"The Great Rock Island Route" (#Roud 4228), popularized as "Wabash Cannonball" and also known by various other titles, is a 19th-century American #folkSong that describes the scenic beauty and predicaments of a fictional train, the Wabash Cannonball Express, as it travels on the Chicago.
"Roll, Jordan, Roll" (#Roud 6697), also "Roll, Jordan", is a #spiritual created by enslaved African Americans, developed from a song written by #IsaacWatts in the 18th century which became well known among #slaves in the United States during the 19th century.
"Scarborough Fair" (#Roud 12, #Child 2) is a traditional Northern English #ballad. The song lists a number of #impossibleTasks given to a former lover who lives in #ScarboroughNorthYorkshire. The "Scarborough/Whittingham Fair" variant was most common in Yorkshire and #Northumbria.
"Stagger Lee" (#Roud 4183), also known as "Stagolee" and other variants, is a popular American #folkSong about the murder of Billy Lyons by "Stag" #LeeShelton, in #StLouisMissouri, on Christmas 1895. The song was first published in 1911 and first recorded in 1923, by #FredWaringsPennsylvanians.
"I Shall Not Be Moved" (#Roud 9134), also known as "We Shall Not Be Moved", is an #AfricanAmerican #spiritual, #hymn, and #protestSong dating to the early 19th century American south. It was likely originally sung at revivalist #campmeetings as a #slaveJubilee.
"The Great Rock Island Route" (#Roud 4228), popularized as "Wabash Cannonball" and also known by various other titles, is a 19th-century American #folkSong that describes the scenic beauty and predicaments of a fictional train, the Wabash Cannonball Express, as it travels on the Chicago.
"Goodnight, Irene" or "Irene, Goodnight," (#Roud 11681) is a 20th-century American #folkStandard, written in 34 time, first recorded by American #blues musician #HuddieLeadBellyLedbetter in 1933. A version recorded by #TheWeavers was a #1 hit in 1950.
"Scarborough Fair" (#Roud 12, #Child 2) is a traditional #English #ballad. The song lists a number of #impossibleTasks given to a former lover who lives in #ScarboroughNorthYorkshire. The "Scarborough/Whittingham Fair" variant was most common in Yorkshire and #Northumbria.
"Sloop John B" (#Roud 15634, originally published as "#TheJohnBSails") is a #BahamianFolkSong from #Nassau. A transcription was published in 1916 by #RichardLeGallienne, and #CarlSandburg included a version in his #TheAmericanSongbag in 1927.
"Sloop John B" (#Roud 15634, originally published as "#TheJohnBSails") is a #BahamianFolkSong from #Nassau. A transcription was published in 1916 by #RichardLeGallienne, and #CarlSandburg included a version in his #TheAmericanSongbag in 1927.
"Sloop John B" (#Roud 15634, originally published as "#TheJohnBSails") is a #BahamianFolkSong from #Nassau. A transcription was published in 1916 by #RichardLeGallienne, and #CarlSandburg included a version in his #TheAmericanSongbag in 1927.
"Stagger Lee" (#Roud 4183), also known as "Stagolee" and other variants, is a popular American #folkSong about the murder of Billy Lyons by "Stag" #LeeShelton, in #StLouisMissouri, on Christmas 1895. The song was first published in 1911 and first recorded in 1923, by #FredWaringsPennsylvanians.
"Sloop John B" (#Roud 15634, originally published as "#TheJohnBSails") is a #BahamianFolkSong from #Nassau. A transcription was published in 1916 by #RichardLeGallienne, and #CarlSandburg included a version in his #TheAmericanSongbag in 1927.
"Midnight Special" (#Roud 6364) is a traditional #folk song thought to have originated among prisoners in the American South. The song refers to the passenger train #MidnightSpecial.
"Scarborough Fair" (#Roud 12, #Child 2) is a traditional #English #ballad. The song lists a number of #impossibleTasks given to a former lover who lives in #ScarboroughNorthYorkshire. The "Scarborough/Whittingham Fair" variant was most common in Yorkshire and #Northumbria.
"I Shall Not Be Moved" (#Roud 9134), also known as "We Shall Not Be Moved", is an #AfricanAmerican slave #spiritual, #hymn, and #protestSong dating to the early 19th century American south. It was likely originally sung at revivalist #campmeetings as a #slaveJubilee.
"Sloop John B" (#Roud 15634, originally published as "#TheJohnBSails") is a #BahamianFolkSong from #Nassau. A transcription was published in 1916 by #RichardLeGallienne, and #CarlSandburg included a version in his #TheAmericanSongbag in 1927.
Love the big ballads. At least in this one, nobody dies :-)
#ballad #folk #song #balladtree #guitar #stories #traditional #tradfolk #roud #grahamdodsworth #scottish
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