| BGEM | Baring-Gould, S. (1834-1924),
Fleetwood Sheppard, H. (1824?-1901), Bussell, F. W. (1862-1944),
and Hopkinson, W. H. (?-?), English
Minstrelsie, (Edinburgh T. C. & E. C Jack, Grange Publishing
Works, 1895-1896). Subtitled A
National
Monument of English Song. Eight volumes. I currently have all
volumes except 5. (Note - Volume I undated. Volume II dated 1895.
Volume
III dated 1895. Volume IV dated 1896. Volume VI dated 1896. Volume VII
undated. Volume VII undated.) It should be noted that these volumes are not fully out of copyright in the UK (and therefore not fully in the public domain). It is my understanding that the general editing done by Baring-Gould should be out of copyright (and in the public domain), as should all arrangements by Fleetwood Sheppard. Those by Bussell are still in copyright. Those by Hopkinson are uncertain, as I haven't been able to determine any information about him. Therefore, only the airs arranged by Fleetwood Sheppard will be used. There are also other "composed" airs, not arranged by any of the aforementioned. I may decide to use these if (again) I can determine whether they are out of copyright. (see www.intellectual-property.gov.uk/std/faq/copyright/more_author.htm and www.intellectual-property.gov.uk/std/faq/copyright/more_owner.htm for more details on joint authorship and ownership on copyright in the UK.) |
| BNM | Bruce, J. Collingwood
(1805-1892), and Stokoe, John (?-?), Northumbrian
Minstrelsy (Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
1882). This being A collection of
the Ballads, Melodies and Small-Pipe Tunes of Northumbria. Note - Despite the fact that the life of Mr John Stokoe remains a mystery, I have been informed (in writing) by the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle Upon Tyne (the publishers), that this book is no longer in copyright. |
| CPB | Child, Francis James (1825-1896), The
English and Scottish Popular Ballads, (Boston and New York:
Houghton, Mifflin and
Company, 1882-1898). 5 volumes, each in 2 parts. This was originally published in a limited edition of 1000. Although there have been facsimile reprints of the original volumes published - e.g. Dover Publications, Inc. 1965 - all transcriptions taken for this site are taken from an original edition. The number of the copy used is #785. |
| GMB | Guest (afterwards Schreiber),
(Lady) Charlotte
(1812-1895), The Mabinogion
(J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd., 1906, reprinted 1910). 1906 edition of a work originally published in 1849 (with Welsh text and English translation, in three volumes), and in 1877 (English text only in one volume). The edition I have is part of the Everyman's Library (edited by Ernest Rhys), and has an introduction by the Rev. R. Williams, M.A. I presume the edition I have is identical to the 1877 one, but with the addition of this new introduction. |
| JSM | Johnson, James (1750-1811), The Scots Musical Museum,
(Edinburgh. vol I - IIII; Printed & Sold by JOHNSON & Co. Music
Sellers, vol V & VI; Printed & Sold by JAMES JOHNSON Music
Seller, 1787-1803). Six volumes. (I only have five volumes - volume III is missing). |
| KTT | Kidson, Frank (1855-1926), Traditional
Tunes, (Oxford: Chas. Taphouse & son, 1891). This was originally published in a limited edition of 200. Although there have been facsimile reprints of the original volume published, all transcriptions taken for this site are taken from an original edition. The number of the copy used is #10. |
| MWM | Motherwell, William (1797-1835),
Minstrelsy: Ancient and Modern,
(John Wylie:—Glasgow, 1827). |
| MTE | Murray., James A.
