Sing Yonder: A Practical Guide to Traditional Song

Sing Yonder: A Practical Guide to Traditional Song

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Sing Yonder: A Practical Guide to Traditional Song
Sing Yonder: A Practical Guide to Traditional Song
ROUD 54: Draft pages

ROUD 54: Draft pages

Barbara Allen

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Karl Sinfield
Dec 13, 2022
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Sing Yonder: A Practical Guide to Traditional Song
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OK, here’s what I have for Barbara Allen so far. It was a little daunting to try and write about a song with so much recorded history, but as I have said many times before, I’m not trying to be the final word on balladry, I’m just giving a rough overview and pointing to what I find interesting, and hopefully useful for someone trying the song for the first time.

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