The Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles
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The Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles

  1. 400 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles

About this book

A legend in the folk music community, John Jacob Niles enjoyed a lengthy career as a balladeer, folk collector, and songwriter. Ever close to his Kentucky roots, he spent much of his adulthood searching for the most well-loved songs of the southern Appalachia. The Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles brings together a wealth of songs with the stories that inspired them, arranged by a gifted performer. This new edition includes all of the melodies, text, commentary, and illustrations of the 1961 original and features a new introduction by Ron Pen, director of the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music at the University of Kentucky.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Dedication
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Contents
  7. Introduction to the New Edition
  8. Introduction to the Original Edition
  9. 1. Riddles Wisely Expounded (Child No. 1)
  10. 2. The Elfin Knight (Child No. 2)
  11. 3. The False Knight upon the Road (Child No. 3)
  12. 4. Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight (Child No. 4)
  13. 5. Earl Brand (Child No. 7)
  14. 6. The Fair Flower of Northumberland (Child No. 9)
  15. 7. The Twa Sisters (Child No. 10)
  16. 8. The Cruel Brother (Child No. 11)
  17. 9. Lord Randal (Child No. 12)
  18. 10. Edward (Child No. 13)
  19. 11. Babylon; or, The Bonnie Banks o Fordie (Child No. 14)
  20. 12. Hind Horn (Child No. 17)
  21. 13. Sir Lionel (Child No. 18)
  22. 14. The Cruel Mother (Child No. 20)
  23. 15. The Maid and the Palmer (Child No. 21)
  24. 16. Judas (Child No. 23)
  25. 17. The Three Ravens (Child No. 26)
  26. 18. The Marriage of Sir Gawain (Child No. 31)
  27. 19. King John and the Bishop (Child No. 45)
  28. 20. The Twa Brothers (Child No. 49)
  29. 21. Lizie Wan (Child No. 51)
  30. 22. Young Beichan (Child No. 53)
  31. 23. The Cherry-Tree Carol (Child No. 54)
  32. 24. Dives and Lazarus (Child No. 56)
  33. 25. Sir Patrick Spens (Child No. 58)
  34. 26. Lady Maisry (Child No. 65)
  35. 27. Young Hunting (Child No. 68)
  36. 28. Lord Thomas and Fair Annet (Child No. 73)
  37. 29. Fair Margaret and Sweet William (Child No. 74)
  38. 30. Lord Lovel (Child No. 75)
  39. 31. The Lass of Roch Royal (Child No. 76)
  40. 32. The Unquiet Grave (Child No. 78)
  41. 33. The Wife of Usher's Well (Child No. 79)
  42. 34. Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard (Child No. 81)
  43. 35. The Bonny Birdy (Child No. 82)
  44. 36. Bonny Barbara Allan (Child No. 84)
  45. 37. Lady Alice (Child No. 85)
  46. 38. Lamkin (Child No. 93)
  47. 39. The Maid Freed from the Gallows (Child No. 95)
  48. 40. The Knight and Shepherd's Daughter (Child No. 110)
  49. 41. Johnie Cock (Child No. 114)
  50. 42. Robin Hood and the Monk (Child No. 119)
  51. 43. Robin Hood's Death (Child No. 120)
  52. 44. Robin Hood and the Potter (Child No. 121)
  53. 45. Robin Hood and Little John (Child No. 125)
  54. 46. The Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood (Child No. 132)
  55. 47. Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires (Child No. 140)
  56. 48. Queen Eleanor's Confession (Child No. 156)
  57. 49. King Henry Fifth's Conquest of France (Child No. 164)
  58. 50. The Death of Queen Jane (Child No. 170)
  59. 51. Mary Hamilton (Child No. 173)
  60. 52. The Gypsy Laddie (Child No. 200)
  61. 53. Geordie (Child No. 209)
  62. 54. The Braes o Yarrow (Child No. 214)
  63. 55. James Harris (The Daemon Lover) (Child No. 243)
  64. 56. The Suffolk Miracle (Child No. 272)
  65. 57. Our Goodman (Child No. 274)
  66. 58. Get Up and Bar the Door (Child No. 275)
  67. 59. The Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin (Child No. 277)
  68. 60. The Farmer's Curst Wife (Child No. 27 8)
  69. 61. The Sweet Trinity (The Golden Vanity) (Child No. 286)
  70. 62. The Mermaid (Child No. 289)
  71. 63. John of Hazelgreen (Child No. 293)
  72. 64. The Brown Girl (Child No. 295)
  73. 65. Trooper and Maid (Child No. 299)
  74. Postscript
  75. Key to the Guitar Chords Used in This Book
  76. Bibliography
  77. Indexes