H. (1837-1915), The Romance and
Prophecies of Thomas of
Erceldoune, (London: Published for the Early English Text
Society, by N. Trübner & Co, 1875). (It is of interest to note, although of no particular relevance, that Dr Murray was also the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.) |
| PRP | Percy, Thomas (1729-1811), Reliques of Ancient English Poetry,
(Sixth Edition. London: Samuel Richards and Co. Grocer's Hall Court,
Poultry, 1823). Four volumes. Late edition of Bishop Percy's famous Reliques. When first published in 1765 there were only three volumes. I currently have little information on the Sixth Edition. There is an Advertisement to the Fourth Edition present, but nothing specific for the Sixth. |
| SBM | Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832), The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott,
Bart. - Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, (Edinburgh: Adam and
Charles
Black, 1880). 4 volumes. Also called Border
Minstrelsy. Originally published 1802-1803, various changes were made in later editions. The version used, although printed in 1880, is based on the edition of 1833, edited by J. G. Lockhart (1794-1854). There is no indication of any subsequent editing. |
| SFS-III | Sharp, Cecil J (1859-1924), and
Marson, Charles L (1858-1914), Folk
Songs from Somerset - Third Series, (London: Simpkin & Co.,
Ltd. Scott & Co. Taunton: Barnicott and Pearce, Athenæum
Press, 1906). |
| SFS-IV | Sharp, Cecil J (1859-1924), Folk Songs from Somerset - Forth Series, (London: Simpkin & Co., Ltd. Scott & Co. Taunton: Barnicott and Pearce, Athenæum Press, 1908). |
| SFS-V | Sharp, Cecil J (1859-1924), Folk Songs from Somerset - Fifth Series, (London: Simpkin & Co., Ltd. Scott & Co. Taunton: Barnicott and Pearce, Athenæum Press, 1909). |
| BPS | Burns, Robert (1759-1796), Poems and Songs, (Oxford
University Press, 1969, reprinted 1988). The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns, edited by James Kinsley (1922-1984). One of the few poetical collections that contain airs. Many of these are from Johnson's The Scots Musical Museum JSM, to which Burns was a major contributor. |
| BTT | Bronson, Bertrand Harris
(1903-1986), The Traditional Tunes
of the
Child Ballads, (Princeton University
Press, 1959-1972). 4 volumes. (I currently have the first three volumes of this work. Unfortunately I haven't yet been able to obtain a copy of the fourth.) |
| KCS | Karpeles, Maud (1885-1976), The Crystal Spring, (Oxford
University Press, 1987). With Guitar Chords by Pat Shaw. |
| KIF | Karpeles, Maud (1885-1976), An
Introduction to English Folk Song, (Revised by Kennedy, Peter)
(Oxford
University Press, 1976, (with revisions, 1987).). |
| KOB | Kinsley, James (1922-1984), The
Oxford Book
of Ballads, (Oxford University Press, 1969, reprinted 1989). |
| QOB | Quiller-Couch, Arthur
(1863-1944), The
Oxford Book of Ballads (Oxford, At the Clarenden Press, First
Edition 1910, Reprinted 1941). |
| WTV | Woods, Frederick, The Oxford
Book of English Traditional Verse (Oxford University Press,
1983). |
| MS-ABS | Abbotsford
MS.,1783-1830. Sir
Walter Scott's collection. These include; - "Scottish Songs" (1795, Seven ballads with airs and three fragments. According to Child, all the ballads seem to be altered copies of those of Mrs Brown of Falkland, Aberdeenshire.) - "Scotch Ballads, Materials for Border Minstrelsy" . |
| MS-CAM | MS. Ff. 5. 48. in the University
Library, Cambridge. (The Cambridge
MS.) One of the Tomas off Ersseldoune manuscripts. |
| MS-COT | The Cotton MS., Vitellius E. x. One of the Tomas off Ersseldoune manuscripts. |
| MS-JB | Jamieson-Brown
MS., mostly taken
down from the mouth of Mrs Brown of Falkland, Aberdeenshire, by
Professor Scott of Aberdeen, around 1783. |
| MS-LAB | The Lansdowne MS. 762, in the British
Museum. One of the Tomas off Ersseldoune manuscripts. |
| MS-MOT | Motherwell's MS., 1825 and after. "A folio, almost entirely in Motherwell's hand, containing, besides some pieces not indexed, 228 indexed ballads. Most of these are from the West of Scotland, but not a few were given to Motherwell by Buchan and are duplicates of copies which occur in Buchan;s MSS. In the possession of Mr Malcolm Colquhoun Thomson, Glasgow" (Child, 1882-1898, CPB, vol V, p398). |
| MS-RTB | Ritson-Tytler-Brown
MS., ballads
sung by Mrs Brown of Falkland, Aberdeenshire. A transcript by Ritson of
a manuscript presented to William Tytler by Mrs Brown in 1783. |
| MS-SLB | Sloane
MS. 2578, in the British Museum. One of the Tomas off Ersseldoune manuscripts. |
| MS-THL | The Thornton MS. in the Library of
Lincoln Cathedral. One of the Tomas off Ersseldoune manuscripts. |
