User contributions for Lewis Jones

30 October 2018

• 22:3122:31, 30 October 2018 diff hist −4 47 Arise, Arise No edit summary
• 22:3022:30, 30 October 2018 diff hist −4 46 Fanny Blair No edit summary
• 22:2922:29, 30 October 2018 diff hist −4 45 The Saucy Sailor No edit summary
• 22:2822:28, 30 October 2018 diff hist −4 44 Dabbling in the Dew No edit summary
• 22:2822:28, 30 October 2018 diff hist −4 43 The Rambling Sailor No edit summary
• 22:2722:27, 30 October 2018 diff hist −4 42 The Bold Fisherman No edit summary
• 22:2622:26, 30 October 2018 diff hist −18 41 Bedlam No edit summary
• 22:2422:24, 30 October 2018 diff hist +1,399 N Cecil Sharp's Note 40 (1916) Created page with "No. 40. Green Bushes Other versions with tunes may be seen in the ''Journal of the Folk-Song Society'' (volume v, p. 177); ''Songs of the West'' (No. 43, 2d ed.); ''English C..." current
• 22:1922:19, 30 October 2018 diff hist +871 N Cecil Sharp's Note 39 (1916) Created page with "No. 39. O Waly, Waly I have collected five variants of this song. The words are so closely allied to the well-known Scottish ballad, “Waly, Waly, up the bank” (''Orpheus..." current
• 22:1422:14, 30 October 2018 diff hist +743 N Cecil Sharp's Note 38 (1916) Created page with "No. 38. The Sign of the Bonny Blue Bell THE subject of the ballad is clearly related to “I’m going to be married on Sunday,” in Dr. Joyce’s ''Ancient Irish Music'' (N..." current
• 22:1122:11, 30 October 2018 diff hist +958 N Cecil Sharp's Note 37 (1916) Created page with "No. 37. The Drowned Lover For other versions with tunes, see ''Traditional Tunes'' (p. 112); ''Journal of the Folk-Song Society'' (volume iii, p. 258); and ''Songs of the Wes..." current
• 22:0622:06, 30 October 2018 diff hist +189 N Cecil Sharp's Note 36 (1916) Created page with "No. 36. Blackbirds and Thrushes Although I have collected five variants of this song, I do not know of any published version of it. I have had to amend some of the lines that..." current
• 22:0322:03, 30 October 2018 diff hist +889 N Cecil Sharp's Note 35 (1916) Created page with "No. 35. The Cuckoo For other versions with tunes, see ''Folk Songs from Dorset'' (No. 11); Butterworth’s ''Folk Songs from Sussex'' (No. 6); ''A Garland of Country Song'' (..." current
• 21:5721:57, 30 October 2018 diff hist +1,081 N Cecil Sharp's Note 34 (1916) Created page with "No. 34. The Sprig of Thyme Although this and the preceding song probably spring from the same root, it is, I think, quite possible to distinguish them, both tunes and words...." current
• 21:4221:42, 30 October 2018 diff hist +1,084 N Cecil Sharp's Note 33 (1916) Created page with "No. 33. The Seeds of Love This song, which is known to the peasant-folk all over England, is a modernized version of “The Sprig of Thyme,” the next number in this collect..." current
• 21:3621:36, 30 October 2018 diff hist +398 N Cecil Sharp's Note 32 (1916) Created page with "No. 32. The Crystal Spring I have no variants of this song, nor have I been able to find it on ballad-sheets or in any published collection. I believe the tune to be a genuin..." current
• 21:3221:32, 30 October 2018 diff hist +327 N Cecil Sharp's Note 31 (1916) Created page with "No. 31. Sweet Kitty The tune, which is in the Dorian mode, was used in Mr. Granville Barker’s production of Hardy’s ''Dynasts'', being set to the words, “My Love’s go..." current
• 21:2921:29, 30 October 2018 diff hist +409 N Cecil Sharp's Note 30 (1916) Created page with "No. 30. Farewell, Nancy Versions with tunes are given in the ''Journal of the Folk-Song Society'' (volume i, p. 130; volume ii, pp. 99 and 298); and in Joyce’s ''Ancient Ir..." current
• 21:2621:26, 30 October 2018 diff hist +365 N Cecil Sharp's Note 29 (1916) Created page with "No. 29. The Death of Queen Jane For other versions see Child (No. 170) and the ''Journal of the Folk-Song Society'' (volume ii, p. 221; volume iii, p.67). Queen Jane Seymour..." current
• 21:2321:23, 30 October 2018 diff hist +713 N Cecil Sharp's Note 28 (1916) Created page with "No. 28. Lord Thomas and Fair Ellinor This, of course, is a very common ballad. The words are on ballad-sheets and in most of the well-known collections, and are fully analyze..." current
• 21:2121:21, 30 October 2018 diff hist +679 N Cecil Sharp's Note 27 (1916) Created page with "No. 27. False Lamkin Under the heading “Lamkin,” Child deals very fully with this ballad. There is a tradition in Northumberland that Lamkin and his tower were part of th..." current
• 21:1621:16, 30 October 2018 diff hist +398 N Cecil Sharp's Note 26 (1916) Created page with "No. 26. Lord Lovel I do not know of any publication in which the tune of this ballad is published. I have collected six versions, but only one complete set of words, the one..." current
• 21:1421:14, 30 October 2018 diff hist +876 N Cecil Sharp's Note 25 (1916) Created page with "No. 25. The Trees they do grow high The singer varied his tune, which is in the Dorian mode, in a very remarkable way, a good example of the skill with which folksingers will..." current
• 21:1121:11, 30 October 2018 diff hist +1,151 N Cecil Sharp's Note 24 (1916) Created page with "No. 24. The Unquiet Grave, or, Cold Blows the Wind This ballad, of which I have collected a large number of variants, is widely known and sung by English folksingers. A Scott..." current
• 21:0421:04, 30 October 2018 diff hist +950 N Cecil Sharp's Note 23 (1916) Created page with "No. 23. The Low, Low Lands of Holland One of the earliest copies of this ballad is printed in Herd’s ''Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs'' (volume ii, p. 2, ed. 1776). It i..." current
• 21:0021:00, 30 October 2018 diff hist +1,173 N Cecil Sharp's Note 22 (1916) Created page with "No. 22. Death and the Lady For other versions with tunes see ''Journal of the Folk-Song Society'' (volume i, p. 169; volume ii, p. 137) ; ''Songs of the West'' (No. 99, 2d ed..." current
• 20:5620:56, 30 October 2018 diff hist +2,553 N Cecil Sharp's Note 21 (1916) Created page with "No. 21. The Duke of Bedford The singer of this ballad, a native of Sheffield, told me that he learned it from his father, who, in turn, had derived it from his father, and th..." current

