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A pioneer songster : texts from the Stevens-Douglass manuscript of Western New York, 1841-1856 /

Folklorists and lovers of folk songs will delight in this collection of the lyrics of songs sung by settlers of western New York in the middle of the nineteenth century. The manuscript on which this book is based is the most important collection of traditional song-texts, British and American in ori...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Thompson, Harold William, 1891-1964 (Editor ), Cutting, Edith E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Fall Creek Books, an imprint of Cornell University Press, [2018]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; INTRODUCTION; I. SONGS AND BALLADS FROM THE BRITISH ISLES; A. Child Ballads; 1. The Bishop of Canterbury (45); 2. Barbara Allen (84); 3. Katie Mora (112); 4. The Hog's Heart (268); 5. The Knight in Green (268); 6. The Kennebec Bite (283); 7. The Bold Pirates (285); 8. Captain Ward (287); 9. The Mermaid (289); B. Love Themes; 10. William and Susan; 11. Henry and Ruth; 12. The London Lawyer's Son; 13. Ellen the Fair; 14. The Dark-eyed Sailor; 15. George Reily; 16. Johnny German; 17. The 'Prentice Boy; 18. The Lawyer Outwitted; 19. Canada-I-O; 20. Caroline of Edinburgh Town.
  • 21. The Dawning of the Day22. The Bridgewater Merchant *; 23. Pretty Polly*; 24. The Sailor's Wife's Lament; 25. Kate and Her Horns; 26. The Dog and the Gun; 27. The Spinster's Lament*; 28. The Bonny Light Horseman; 29. The Carrier Dove; C. Historical Themes; 30. Napoleon Bonaparte; 31. The Drummer Boy of Waterloo; 32. The Flaunting Flag of Liberty; D. Irish Themes; 33. Erin's Lovely Home; 34. Skewball; 35. The Rose of Ardee; 36. Old Grannau Weal; II. AMERICAN SONGS AND BALLADS; A. Love Themes; 37. Banks of Brandywine; 38. Eliza *; 39. Lilly Dale; 40. Sparking Sunday Night.
  • 41. The Quaker's Wooing42. I've Been Roaming; B. Historical Themes; 43. Brave Wolfe; 44. The Taxation of America; 45. Lady Washington; 46. Bold Dighton; 47. Paul Jones; 48. Old England Forty Years Ago; 49. Constitution and Guerrière; 50. Wasp Stinging Frolic; 51. Perry's Victory; 52. James Bird; 53. Noble Lads of Canada; 54. The Hunters of Kentucky; 55. The Maid of Monterrey; 56. Buena Vista; C. Pioneering Themes; 57. Wisconsin; 58. The Dying Californian; 59. The Used-up Miner; D. Political Themes; 60. The Liberty Ball; 61. A Song for the Campaign; 62. The True American; 63. The Empire Club.
  • 64. Wait for the WagonE. Tragic Themes; 65. Loss of the Albion; 66. Sarah Maria Cornell; F. Minstrel Songs; 67. Old Dog Tray; 68. Nancy Till; 69. My Gum-Tree Canoe; G. White Spirituals; 70. The Convert*; 71. The Gospel Ship *; 72. Canaan *; 73. We're Traveling Home *; 74. The White Pilgrim *; III. MINOR GROUPS-ENGLISH AND AMERICAN; A. Indian Themes; 75. Alknomook; 76. The Indian Hunter; 77. The Indian Hunter; 78. The Indian Student; B. Moral Themes; 79. Patient Jo; 80. The Poor Man; 81. The Sweeper; 82. The Temperance Ship *; C. Tearful Themes; 83. The Bride's Farewell; 84. The Watcher.
  • 85. Mary of the Wild MoorD. Satirical Themes; 86. Roving Bachelor; 87. The Country Clown; 88. Old Enoch; 89. The Gunner and Boatswain; BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH SHORT TITLES; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y.