Jean Ritchie British Traditional Ballads Southern Mountains 1
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CD Details
- Released: 2009
- Originally Released: 2009
- Label: Folkways Records
Tracks:
- 1.Gypsy Laddie (Gypsy Davy)
- 2.False Sir John
- 3.Hangman
- 4.Lord Bateman
- 5.House Carpenter
- 6.Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender
- 7.The Merry Golden Tree (Golden Vanity)
- 8.Lord Lovel
- 9.Old Bangum
- 10.Barbara Allen
- 11.Fair Annie of Lochroyan
Product Description:
Ten years after British scholar Cecil J. Sharp declared the traditional English ballad a "moribund" art form, he discovered a rich and thriving tradition of ballad-singing in America's southern Appalachian Mountains. Jean Ritchie, a tradition-bearer from Appalachian Kentucky, shares some of her favorite "story songs" of murder and romance. "Hangman" and "Old Bangum" feature the Appalachian dulcimer, a type of fretted zither unique to the region. Liner notes include an introduction by Ritchie, notes by Kenneth J. Goldstein, a bibliography on the ballads collected by Francis Child, and historical information and lyrics for each song.