Subject: Folklore: NAmerica Child ballads book From: GUEST,Philippa Date: 04 Dec 10 - 11:54 AM can anyone identify the book I had as a teenager. Four (5?) volume set of Child Ballads collected in N America (Canada I think, and I think Edith Fowke the collator, though I know Helen Creighton did similar work) Title and publisher? |
Subject: RE: NAmerica Child ballads book From: Little Robyn Date: 04 Dec 10 - 04:25 PM The English and Scottish Popular Ballads Edited by Francis James Child. My one is a Dover Edition but you can find it online here - just scroll down about 1/3 of the way. Child Ballads online. Robyn |
Subject: RE: NAmerica Child ballads book From: Steve Gardham Date: 04 Dec 10 - 04:33 PM I think the 4 vol set you are thinking of is Helen Hartness Flanders Ancient Ballads Traditionally Sung in New England. University of Pennsylvania Press 1960 Tristram P Coffin and Bruno Nettl were involved. Child's own ESPB mentioned above is mainly those collected in England and Scotland. |
Subject: RE: NAmerica Child ballads book From: GUEST,julia L Date: 04 Dec 10 - 11:21 PM British Ballads from Maine by Phillips Barry, Fanny Hardy Eckstorm, Mary Winslow Smyth Hard to find Fred and I are working on Volume 2 with Pauleena MacDougall of the Maine Folklife Center. We'd like to get it out next summer- say tuned |
Subject: RE: NAmerica Child ballads book From: RTim Date: 05 Dec 10 - 09:39 AM I have a set of the Flanders books as mentioned above by Steve G. Very good they are too. One day I may even find time to sing one or two of them!! One Day!! Tim Radford |
Subject: RE: NAmerica Child ballads book From: EBarnacle Date: 05 Dec 10 - 10:55 AM There is also a collection [single volume] called the Minstrelsy of Maine by Eckstrom [and, I believe, Hyde] which is also unobtaineum. |
Subject: RE: NAmerica Child ballads book From: GUEST,karen k Date: 05 Dec 10 - 05:50 PM Great news, Julia. I have all the books mentioned here. Will look forward to Vol. 2 of Barry. |
Subject: RE: NAmerica Child ballads book From: EBarnacle Date: 06 Dec 10 - 12:04 PM I just checked on line. Minstrelsy of Maine is available on line at reasonable prices, all less than $100. |
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