Tune Req: colonial

Subject: colonial and 17th
From:
Date: 18 Aug 99 - 03:40 PM

I am looking for tunes (strings are ok) or folk lyrics during the period in England (1600-1610)-the time of discovery in Jamestown. I would like to use this in an educational presentation for my classroom. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Mia

Subject: RE: Tune Req: colonial
From:
Date: 18 Aug 99 - 04:11 PM

Folk lyric is pretty much an undefined term prior to the 18th century. Some folksongs are derived from broadside ballads of that period, but the original tunes of most are unknown. From the way publisher's imprints were given it is not possible to put a precise date on most broadside ballads of c 1600-30. Tunes that are known are given in C. M. Simpson's 'The British Broadside Ballad and Its Music', 1966, and tunes only (not Simpson's text) are all given as ABC's in the Broadside Ballad Tunes at www.erols.com/olsonw

Subject: RE: Tune Req: colonial
From: Lesley N.
Date: 18 Aug 99 - 04:56 PM

I have American folk music (midis, lyrics and info) sorted by date at Popular Songs in American History. http://www.contemplator.com/america.html. Emphasizing again that there is no way of knowing exactly when or where several of these were popular.