About Folk Music: Essential Child Ballads

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Folk Music Folk Music Folk Music 101 Artists & Styles Reviews From Kim Ruehl, your Guide to Folk Music In the 19th Century, Francis James Child collected around 300 songs from the English and Scottish traditions and compiled them into a book now known, simply, as the Child ballads. These tunes have been resurrected and recorded for generations and, with a new collection of them released last month, now seems like as good a time as any to take a look at the Child ballads. Essential Child Ballds From Joan Baez to Fairport Convention, up to last month's release from Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer, the Child Ballads have hugely impacted the evolution of traditional song here in the States and beyond. Check out these essential recordings of selections from that canon. Search Related Topics:  child ballads  francis james child  pete seeger Interview with Anais Mitchell about 'Child Ballads' Here's my full interview with Anais Mitchell about her relationship with the Child ballads and her decision to resurrect seven of those songs for a recording with Jefferson Hamer. Search Related Topics:  anais mitchell  jefferson hamer  francis james child Jefferson Hamer Talks About Child's Collection Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Jefferson Hamer recently spoke with About.com Folk Music about his discovery of Child's collection, and how he and his musical partner Anais Mitchell came to recording an EP with updated versions of these old, old songs. Search Related Topics:  jefferson hamer  anais mitchell  child ballads Joan Baez - 'The First 10 Years' Joan Baez was one of the first, most popular artists in America to record a slew of Francis Child's English and Scottish Ballads. Learn more by delving into this classic Baez recording, where she included her version of Child's "Geordie," among some other seminal tunes. Search Related Topics:  joan baez  singer-songwriters  women in music Related Searches Folk Music Free Songs Music Stream Music New Music Blues Music Featured Articles Review of Holly Williams - 'The Highway' Tallest Man on Earth US Tour Dates Get to Know Shannon Whitworth Classic Folk Albums: Ani DiFranco's Self-titled Debut Artists to Watch: Samantha Crain Steve Martin/Edie Brickell Tour Dates   More from About.com 10 Easy Ways to Look Thinner Don't wait until you've lost those first pounds to make these simple, slimming changes. Read more...> Create a Shared Photo Stream Sharing your photo stream with friends and family is a great way to keep in touch. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Kim Ruehl Folk Music Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Folk Music newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads Essential Child Ballads 'Anthology of American Folk Music' What Is Americana? New Releases to Watch Great Folk Albums for Kids   Follow me on: Advertisement