting. 73 Lord Thomas And Fair Annet. 74 Fair Margaret And Sweet William. 75 Lord Lovel. 76 The Lass Of Roch Royal. 77 Sweet William's Ghost. 84 Bonny Barbara Allan 87 Prince Robert. 92 Bonny Bee Hom. (Appendix: The Lowlands Of Holland.) 93 Lamkin. 95 The Maid Freed From The Gallows. (Appendix: The Streets Of Derry.) 100 Willie O Winsbury. 112 The Baffled Knight 200 The Gypsy Laddie. 209 Geordie. 214 The Braes Of Yarrow. 221 Katherine Jaffray. 272 The Suffolk Miracle 274 Our Goodman. 275 Get Up And Bar The Door 279 The Jolly Beggar. 281 The Keach I The Creel. 286 The Sweet Trinity. 295 The Brown Girl (Appendix: Sally The Queen)
By Other Collectors 3 False Knight On The Road 12 Lord Randall 24 Bonnie Annie 39 Tam Lin 54 Cherry Tree Carol 99 Johnny Scott 106 Famous Flower Of Serving Men 115 Sir Hugh Or The Jew’s Daughter 148 The Grey Cock 178 The Farmer’s Curst Wife 293 Jock Of Hazlegreen 243 James Harris
I have been unable to locate the ones in red; if anybody can help me find them, or point out ny I have missed, I would be vary grateful I may, if I have time, add a supplement of those Anglo-Irish narrative songs Child did not include - I'll see what kind of mood I'm inn tomorrow Thanks in anticipation Jim Carroll