The Jupiter Book of Ballads, by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

The Jupiter Book of Ballads

by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

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1.	John Laurie - The Wife of Usher's Well 02:26	buy track
2.	Isla Cameron - Lord Randall 03:01	buy track
3.	V.C. Clinton-Baddeley - St. Stephen and King Herod 02:22	buy track
4.	John Laurie - Alison Gross 02:36	buy track
5.	Isla Cameron - The Dowie Dens of Yarrow 03:16	buy track
6.	John Laurie and Isla Cameron - Mary Hamilton 05:11	buy track
7.	Osian Ellis - Barbara Allen 02:45	buy track
8.	V.C. Clinton-Baddeley and Pauline Letts - The Unquiet Grave 01:55	buy track
9.	Osian Ellis - She's Like a Swallow 02:51	buy track
10.	Isla Cameron - Blackwaterside 02:31	buy track
11.	John Laurie - Helen of Kirconnell 02:15	buy track
12.	Isla Cameron - High Barbaree 02:41	buy track
13.	V.C. Clinton-Baddeley - Shameful Death 02:47	buy track
14.	Osian Ellis - The Watercresses 02:37	buy track
15.	Jill Balcon - A Trampwoman's Tragedy 05:09	buy track
16.	John Laurie - The Tay Bridge Disaster 02:56	buy track
17.	Isla Cameron - The House of the Rising Sun 02:50	buy track

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A troupe of British actors reads and sings 17 English ballads in this 1962 recording. Many of the ballads come from The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, compiled by Francis James Child. Several became popular folk songs in the mid-20th century, including “Alison Gross,” “Barbara Allen,” and “The House of the Rising Sun.” The liner notes include the complete transcripts for all tracks.

Learn more: folkways.si.edu/the-jupiter-book-of-ballads-spoken-and-sung-by-isla-cameron-jill-balcon-pauline-letts-john-laurie-etc/celtic-poetry/album/smithsonian

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released January 1, 1962

Jill Balcon - Artist
Isla Cameron - Artist
V.C. Clinton-Baddeley - Artist
Pauline Letts - Artist
John Laurie - Artist
Osian Ellis - Artist
Ronald Clyne - Designer

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