Today podcast examines the popular ballad Barbara Allen. I will look at the publishing history, sing samples of the songs and end on a complete performance of one of the songs. A young man falls in love with Barbara Allen, but she does not return his love and makes scornful remarks about him. He pines away and dies. Barbara Allen realises that she loved him and she too pines away and dies.
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Today podcast examines the popular ballad Barbara Allen. I will look at the publishing history, sing samples of the songs and end on a complete performance of one of the songs. A young man falls in love with Barbara Allen, but she does not return his love and makes scornful remarks about him. He pines away and dies. Barbara Allen realises that she loved him and she too pines away and dies.
Today’s podcast looks at the ballad The Wife of Usher’s Well. A mother sends her sons across the sea to school, only to find later that they had died. She grieves their loss, cursing the winds and sea for their return. They do return, as physical ghosts, and convince her to let them rest in peace
Nick Caffrey a singer's view on traditional songs
Today podcast examines the popular ballad Barbara Allen. I will look at the publishing history, sing samples of the songs and end on a complete performance of one of the songs. A young man falls in love with Barbara Allen, but she does not return his love and makes scornful remarks about him. He pines away and dies. Barbara Allen realises that she loved him and she too pines away and dies.
