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049 a| EREM;

090 a| M1629.N675b| B3;

100 1 a| Niles, John Jacob,d| 1892-1980.=| ^A635268;

245 14 a| The ballad book /c| Decorations by William Barss.;

260 a| Boston :b| Houghton Mifflin,c| 1961.;

300 a| xxii, 369 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 29 cm;

336 a| notated music2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| For voice with piano or guitar.;

500 a| Each ballad accompanied by annotations concerning the ballad and the informant who originally sang the ballad for the compiler.;

504 a| Bibliography: p. 352-355.;

505 0 a| Babylon (or the bonnie banks o Fordie) ; Bangum and the bo' ; Barbara Allen ; Barb'ry Ellen ; The bold peddler ; The bold pedlar and Robin Hood ; The bonnie banks o Fordie ; Bonny Barbara Allan ; The bonny birdy ; Bonny Farday ; Bowie, bowerie ; The braes o Yarrow ; Brandywine ; Brother's revenge ; The brown girl ; The bugle britches ; The cartin wife ; The cherry tree ; The cherry-tree carol ; The courting of Aramalee ; The cruel brother ; The cruel mother ; The daemon lover ; Death of Geordie ; The death of Queen Jane ; The deceived girl ; The devil's questions ; Dives and Lazarus ; The dreary dream ; The dying queen ; Earl Brand ; Earl Colvin ; Edward ; The elfin knight ; The English Lady Gay ; The fair flower of Northumberland ; Fair John and the seven foresters ; Fair Margaret and sweet William ; The false knight upon the road ; The farmer and the devil ; The farmer's curst wife ; The Fency king and the English king ; The fine lady Gay ; Geordie ; Get up and bar the door ; The golden vanity ; The good old man ; Granny and the golden ball ; The green grave ; The gypsy laddie ; The hangman ; Henry's tribute ; Hind horn ; The house carpenter ; In the lonely glens of Yarrow ; James Harris (the daemon lover) ; The jeweled ring ; Jimmy Randal ; John of Hazelgreen ; Johnie Cock ; Judas ; Judas and Jesus ; The king and the bishop ; King Henry Fifth's conquest of France ; King John and the bishop ; King William's son ; The knight and shepherd's daughter ; Lady Alice ; The lady and the gypsy ; The lady and the shepherd ; Lady Isabel and the elf-knight ; Lady Ishbel and her parrot ; Lady maisry ; Lady Margot and Love Henry ; Lady Margot and Sweet Willie ; The lady of York ; Lamfin ; Lamkin ; The lass of Roch Royal ; The little dead boys ; Little drownded girl ; Little Matthey Groves ; Little Mattie Groves ; Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard ; Lizie Wan ; Lizzie May ; Lord Bateman ; Lord Dillard and Lady Flora ; Lord Lovel ; Lord Randal ; Lord Thomas and fair Annet ; Lord Thomas and fair Eleen ; Lord Thomas and fair Ellender ; Lord William's death ; Lovers' farewell ; The maid and the palmer ; The maid freed from the gallows ; The marriage of Sir Gawain ; Mary Hamilton ; The mermaid ; The murdered boy ; The murdered brother ; My father gave me an acre of ground ; Oh Judy, my Judy ; Old Bangum ; The old lord by the northern sea ; The old man and the door ; The old woman and the devil ; Our Goodman ; The pale ring ; The parsley vine ; Patrick Spenser ; Piri-miri-dictum domini ; The potter and Robin Hood ; The purple dress ; Queen Eleanor's confession ; The restless dead ; The resurrected sweetheart ; The riddle song ; Riddles wisely expounded ; Robber Hood's dyin' ; Robin and John ; Robin Hood and Little John ; Robin Hood and the monk ; Robin Hood and the old maid ; Robin Hood and the old woman ; Robin Hood and the potter ; Robin Hood and the twenty pounds of gold ; Robin Hood rescuing three squires ; Robin Hood's death ; Rurey bain ; The sad courtin' ; Seven years ; The shepherd's daughter and the king ; The shirt of lace ; The sinful maiden ; Sin's reward ; Sir Gaunie and the witch ; Sir Lionel ; Sir Patrick Spens ; The smart schoolboy ; The soldier and his lady ; The Suffolk miracle ; Sweet Maisry ; The sweet trinity ; The tattletale birdy ; The tennis balls ; Thomas and Ellen ; Three little babies ; The three ravens ; Tiranti, my love ; Trooper and maid ; The twa brothers ; The twa sisters ; Two old crows ; The unquiet grave ; The unwilling bride ; The weep-willow tree ; Who's goin' to shoe your pretty little foot ; The wife of the free ; The wife of Usher's well ; The wife wrapt in wether's skin ; William and Ellen ; Willie McGee McGraw ; The wind blew up, the wind blew down ; Young Beichain ; Young Collins ; Young Hunting.;

650 0 a| Ballads, Americanz| Southern States.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

650 0 a| Folk songs, Englishz| United States.=| ^A179879;

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The ballad book / Decorations by William Barss.

