Lyr Add: Cox: Ballads/Folk-songs Mainly WV 1939

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Cox: Ballads/Folk-songs Mainly WV 1939
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 22 Jul 14 - 03:27 PM

Is your subject heading the title of the 2 volumes? I haven't got this.

How many verses has the Bramble Briar version got? The title is interesting 'The Merchant's Daughter', closer to the perceived original than British versions. The original title may have been something like 'The Merchant's Daughter of Bridgwater.' At least 2 American versions are more than twice as long as any British version.

I do hope you get these added to the website, Richie. These more obscure versions are more welcome than the common ones. I presume the Child versions are in Bronson. If so the others are more important, now Bronson is readily available.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Cox: Ballads/Folk-songs Mainly WV 1939
From: Richie
Date: 22 Jul 14 - 01:39 PM

Cox wrote Folk Songs of the South (almost all from West Virginia) which was published in 1925 and is still one of the great collections today. His notes and knowledge of the songs and ballads rivaled Davis in Virginia, who also published two great collections.

During the 1920s at the University of West Virginia you found John Harrington Cox, Louis Chappell, and Josiah Combs three important collectors. Also there in 1924 were student collectors Carey Woofter and Patrick Gainer who unfortunately did more damage than good- as all of their work is suspect. Gainer continued collecting and published one book in 1972 and contributed to others.

Cox was born in 1863 and this was his last publication- he was in his late 70s at the time,

Richie

Subject: Lyr Add: Cox: Ballads/Folk-songs Mainly WV 1939
From: Richie
Date: 21 Jul 14 - 06:17 PM

Hi,

In an effort to make music available that is currently unavailable, I'm putting Cox's 2nd collection of songs and ballads which aremainly from West Virginia- published 1939.

This edition in two volumes was edited by Cox, Halpert, Herzog(music) and George Boswell, with a general editor Coffin. These are the top collectors and researchers in the US in the 1930s.

It's over 200 pages and I've started on it here: http://www.bluegrassmessengers.com/traditional-ballads--folk-songs-mainly-from-wv.aspx

There are several other fairly rare publications which I also have one additional book from the National Service Bureau- which is another project for later.

Here are the contents:

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
INTR0DUCTORY ESSAY
EDITORS' STATEMENT
TITLE PAGE (Ballads)
PREFACE (Ballads)
TITLE PAGE (Folk-SOngs)
PREFACE (Folk-Songs)

      BALLADS

1A. THE FALSE SIR JOHN
(Lady Isabel and The Elf Knight, Child, No. 4)........(with melody)

1B. SIX KING'S DAUGHTERS
(Lady Isabel and The Elf Knight, Child, No.4).

2A. THERE WAS AN OLD FARMER
(The Twa Sisters, Child, No. 10)........ (with melody)

2B. ALL BOW DOWN
(The Twa Sisters, Child, NO. 10)

3. THE JEALOUS LOVER
(Lord Randal, Child, No. 10).......(with melody)

4. EDWARD
(Edward, Child, No. 13).......(with melody)

5. THE CROW SONG
(The Three Ravens, Child, No.26)...........(with melody)

6. THE TWO BROTHERS
(The Twa Brothers, Child, No.49)...........(With melody)

7A. A TURKISH LADY
(Young Beichan, Child No.53)............(with melody)

7B. TURKISH LADY
(Young Beichan, Child No.53)............(with melody)

7C LORD WETRAM
(Young Beichan, Child No.53)............(with melody)

8A. LORD LOVEEL
(Lord Lovel, Child, No. 75)........(with melody)

8B. LORD LOVEL
(Lord Lovel, Child, No. 75)........(with melody)

8C. LORD LOVEL (A Parody)

9. SLACK YOUR ROPE
(The Maid Freed From The Gallows, Child, No. 95) (with melody)

10A. GYPSY DAVY
(The Gypsy Laddie, child, No. 200).... (with melody)

10B THE RAGGLE TAGGLE GYPSIES, O
(The Gypsy Laddie, child, No. 200).... (with melody)

10C THE RAGGLE TAGGLE GYPSIES, O
(The Gypsy Laddie, child, No. 200).... (with melody)

11 LEEZIE LINDSAY
(Lizie Lindsay, Chtid, No. 226).........(with melody)

12A THE HOUSE CARPENTER
(James Harris The Daemon Lover, Child, No.243).......(with melody)

12B THE HOUSE CARPENTER
(James Harris The Daemon Lover, Child, No.243)......(with melody)

I2C THE HOUSE CARPENTER'S WIFE
(James Harris The Daemon Lover, Child, No.243).....(with melody)

12D THE HOUSE CARPENTER
(James Harris The Daemon Lover, Child, No.243)

13A THE WIFE WRAPPED IN WETHER' S SKIN
(Child, No. 277) (with melody)

13B THE WIFE WRAPPED IS WETHER'S SKIN
(Child, No.277).

15C DANDOO
(The Wife Wrapped In Wether's Skin, Child, No.277)

14 THE JOLLY BEGGAR
(Child, No. 279).........(with melody)

15A THE GOLDEN VANITY
(The Sweet Trinity, Child, No. 286).........'(wlth nelody)

158 THE MARY GOLDEN TREE
(The Sweet Trinity Child, No. 286)

15C THE GREEN WILLOW TREE
(The Golden Vanlty, Chtld, 286)...............

