Sub-series
Francis J Child Ballads (England and Scotland)
Catalogue reference: MS 4000/5/1/13
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MS 4000/5/1/13
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Title (The name of the record)
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Francis J Child Ballads (England and Scotland)
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MS 4000/5/1/13/1-4 'The English and Scottish Popular c1956-1964
Ballads: Child Ballads' (Folkways
and Topic) and;
other recordings of Broadside
Ballads (Folkways); Great British
Ballads (Riverside); and 'Haul on the
Bowlin' (Stinson) shanties and foc'sle
songs
MS 4000/5/1/13/5-8 'The English and Scottish Popular nd
Ballads: Child Ballads' (Riverside)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Francis J Child (1825-1896) is renowned for his collection of English and Scottish ballads and discussion of related songs and stories in the five volume work 'The English and Scottish Popular Ballads' published between 1882 and 1898. The collection contains over three hundred ballads and related research. The ballads are often referred to in academic works by their sequential number, for example Lord Randall is Child #12 and Sir Patrick Spens is Child #58.
The Child Ballads have been released in both the UK by Topic Records and in the USA by Folkways and Riverside records. The sound recordings featured here are from both the Topic, Folkways and Riverside record labels.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/65f7aa1f-840e-487e-b913-3a4b54cf273c/
Series information
MS 4000/5/1
Sound recordings of interviews with traditional folk performers and folk music collectors.
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
Within the fonds: MS 4000
Charles Parker Archive
Within the sub-fonds: MS 4000/5
Digitised Sound Recordings: Charles Parker Archive 'A Future For Ordinary Folk'
Within the series: MS 4000/5/1
Sound recordings of interviews with traditional folk performers and folk music collectors.
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Francis J Child Ballads (England and Scotland)