The Gleeman

(Original site)

[General] [Ballads] [Romances] [Songs] [Finally]

General:

	Introduction		Introductory notes.
	Notes		Notes on using the site.

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Ballads:

1.	Barbara Allen	[Notes]	Kidson (air). Percy (text). (Compare Child #84).
2.	Barbara Allen	[Notes]	Kidson (air). 2nd version, variant on 1st. Percy (text - same as previous).
3.	Bonnie Mermaid, The	[Notes]	Motherwell. (Compare Child #289). (Fragment only).
4.	Dæmon Lover, The	[Notes]	Motherwell. (Compare Child #243).
5.	Douglas_Tragedy, The	[Notes]	Scott. (Child #7B).
6.	Dowie Dens of Yarrow	[Notes]	Scott. (See Child #214E).
7.	Fair Flower of Northumberland, The	[Notes]	Bruce and Stokoe. (Compare Child #9A).
8.	Fair Flower of Northumberland, The	[Notes]	Bruce and Stokoe (air - same as previous). Child, #9A (text).
9.	False Knight, The	[Notes]	Motherwell. (Child #3C). (Fragment only).
10.	Fause Knight upon the Road, The	[Notes]	Child, #3C.
11.	Fause Knight upon the Road, The	[Notes]	Child, #3C (air). Motherwell (text).
12.	Gil Brenton (Lord Bengwill/Bingwell)	[Notes]	Motherwell (air). Child, #5F (text).
13.	King Henry	[Notes]	Child, #32.
14.	Lay the Bent to the Bonny Broom	[Notes]	Bruce and Stokoe. (Compare Child #1A).
15.	Lay the Bent to the Bonny Broom	[Notes]	Bruce and Stokoe (air - same as previous). Child, #1A (text).
16.	Lord Bateman	[Notes]	Kidson. (Compare Child #53).
17.	Lord Bateman	[Notes]	Sharp and Marson. (Compare Child #53).
18.	Lord Randal (Lord Ronald)	[Notes]	Child, #12P.
19.	Outlandish Knight, The	[Notes]	Kidson. (Compare Child #4).
20.	Outlandish Knight, The	[Notes]	Kidson. 2nd version. Air different. Text same as previous.
21.	Scarborough Fair	[Notes]	Kidson. (Compare Child #2).
22.	Scarborough Fair	[Notes]	Kidson. 2nd version. Air different. Text same as previous.
23.	Tam Lin	[Notes]	Johnson. (Also Child, #39A).
24.	Tam Lin	[Notes]	Johnson (air), Child, #39A (text). As previous with Child's corrections.
25.	Thomas the Rhymer (True Thomas)	[Notes]	Scott. (Also Child, #37C).
26.	Whittingham Fair	[Notes]	Bruce and Stokoe. (Also Child #2).
27.	Wife of Usher's Well, The	[Notes]	Scott. (Also Child, #79A).

The Child ¨Cannon¨

The main ballads as listed by F. J. Child.

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Romances:

1.	Taliesin	[Notes]	Guest.
2.	Tomas Off Ersseldoune	[Notes]	Murray.

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Songs:

1.	Brisk Young Bachelor, The	[Notes]	Sharp.
2.	Duſty Miller	[Notes]	Johnson. (Source Burns).
3.	Early one Morning	[Notes]	Baring-Gould. (Air arr. Fleetwood Sheppard).
4.	In Limbo	[Notes]	Baring-Gould. (Air arr. Fleetwood Sheppard).
5.	Jenny Nettles	[Notes]	Johnson.
6.	John Barleycorn	[Notes]	Sharp and Marson.
7.	John Barleycorn	[Notes]	Sharp. (Second Version).
8.	Johnny Todd	[Notes]	Kidson.
9.	Searching for Lambs	[Notes]	Sharp.
10.	Stolen Child, The	[Notes]	Kidson.
11.	What can a young laſsie do wi' an auld man	[Notes]	Johnson. (Source Burns).
12.	Widdicombe Fair	[Notes]	Baring-Gould. (Air arr. Drysdale).

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Finally:

Copyright		Copyright Information.
Bibliography		References.
Contact details	.	For corrections, etc.

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