A Book of Old English Ballads


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In this selection... the aim has been to bring within moderate compass a collection of these songs of the people which should fairly represent the range, the descriptive felicity, the dramatic power, and the genuine poetic feeling of a body of verse which is still, it is to be feared, unfamiliar to a large number of those to whom it would bring refreshment and delight. (Summary from introduction) (2 hr 34 min)

Chapters

00 - Introduction 26:25 Read by Mike Harris
01 - Chevy Chace 12:13 Read by susanfrom
02 - King Cophetua and the Beggar-Maid 5:54 Read by ravenotation
03 - King Leir and his Three Daughters 7:07 Read by Michael Helgens
04 - Fair Rosamond 7:53 Read by Bridget Tallon
05 - Phillida and Corydon 1:24 Read by Patti Cunningham
06 - Fair Margaret and Sweet William 3:56 Read by Stephen Read
07 - Annan Water 2:13 Read by Patti Cunningham
08 - The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington 3:03 Read by Ruth Golding
09 - Barbara Allen's Cruelty 1:52 Read by ravenotation
10 - The Douglas Tragedy 4:32 Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
11 - Young Waters 3:10 Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
12 - Flodden Field 2:43 Read by Michael Helgens
13 - Helen of Kirkconnell 1:49 Read by Bridget Tallon
14 - Robin Hood and Allen-a-Dale 5:41 Read by Elizabeth Zaranka
15 - Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne 10:09 Read by Patti Cunningham
16 - Robin Hood's Death and Burial 4:11 Read by Peter Yearsley
17 - The Twa Corbies 1:29 Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
18 - Waly, Waly, Love be Bonny 1:58 Read by Jamie
19 - The Nut-brown Maid 13:15 Read by Mike Harris
20 - The Fause Lover 2:23 Read by Kalynda
21 - The Mermaid 2:24 Read by susanfrom
22 - The Battle of Otterburn 13:24 Read by Stephen Read
23 - The Lament of the Border Widow 2:04 Read by susanfrom
24 - The Banks o' Yarrow 3:17 Read by Bridget Tallon
25 - Hugh of Lincoln 3:50 Read by drewmac
26 - Sir Patrick Spens 5:41 Read by drewmac