English/Scot/Child ballads - CDs?

Subject: English/Scot/Child ballads - CDs?
From: outfidel
Date: 26 Mar 05 - 08:32 PM

Can anyone recommend a good CD of traditional English/Scottish ballads, including Child ballads? I've started getting into the genre via songs like Bob Dylan's "Barbara Allen" & Doc Watson's "Matty Groves".

Who are some of the modern masters for this stuff - Martin Carthy? Ewan MacColl?

Thanks!

Subject: RE: English/Scot/Child ballads - CDs?
From: masato sakurai
Date: 26 Mar 05 - 08:56 PM

This thread (Child Ballads: Anyone recorded the lot?) may help.

Subject: RE: English/Scot/Child ballads - CDs?
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Mar 05 - 10:17 PM

Could - would - DT catagorized their current their current collection of verses and tunes?

Subject: RE: English/Scot/Child ballads - CDs?
From: Barry Finn
Date: 27 Mar 05 - 03:04 AM

Hi outfidel

You could go to Heritage Collectors at http://www.heritagemuse.com/default.htm & check out the digital edition of Child's colection. It costs a few bucks but you'd be amazed at the songs, backround & the detailed info that the author, David Kleiman has amassed.

Good Luck

Barry


Maybe someone could do up a link? Thanks

Subject: RE: English/Scot/Child ballads - CDs?
From: GUEST,Allen
Date: 27 Mar 05 - 03:48 AM

Fellside publishing have a CD of Child Ballads.

Subject: RE: English/Scot/Child ballads - CDs?
From: Glynis
Date: 27 Mar 05 - 05:18 AM

See my post - "Difficulty contacting Heritage Muse" .

My personal experience - I haven't received all the items I paid for (3 out of 5) and have received no replies to my emails.

The last contact I had from them was 2 February 05 and I have sent several emails to them since that date.

I would not be able to recommend buying from them, based on my own personal experiece.

Subject: RE: English/Scot/Child ballads - CDs?
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Mar 05 - 06:24 AM

Oopps, ment Fellside Records.

Subject: RE: English/Scot/Child ballads - CDs?
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 27 Mar 05 - 07:35 AM

I bought my Heritage Collectors edition (data CD with the whole text of Child and music CD with a varied collection of recordings of sometimes seldom heard ballads by top singers) from our own Dick Greenhaus at Camsco Music and got it without problems. Definitely worth the money! Now who'll buy me the time to go through it properly?

Subject: RE: English/Scot/Child ballads - CDs?
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Mar 05 - 08:45 AM

I recommend a two CD set From Rounder, Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland, volumes I and II. Available from CAMSCO Music 800 548-FOLK.

Subject: RE: English/Scot/Child ballads - CDs?
From: BB
Date: 29 Mar 05 - 02:25 PM

I too can recommend the Fellside CD - FECD 110 - a compilation album from a number of excellent singers. Obtainable through their website.

Barbara

Subject: RE: English/Scot/Child ballads - CDs?
From: GUEST,Lighter at work
Date: 29 Mar 05 - 03:26 PM

I second Susan of DT. Dick & CAMSCO got it to me promptly, and at a great price.

Subject: RE: English/Scot/Child ballads - CDs?
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 29 Mar 05 - 08:32 PM

CAMSCO carries the entire Fellside catalog. At discount prices.

Subject: RE: English/Scot/Child ballads - CDs?
From: outfidel
Date: 04 Apr 05 - 03:34 PM

Folks, great info as usual.

Well web-searching the Fellside CDs mentioned above, I came across this informative article in the Journal of American Folklore:

The English revival canon: Child ballads and the invention of tradition

Subject: RE: English/Scot/Child ballads - CDs?
From: GUEST
Date: 04 Apr 05 - 03:48 PM

outfidel - you could save yourself a lot of international postage and customs documents by telling us which country you are in.

Subject: RE: English/Scot/Child ballads - CDs?
From: outfidel
Date: 11 Apr 05 - 02:08 PM

I live in NJ, USA.

How does that save me anything in postage & documents?

Subject: RE: English/Scot/Child ballads - CDs?
From: GUEST,Allen
Date: 11 Apr 05 - 02:29 PM

Because people can recommend a source closer to home.

Subject: RE: English/Scot/Child ballads - CDs?
From: ScottishVoice
Date: 11 Apr 05 - 05:25 PM

hi, theres a cd being recorded at the moment with young singers from scotland singing scottish songs and ballad. most from the greig-duncan collection but im sure there will be some child ones thrown in as well as some more modern songs. some of the singers you might already know - karine polwart, shona donaldson, scott gardiner, fiona hunter, john valentine, barbara-ann burnett, steve byrne and gillian frame. its currently being recorded and we are hoping to get it out for late july. sure to be some cracking songs and ballads on it!

Subject: RE: English/Scot/Child ballads - CDs?
From: GUEST,Allen
Date: 11 Apr 05 - 06:00 PM

That sounds brilliant.