Author/creator	Niles, John Jacob
Format	Musical Score
Publication Info	Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1961.
Description	xxii, 369 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Subjects	Ballads, American--Southern States. Folk songs, English--United States.

Contents	Babylon (or the bonnie banks o Fordie) ; Bangum and the bo' ; Barbara Allen ; Barb'ry Ellen ; The bold peddler ; The bold pedlar and Robin Hood ; The bonnie banks o Fordie ; Bonny Barbara Allan ; The bonny birdy ; Bonny Farday ; Bowie, bowerie ; The braes o Yarrow ; Brandywine ; Brother's revenge ; The brown girl ; The bugle britches ; The cartin wife ; The cherry tree ; The cherry-tree carol ; The courting of Aramalee ; The cruel brother ; The cruel mother ; The daemon lover ; Death of Geordie ; The death of Queen Jane ; The deceived girl ; The devil's questions ; Dives and Lazarus ; The dreary dream ; The dying queen ; Earl Brand ; Earl Colvin ; Edward ; The elfin knight ; The English Lady Gay ; The fair flower of Northumberland ; Fair John and the seven foresters ; Fair Margaret and sweet William ; The false knight upon the road ; The farmer and the devil ; The farmer's curst wife ; The Fency king and the English king ; The fine lady Gay ; Geordie ; Get up and bar the door ; The golden vanity ; The good old man ; Granny and the golden ball ; The green grave ; The gypsy laddie ; The hangman ; Henry's tribute ; Hind horn ; The house carpenter ; In the lonely glens of Yarrow ; James Harris (the daemon lover) ; The jeweled ring ; Jimmy Randal ; John of Hazelgreen ; Johnie Cock ; Judas ; Judas and Jesus ; The king and the bishop ; King Henry Fifth's conquest of France ; King John and the bishop ; King William's son ; The knight and shepherd's daughter ; Lady Alice ; The lady and the gypsy ; The lady and the shepherd ; Lady Isabel and the elf-knight ; Lady Ishbel and her parrot ; Lady maisry ; Lady Margot and Love Henry ; Lady Margot and Sweet Willie ; The lady of York ; Lamfin ; Lamkin ; The lass of Roch Royal ; The little dead boys ; Little drownded girl ; Little Matthey Groves ; Little Mattie Groves ; Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard ; Lizie Wan ; Lizzie May ; Lord Bateman ; Lord Dillard and Lady Flora ; Lord Lovel ; Lord Randal ; Lord Thomas and fair Annet ; Lord Thomas and fair Eleen ; Lord Thomas and fair Ellender ; Lord William's death ; Lovers' farewell ; The maid and the palmer ; The maid freed from the gallows ; The marriage of Sir Gawain ; Mary Hamilton ; The mermaid ; The murdered boy ; The murdered brother ; My father gave me an acre of ground ; Oh Judy, my Judy ; Old Bangum ; The old lord by the northern sea ; The old man and the door ; The old woman and the devil ; Our Goodman ; The pale ring ; The parsley vine ; Patrick Spenser ; Piri-miri-dictum domini ; The potter and Robin Hood ; The purple dress ; Queen Eleanor's confession ; The restless dead ; The resurrected sweetheart ; The riddle song ; Riddles wisely expounded ; Robber Hood's dyin' ; Robin and John ; Robin Hood and Little John ; Robin Hood and the monk ; Robin Hood and the old maid ; Robin Hood and the old woman ; Robin Hood and the potter ; Robin Hood and the twenty pounds of gold ; Robin Hood rescuing three squires ; Robin Hood's death ; Rurey bain ; The sad courtin' ; Seven years ; The shepherd's daughter and the king ; The shirt of lace ; The sinful maiden ; Sin's reward ; Sir Gaunie and the witch ; Sir Lionel ; Sir Patrick Spens ; The smart schoolboy ; The soldier and his lady ; The Suffolk miracle ; Sweet Maisry ; The sweet trinity ; The tattletale birdy ; The tennis balls ; Thomas and Ellen ; Three little babies ; The three ravens ; Tiranti, my love ; Trooper and maid ; The twa brothers ; The twa sisters ; Two old crows ; The unquiet grave ; The unwilling bride ; The weep-willow tree ; Who's goin' to shoe your pretty little foot ; The wife of the free ; The wife of Usher's well ; The wife wrapt in wether's skin ; William and Ellen ; Willie McGee McGraw ; The wind blew up, the wind blew down ; Young Beichain ; Young Collins ; Young Hunting.
General note	For voice with piano or guitar.
General note	Each ballad accompanied by annotations concerning the ballad and the informant who originally sang the ballad for the compiler.
Bibliography note	Bibliography: p. 352-355.

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