19 October 2018

• 22:1322:13, 19 October 2018 diff hist −18 40 Green Bushes No edit summary current
• 22:1222:12, 19 October 2018 diff hist −4 39 O Waly, Waly No edit summary
• 22:1122:11, 19 October 2018 diff hist −4 38 The Sign of the Bonny Blue Bell No edit summary
• 22:1022:10, 19 October 2018 diff hist −4 37 The Drowned Lover No edit summary
• 22:1022:10, 19 October 2018 diff hist −4 36 Blackbirds and Thrushes No edit summary
• 22:0922:09, 19 October 2018 diff hist −18 35 The Cuckoo No edit summary
• 22:0822:08, 19 October 2018 diff hist −26 34 The Sprig of Thyme No edit summary current
• 22:0722:07, 19 October 2018 diff hist −4 33 The Seeds of Love No edit summary
• 22:0722:07, 19 October 2018 diff hist −4 32 The Crystal Spring No edit summary
• 22:0522:05, 19 October 2018 diff hist −26 31 Sweet Kitty No edit summary current
• 22:0422:04, 19 October 2018 diff hist −18 30 Farewell, Nancy No edit summary
• 22:0322:03, 19 October 2018 diff hist −18 29 The Death of Queen Jane No edit summary
• 22:0222:02, 19 October 2018 diff hist −18 28 Lord Thomas and Fair Ellinor No edit summary
• 22:0122:01, 19 October 2018 diff hist −18 27 False Lamkin No edit summary
• 22:0022:00, 19 October 2018 diff hist −18 26 Lord Lovel No edit summary
• 22:0022:00, 19 October 2018 diff hist −18 25 The trees they do grow high No edit summary
• 21:5921:59, 19 October 2018 diff hist −18 24 The Unquiet Grave ''or'' Cold blows the wind No edit summary
• 21:5821:58, 19 October 2018 diff hist −18 23 The Low, Low Lands of Holland No edit summary
• 21:5721:57, 19 October 2018 diff hist −18 22 Death and the Lady No edit summary
• 21:5521:55, 19 October 2018 diff hist −18 21 The Duke of Bedford No edit summary
• 21:5121:51, 19 October 2018 diff hist +2,187 N Cecil Sharp's Note 20 (1916) Created page with "No. 20. The Two Magicians This is, I believe, the only copy of this ballad that has as yet been collected in England. The tune, which, of course, is modern, is a variant of o..." current
• 21:4621:46, 19 October 2018 diff hist −18 20 The Two Magicians No edit summary
• 21:4521:45, 19 October 2018 diff hist +944 N Cecil Sharp's Note 19 (1916) Created page with "No. 19. Blow away the Morning Dew This is a shortened form of “The Baffled Knight, or Lady’s Policy” (Percy’s Reliques). The words beginning “Yonder comes a cou..." current