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The Ballads of John Jacob Niles

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Niles, John Jacob, 1892-1980

Collection Creator

Asch, Moses
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
Folkways Records

Collection Citation

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Contents

Bowie, bowerie -- Brother's revenge -- Jimmy Randal -- The murdered brother -- Bonny Farday -- Old Bangum -- The cherry tree -- Lady Margot and Love Henry -- Who's goin' to shoe your pretty little foot? -- Little Mattie Groves -- Barb'ry Ellen -- The hangman -- The shepherd's daughter and the king -- Fair John and the seven forester's -- The fency king and the English king -- The death of Queen Jane -- Mary Hamilton -- The lady and the gypsy -- The dreary dream -- The good old man -- The unwilling bride -- The old woman and the devil -- The weep-willow tree -- John of Hazel Green.

Track Information

101 Bowie, Bowerie (The Twa Sisters)(Child No. 10). 102 Brother's Revenge (The Cruel Brother)(Child No. 11). 103 Jimmy Randal (Lord Randall)(Child No. 12). 104 Murdered Brother, The (Edward)(Child No. 13). 105 Bonny Farday (Babylon)(The Bonny Banks O Fordie)(Child No. 14). 106 Old Bangum (Sir Lionel)(Child No. 18). 201 Cherry Tree, The (Cherry Tree Carol)(Child No. 54). 202 Lady Margot and Love Henry (Young Hunting)(Child No. 27). 203 Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot (The Lass of Roch Royal)(Child No. 76). 204 Little Mattie Groves (Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard)(Child No. 81). 205 Barb'ry Ellen (Bonny Barbara Allen)(Child No. 84). 301 Hangman, The (Maid Freed from the Gallows)(Child No. 95). 302 Shepherd's Daughter and the King (The Knight and the Shepherd's Daughter)(Child No. 110). 303 Fair John and the Seven Foresters (Johnnie Cock)(Child No. 1 14). 304 Fency King and the English King, The (King Henry V's Conquest of France)(Child No. 164). 305 Death of Queen Jane, The (Child No. 170). 306 Mary Hamilton (Child No. 173). 307 Lady and the Gypsy, The (The Gypsy Laddie)(Child No. 200). 401 Dreary Dream, The (The Braes of Yarrow)(Child No. 214). 402 Good Old Man, The (Our Goodman)(Child No. 274). 403 Unwilling Bride, The (The Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin)(Child No. 277). 404 Old Woman and the Devil, The (The Farmer's Curst Wife)(Child No. 278). 405 Weep-Willow Tree, The (The Sweet Trinity)(The Golden Vanity) (Child No. 286). 406 John of Hazel Green (Child No. 293).
sova.cfch.asch_ref17548

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5ec4b41dd-6826-4536-8c3d-29a69fad299f

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-LP-2961 Tradition.1046

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

New York Tradition 1961

General

Automatic sequence. Program notes by the compiler on container. Contains 24 of the 65 Anglo-American ballads published in the compiler's The ballad book (Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1961).

Place

United States
Kentucky

Topic

Folksong revival

Performer

Niles, John Jacob, 1892-1980

Culture

Americans
Anglo-American

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP

Extent

1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Date

1961

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-2961

Type

Archival materials
Phonograph records

Collection Rights

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Restrictions

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
CFCH.ASCH_ref17548
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5ec4b41dd-6826-4536-8c3d-29a69fad299f
CFCH.ASCH
CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171785777-1

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