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The Valet's Tragedy, by Andrew Lang : X. THE MYSTERY OF LORD BATEMAN edit / delete
The authorship of "Lord Bateman". I was actually after a reference for the legend about Gilbert Becket being forged, but that appears to be in Child...
to ballad bateman becket folk history song ... on 07 June 2015
Home - Sangstories - Stories of Scottish Songs edit / delete
"There are 150 lyrics and background stories here of traditional and newer Scottish songs sung by the Linlithgow song group Sangschule"
to folk history lyrics music scots song ... on 23 August 2014
Things I’ve learned from British folk ballads edit / delete
"Cuckoos' nests are right out."
to amusements folk music song ... on 27 April 2014
Murder Ballads | Paul Slade - Journalist edit / delete
A pretty comprehensive collection. Some of these seem amenable to a modern adaptation (e.g. there are some Kentish ones there).
Mainly Norfolk: English Folk and Other Good Music edit / delete
The new home of Reinhard Zierke's "English Folk" web site. Handy reference for, e.g., Martin Carthy lyrics.
A Steve Knightley (rather than Show of Hands) lyrics collection.
Banjo Paterson - Wikisource, the free online library edit / delete
"At the Melting of the Snow" looks promising...
GEST Songs Of Newfoundland And Labrador edit / delete
Many, many sets of lyrics.
to folk music song stan-rogers ... on 12 December 2012
Broadside ballad entitled 'Big Kilmarnock Bonnet' edit / delete
Not quite the version I sing, but I did pinch some bits I liked from this version...
to folk kilmarnock music song ... on 25 November 2012
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