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British Traditional Ballads Southern Mountains 1
  • Artist: Jean Ritchie
  • Label: Folkways Records
  • UPC: 093070230125
  • Item #: SRD023012
  • Genre: Country, Folk
  • Release Date: 5/30/2012
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British Traditional Ballads Southern Mountains 1 on CD

Ten years after British scholar Cecil J. Sharp declared the traditional English ballad a "moribund" art form, he discovered a rich and thriving tradition of ballad-singing in America's southern Appalachian Mountains. Jean Ritchie, a tradition-bearer from Appalachian Kentucky, shares some of her favorite "story songs" of murder and romance. "Hangman" and "Old Bangum" feature the Appalachian dulcimer, a type of fretted zither unique to the region. Liner notes include an introduction by Ritchie, notes by Kenneth J. Goldstein, a bibliography on the ballads collected by Francis Child, and historical information and lyrics for each song.