Ballad Collection (page 3)

British Ballad, Lady Anne Bothwells Lament
LADY ANNE BOTHWELLS LAMENT. British ballad detailing the lament of a grieving wife whos husband has deserted her and her child. She finally contemplated suicide

British Ballad, Glenfinlas
GLENFINLAS. British ballad written by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) telling the tale of two mysterious female seductresses who send two Scottish hunters to their doom

British Ballad, Hengist and Mey
HENGIST AND MEY. British ballad, published in 1772 by William Julius Mickle (1735-1788)

British Ballad, Sir Cauline, Knight
SIR CAULINE (Sir Cawline) British ballad telling the story of Sir Cawline who is in love with the kings daughter and has to do some great deed to be worthy of her

British Ballad, Rudiger
RUDIGER. Ballad by Robert Southey (1774 - 1843) On the banks of the Rhine sits a palace. A boat or small barge makes toward the shore, drawn by a Swan and carrying an unknown soldier (Rudiger)

British Ballad, The Gay Goshawk
THE GAY HOSHAWK. British ballad about a Scottish squire who sends letters to his love by a goshawk. He tells her that he will die for love

British Ballad, The Cruel Sister
THE CRUEL SISTER (The Twa Sisters - The Miller and the Kings Daughter) British ballad first known to have appeared on a broadside in 1656

British Ballad, The Clerks Twa Sons o Owsenford
THE CLERKS TWO SONS O OWSENFORD. British ballad telling the story of the clerks two sons who seduce the two daughters of a mayor. The mayor sentences them to hang

British Ballad, The Twa Corbies
THE TWA CORBIES (Two Ravens or Two Crows) being a derivative of The Three Ravens with a cynical twist. A brave knight lies dead while the two scavengers (ravens)

British Ballad, Sir Cauline
SIR CAULINE (Sir Cawline) British ballad telling the story of Sir Cawline who is in love with the kings daughter. He falls ill from it so has to do some great deed to be worthy of her

British Ballad, Johnny Of Breadislee
JOHNNY OF BREADISLEE (Johnny O Breadislee) British ballad, the hero evidently being a deer-stealer and an outlaw

British Ballad, King Estmere
KING ESTMERE. British ballad. King Estmere and the King of Spain fight for the hand of King Adlands daughter. Despite threats from the King of Spain, she agrees to marry King Estmere

British Ballad, The Luck of Eden-Hall
THE LUCK OF EDEN HALL. British ballad describing the taking of the famous 13th century goblet from a fairy banquet by Lord Musgrave

British Ballad, Sir Agilthorn
SIR AGILTHORN. British ballad by Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775-1818)

British Ballad, Frennet Hall
FRENNET HALL. Contemporary British ballad based on the older original ballad The Fire of Frendraught which detail the deliberate burning down of Frendraught Castle in 1630 The details of

British Ballad, Lucy and Colin
LUCY AND COLIN. British ballad by Thomas Tickell (1685-1740), based on the traditional Fair Margaret and Sweet William ballad

British Ballad, Katharine Janfarie
KATHARINE JANFARIE (Katharine Jaffray) British balad telling the tale of a woman, wooed by a man. He asks her family for leave but another man comes

British Ballad, The Bonnie Bairns
THE BONNIE BAIRNS. British ballad obtained and expanded by Allan Cunningham (1784-1842)

British Ballad, The Dowie Dens of Yarrow
THE DOWIE DENS OF YARROW (The Braes of Yarrow) British ballad of Scottish origin telling the tale of a conflict in Yarrow between a group of men and one man, over a lady

British Ballad, Auld Robin Gray
AULD ROBIN GRAY British ballad of Scottish origin written by Lady Anne Barnard (1750-1825) Old Robin Gray marries a young girl whose lover is thought to be dead

British Ballad, Lord Ullins Daughter
LORD ULLINs DAUGHTER. Popular British ballad of Scottish origin by Thomas Campbell telling of a young chieftain bearing away the daughter of a rival house

British Ballad, Ruth
RUTH. British ballad by William Wordsworth (1770 - 1850)

British Ballad, King Arthurs Death
KING ARTHURS DEATH. British ballad telling the tale of the Arthurian legend. Sir Bedivere, with considerable reluctance, restores the magic sword Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake

