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A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of Great Britain and Ireland from the Late Middle Ages until the 19th century. They were widely used across Europe, and later in Australia, North Africa, North America and South America.
Folk songs have been recorded since ancient times in China. The term Yuefu was used for a broad range of songs such as ballads, laments, folk songs, love songs, and songs performed at court. [136] China is a vast country, with a multiplicity of linguistic and geographic regions.
One of the most popular railroad folk songs in American history was The Ballad of Casey Jones, a song about a train conductor who sacrificed himself to prevent a collision. [44] The "Ballad of John Henry " is about an African-American folk hero said to have worked as a "steel-driving man".
John Barleycorn. Broadside ballad entitled "A Huy and Cry After Sir John Barlycorn" by Alexander Pennecuik, 1725. " John Barleycorn " is an English and Scottish folk song. [1] The song's protagonist is John Barleycorn, a personification of barley and of the alcoholic beverages made from it: beer and whisky.
The Ballad of Davy Crockett. The Ballad of Eskimo Nell. The Ballad of John and Yoko. Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) Be Here Now (George Harrison song) Be Still (Kelly Clarkson song) The Birthday Party (song) Bitter Green. Blackbird (Beatles song)
Sport, play and fighting. "Bold Thady Quill" – a Cork song written about 1895 by Johnny Tom Gleeson (1853–1924) [101] "The Bold Christy Ring" – song about Cork hurler Christy Ring to the tune of Bold Thady Quill. "The Contender" – song by Jimmy Macarthy about 1930s Irish boxer Jack Doyle, recorded by Christy Moore.
Written. 17th century (earliest known) Genre. Border ballad, folk song. Songwriter (s) Unknown. " Lord Randall ", or " Lord Randal ", (Roud 10, Child 12) is an Anglo - Scottish border ballad [1] consisting of dialogue between a young Lord and his mother. [2] Similar ballads can be found across Europe in many languages, including Danish, German ...
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads/Part 1/Chapter 26. "The Twa Corbies", illustration by Arthur Rackham for Some British Ballads. " The Three Ravens " (Roud 5, Child 26) is an English folk ballad, printed in the songbook Melismata[1] compiled by Thomas Ravenscroft and published in 1611, but the song is possibly older than that.