16 THE MERCHANT'S DAUGHTER
(The Bamble Briar)..........(with melody)

17A PRETTY POLLY
(Polly's Love or The Cruel Ship Carponter)... . (with melody)

178 PRETTY POLLY
(Polly's Love or The Cruel Ship Carpenter)......

17C COME, POLLY, PNETTY POLLY
(Polly's Love or The Cruel Ship Carpenter)....(with melody)

18 'TWAS EARLY IN THE SPRING
(Eary In The Spring)............(with melody)

19 FAIR CAROLOTTE
( Caroline of Edinburgh Town)....... .. (with melody)

20 THE FARMER AND HIS BRIDE
(Dog And Gun).... ..........(with melody)

21A POOR MAN, O POOR MAN
(The Jolly Thresherman)......................(with melody)

21B THERE WAS A RICH ENGLISHMAN
(The Jolly Thresherman ) .

22 BABES IN THE WOOD..........(with melody)

23 THE WEALTHY MERCHANT.................(with melody)

24A THE NIGHTINGALE..............(with melody)

24B. ONE MORNING IN MAY
(The Nightingale).. ......... ..(with melody)

24C ONE MORNING IN MAY
(The Nightingale)

25 THE MODESTY ANSWER
(Seventeen Come Sunday).... (with melody)

26 GRANDMA... . . . . .. (with melody)

27 MARY OF THE WILD MOOR................(with melody)

28 THE SOLDIER'S POOR LITTLE BOY........(with melody)

29 THE BOSTON BURGLAR...................(with melody)

       FOLK-SONGS

1A THE ROWAN COUNTY CREW .........(with melody)

1B THE ROWAN COUNTY CREW..........(with melody)

1c THE ROWAN COUNTY CREW

2A THE WRECK OF THE OLD SOUTHERN NINETY-SEVEN.......(with melody)

2B THE WRECK OF THE OLD 97
(The wreck of the old southern Ninety-seven)...(with melody)

3A SPRINGFIELD MOUNTAIN............(with melody)

3B SPRINGFIELD M0UNTAIN

3C THE VENOMOUS BLACK SNAKE
(Springfield Mountain)

4A FAIR CHARLOTTE
(Young Charlotte ) ...... .... .. ( with melody)

4B YOUNG CHARLOTTE

5A THE JEALOUS L0VER..................(with melody)

5B BLUE-EYED ELLEN
(The Jealous Lover)

6A MoAFEE'S CONFESSIQN................(with melody)

6B. McAFEE'S CONFESSION

7 THE JAM AT GERRY'S ROCK............ .... .(with melody)

8A. THE DYING C0WBOY...............(with melody)
8B THE DYING COWBQY..........'.....(with melody)
9 THE LONE PRAIRIE..................(with melody)
10. THE DYING RANGER................(with melody)

11 A SOLDIER'S LIFE
(Sweet William)............ (with melody)

12A THE PRETTY MOHEE
(The Pretty Mohea)........ ...(with melody)

12B THE LITTTE MAUMEE
(The Pretty Mohea)...... (with melody)

12C THE PRETTY MOHEE
(The Pretty Mohea).................(with melody)

13 QLD SMOKY... ... ... ..... ..(with melody)

14 A WARNING TO GIRLS..... . ... .(with melody)

15 YOU CAN'T COME AGAIN...........(with melody)

16 OLD MAID SONG.. .......... .....(with melody)

17 THE TWELVE APOSTLES......(with melody)

18A THE MILLER AND HIS SONS
(The Dishonest Mlller).. ........(with melody)

18B. THE MILLER
(The Dishonest Miller )

19A. THE FOOLISH 80Y................(with melody)

I9B JOHNNY BOBEENS
(The Foolish Boy) .. .....

20 POURQUOI . . ... . .. ...(with melody)

21 THE FOX. .......(with melody)

22A. MR. MOUSE WENT A-COURTING
(The Frog and the Mouse)..................(with melody)

22B THE FROG AND THE MOUSE...............(with melody)

22C FROG WENT A-COURTING
(The Frog and the Mouse)-.................(with melody)

22D A FROG HE WOULD A-WOOING GO
(The Frog and the Mouse)................(with melody)

22E. FROG WENT A-COURTING
(The Frog and the Mouse).......... . (with melody)

26 AUNT JEMIMA'S PLASTER...........(with melody)

24A JOE BOWERS.................(with melody)

24B JOE BOWERS

25 REVOLUTIONARY TEA ..... .(with melody)

26 Mr OLD BROWN COAT ..........(with melody)

27 THE PRISONER'S SONG........................(with melody)

2BA A LITTLE ROSEWOOD CASKET.. ..,............(with melody)

28B. A LITTLE ROSEWOOD CASKET................(with melody)

29 THE BLIND CHILD'S PRAYER...........,..(with melody)

30 THE GYPSY'S WARNING......................(with melody)

31A TEMPERANCE SONG
(The Drunkard's Doom)..................(with melody)

31B THE DRUNKARD
(The Drunkard's Doom). ..... . ....'.(with melody)

32. THE DRUNKARD'S RAGGED WEE ANE...... ....(with melody)

33. POOR LITTLE JOE... . . .. . . . . . (with melody)

34. THE ARKANSAW TRAVELER
( Old-tine Fiddlor' s Tune ) .. . .(with melody)

35. OFF SHE GOES
(Old-Time Fiddler's Tune).............(with melody)

ABBREVATI0NS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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Richie