Folk dancing, English; Folk music -- England -- History and criticism; Folk songs, English -- England -- History and criticism
EVANS, THOMAS. Old Ballads, historical and
narrative, with some of modern date. 2 vols. 1777.
(A later edition in 4 vols., 1784. A different
and fuller edition, 1810, 4 vols.)
HARLAND, JOHN. Ballads and Songs of Lancashire.
Chiefly older than the nineteenth century. 1865.
JEWITT, L. Ballads and Songs of Derbyshire,
with illustrative notes and examples. 1867.
LILLY, JOSEPH. A collection of seventy-nine
black letter ballads and broadsides printed in
the reign of Queen Elizabeth. 1867.
(This is a reprint from a collection of
broadsides that formerly belonged to George Daniels,
the antiquary.)
LOGAN, W. H. A Pedlar’s Pack of ballads and songs. 1869.
PERCY, BISHOP. Reliques of Ancient English
Poetry, consisting of old heroic ballads, songs,
and other pieces of popular poetry. 3 vols. 1765.
(Second edition, 1767; third, 1775; fourth, 1794;
and numerous later editions.)
—— Folio Manuscript. A reprint by Hales and Furnivall
of this celebrated collection from which the
“Reliques” were selected. 4 vols. 1867-1868.
RIMBAULT, DR E. F. A little book of songs and
ballads, gathered from ancient musick books, MS.
and printed, 1851.
RITSON, JOSEPH. Ancient Songs and Ballads from
the reign of Henry the Second. 2 vols. 1787.
(Later editions, 1790, 1792, and 1829.)
—— Northern Garlands. 1810. A reprinted edition, 1887.
(They consist of four song “Garlands” issued by
Joseph Ritson. “The Bishopric Garland or Durham
Minstrel,” 1784—enlarged edition, 1792; “The
Yorkshire Garland,” 1788; “The Northumberland
Garland,” 1793; and “The North Country Chorister,”
1802.)
—— Robin Hood, a collection of all the ancient poems,
songs, and ballads now extant relative to that
celebrated English outlaw. 2 vols. 1795.
(Collections of the Robin Hood ballads reprinted
from Ritson’s work are innumerable. An excellent
edition appeared in 1820, and again in 1823, while
a very useful one was published by Griffin about 1850.)
Another reprint was issued in 2 vols. in 1884.
SHARP, Sir CUTHBERT. The Bishopric
Garland of Legends, Songs, Ballads, etc., belonging
to the county of Durham. 1834.
SIDGWICK, FRANK. Popular Ballads of the Olden
Time. First to fourth series, 1903-1912.
(See also several small carol books compiled
by the above.)
ENGLISH FOLK-SONG COLLECTIONS WITH THE TUNES, OR MUSICAL WORKS BEARING
ON THE SUBJECT
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