British Ballad, The Birth of Saint George
THE BIRTH OF SAINT GEORGE. British ballad, obtained and expanded by Thomas Percy (1729-1811)

British Ballad, The Child of Elle
THE CHILD OF ELLE. Popular British Ballad, obtained and expanded by Thomas Percy (1729-1811)

British Ballad, Sir Aldingar
SIR ALDINGAR. Popular British Ballad, recounting the tale of a rebuffed Sir Aldingar who slanders his mistress (the Queen) by placing a leper in her bed for the King to find

British Ballad, Lord Thomas and Fair Annet
LORD THOMAS AND FAIR ANNET. British Ballad telling the story of Lord Thomas who is in love with Fair Annet and plans to marry her

British Ballad, Gil Morrice or Child Maurice
GIL MORRICE (CHILD MAURICE) Popular British Ballad. A Lord, on hearing that his Lady is meeting a strange man in the woods

British Ballad, The Beggars daughter of Bednal Green
THE (BLIND) BEGGARS DAUGHTER OF BEDNAL GREEN (BETHNAL GREEN) Popular British Ballad, obtained and expanded by Thomas Percy (1729-1811)

British Ballad, Sir Patrick Spens
SIR PATRICK SPENS. Popular British Ballad of Scottish origin. Sailor, Sir Patrick receives a Royal commission from the King of Scotland to bring home the Scottish queen Margaret

British Ballad, Genevieve
GENEVIEVE. British ballad by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)

British Ballad, Lord Soulis
LORD SOULIS. British Ballad which tells the story of William de Soulis (died c. 1320), Lord of Liddesdale and Butler of Scotland

British Ballad, The Twa Brothers
THE TWA BROTHERS. Popular British Ballad. Two brothers are wrestling when a blade that one of them is carrying mortally wounds the other

British Ballad, The Nut-Brown Mayd (Maid)
THE NUT BROWN MAYD (Maid - Maiden) Popular British Ballad by an anonymous author, praising the virtues of a devoted woman. First appearing around the 16th century

British Ballad, Fause Foodrage
FAUSE FOODRAGE. British ballad telling the story of the rebellious Fause Footrage

British Ballad, The Heir of Linne
THE HEIR OF LINNE. British Ballad obtained and expanded by Thomas Percy (1729-1811) telling the story of the money waisting lord of Linne

British Ballad, Fair Rosamond
FAIR ROSAMOND (The Fate Of - The Bower Of) Legend has it that King Henry II of England (reigned 1154 - 1189) adopted Roasmond (Rosamond Clifford) as his mistress, and that

British Ballad, Robin Goodfellow
ROBIN GOODFELLOW (The Mad Merry Pranks of) British ballad. More commonly known as Puck, the work of this mischievous creature is done by moonlight, and his mocking, laugh is Ho ho ho!

British Ballad, Sir Lancelot du Lac
SIR LANCELOT DU LAC. British ballad telling the tale of one of the greatest of the Knights of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend

British Ballad, Kempion (Kemp Owyne)
KEMPION (Kemp Owyne) British Ballad telling the story of a woman turned into a dragon, by her stepmother, who curses her to remain so until the Kings son comes to kiss her three times

British Ballad, The Children (Babes) In The Woods
THE CHILDREN IN THE WOODS (BABES IN THE WOODS) First published as a ballad by Thomas Millington in Norwich in 1595, telling the traditional childrens tale of two children in the care of their uncle

Music cover for I Met Her In The Crystal Halls, a Ballad inspired by the Great Exhibition, with words by J E Carpenter (1813-1885) and music by Stephen Glover (1812-1870)

Music sheet cover for I Would Not Have Thee, Call Me Back, a ballad with words by H Tolkien and music by G Tolkien. A lady of the Restoration period is depicted in a garden with her King Charles

Ballad Seller / C17
People gather round a popular ballad-seller

St George / Roxburghe Wcut
Saint George, who is about to deprive the dragon of its head, is described in the accompanying ballad as an English knight

English Ballad Singer
London ballad singer and seller

London / Cries / Ballad Sing
A female ballad singer

Ballad Singers
Ballad singers: the man plays the violin and hobbles on his false wooden leg, while the woman sings from the ballad sheets

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