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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