Traditional ballads of Virginia : collected under the auspices of the Virginia Folk-Lore Society / edited by Arthur Kyle Davis, Jr.
| Author/creator | Davis, Arthur Kyle |
| Other author | Virginia Folklore Society. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 1969, ©1929. |
| Description | xviii, 634 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Ballads. Riddles wisely expounded (Child, no. 1) -- The fause knight upon the road (Child, no. 3) -- Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight (Child, no. 4) -- Earl Brand (Child, no. 7) -- The twa sisters (Child, no. 10) -- Lord Randal (Child, no. 12) -- Edward (Child, no. 13) -- Sir Lionel (Child, no. 18) -- The cruel mother (Child, no. 20) -- The three ravens (The twa corbies) (Child, no. 26) -- The twa brothers (Child, no. 49) -- Young Beichen (Child, no. 53) -- The cherry-tree carol (Child, no. 54) -- Dives and Lazarus (Child, no. 56) -- Fair Annie (Child, no. 62) -- Lady Maisry (Child, no. 65) -- Young Hunting (Child, no. 68) -- Lord Thomas and Fair Annet (Child, no. 73) -- Fair Margaret and Sweet William (Child, no. 74) -- Lord Lovel (Child, no. 74) -- The lass of Roch Royal (Child, no. 76) -- The wife of Usher's Well (Child, no. 79) -- Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard (Child, no. 81) -- Bonny Barbara Allen (Child, no. 84) -- Lady Alice (Child, no. 85) -- Lamkin (Child, no. 93) -- The maid freed from the gallows (Child, no. 95) -- The bailiff's daughter of Islington (Child, no. 105) -- Johnie Cock (Child, no. 114) -- Robin Hood's death (Child, no. 120) -- Robin Hood and the tanner (Child, no. 126) -- Robin Hood rescuing Will Stutly (Child, no. 141) -- Sir Hugh, or, The Jew's daughter (Child, no. 155) -- The hunting of the Cheviot (Child, no. 162) -- The death of Queen Jane (Child, no. 170) -- Mary Hamilton (Child, no. 173) -- The Gypsy laddie (Child, no. 200) -- Bessy Bell and Mary Gray (Child, no. 201) -- Geordie (Child, no. 209) -- James Harris (The daemon lover) (Child, no. 243) -- The heir of Linne (Child, no. 267) -- The Suffolk miracle (Child, no. 272) -- Our goodman (Child, no. 274) -- Get up and bar the door (Child, no. 275) -- The wife wrapt in wether's skin (Child, no. 277) -- The farmer's curst wife (Child, no. 278) -- The sweet Trinity (The golden vanity) (Child, no. 286) -- The mermaid (Child, no. 289) -- John of Hazel green (Child, no. 293) -- The brown girl (Child, no. 295) -- Trooper and maid (Child, no. 299) -- |
| Contents | Ballad music. Riddles wisely expounded (one tune) -- The fause knight upon the road (one tune) -- Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight (seven tunes) -- Earl Brand (two tunes) -- The twa sisters (six tunes) -- Lord Randal (four tunes) -- Edward (two tunes) -- Sir Lionel (four tunes) -- The cruel mother (four tunes) -- The three ravens (The twa corbies) (four tunes) -- The twa brothers (six tunes) -- Young Beichen (two tunes) -- The cherry-tree carol (one tune) -- Dives and Lazarus (one tune) -- Fair Annie (one tune) -- Young Hunting (four tunes) -- Lord Thomas and Fair Annet (seven tunes) -- Fair Margaret and Sweet William (eight tunes) -- Lord Lovel (four tunes) -- The lass of Roch Royal (four tunes) -- The wife of Usher's Well (two tunes) -- Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard (one tunes) -- Bonny Barbara Allen (twelve tunes) -- Lady Alice (five tunes) -- Lamkin (one tune) -- The maid freed from the gallows (five tunes) -- The bailiff's daughter of Islington (one tune) -- Robin Hood's death (one tune) -- Robin Hood and the tanner (one tune) -- Robin Hood rescuing Will Stutly (one tune) -- Sir Hugh, or, The Jew's daughter (seven tunes) -- Mary Hamilton (one tune) -- The Gypsy laddie (three tunes) -- Geordie (one tune) -- James Harris (The daemon lover) (seven tunes) -- The Suffolk miracle (two tunes) -- Our goodman (five tunes) -- The wife wrapt in wether's skin (two tunes) -- The farmer's curst wife (seven tunes) -- The sweet Trinity (The golden vanity) (one tune) -- The mermaid (two tunes) -- John of Hazelgreen (three tunes) -- The brown girl (three tunes) -- Trooper and maid (one tune). |
| Contents | Appendix A. A list of additional ballad material collected by the Virginia Folk-Lore Society, but not included in this volume -- Appendix B. List of members of the Virginia Folk-Lore Society -- Appendix C. Distribution of the Virginia ballads by county -- Appendix D. Table of totals for each ballad. |
| Bibliography note | "Ballad music": pages 547-606. |
| Bibliography note | "List of references": pages xvii-xviii. |
| LCCN | 78079458 |
| ISBN | 081390269X |
| ISBN | 9780813902692 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML3551.D2 T7 1969 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |