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A legend in the folk music community, John Jacob Niles enjoyed a lengthy career as a balladeer, folk collector, and songwriter. Ever close to his Kentucky roots, he spent much of his adulthood searching for the most well-loved songs of the southern Appalachia. The Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles brings together a wealth of songs with the stories that inspired them, arranged by a gifted performer. This new edition includes all of the melodies, text, commentary, and illustrations of the 1961 original and features a new introduction by Ron Pen, director of the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music at the University of Kentucky.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title page, Copyright, Dedication, Acknowledgments
  2. pp. i-v
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. p. vi
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-xii
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  1. Introduction to the New Edition
  2. pp. xiii-xvi
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  1. Introduction to the Original Edition
  2. pp. xvii-xxvi
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  1. 1. Riddles Wisely Expounded (Child No. 1)
  2. pp. 1-10
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  1. 2. The Elfin Knight (Child No. 2)
  2. pp. 11-20
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  1. 3. The False Knight upon the Road (Child No. 3)
  2. pp. 21-23
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  1. 4. Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight (Child No. 4)
  2. pp. 24-30
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  1. 5. Earl Brand (Child No. 7)
  2. pp. 31-39
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  1. 6. The Fair Flower of Northumberland (Child No. 9)
  2. pp. 40-46
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  1. 7. The Twa Sisters (Child No. 10)
  2. pp. 47-54
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  1. 8. The Cruel Brother (Child No. 11)
  2. pp. 55-57
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  1. 9. Lord Randal (Child No. 12)
  2. pp. 58-64
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  1. 10. Edward (Child No. 13)
  2. pp. 65-68
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  1. 11. Babylon; or, The Bonnie Banks o Fordie (Child No. 14)
  2. pp. 69-71
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  1. 12. Hind Horn (Child No. 17)
  2. pp. 72-76
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  1. 13. Sir Lionel (Child No. 18)
  2. pp. 77-82
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  1. 14. The Cruel Mother (Child No. 20)
  2. pp. 83-87
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  1. 15. The Maid and the Palmer (Child No. 21)
  2. pp. 88-89
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  1. 16. Judas (Child No. 23)
  2. pp. 90-98
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  1. 17. The Three Ravens (Child No. 26)
  2. pp. 99-105
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  1. 18. The Marriage of Sir Gawain (Child No. 31)
  2. pp. 106-108
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  1. 19. King John and the Bishop (Child No. 45)
  2. pp. 109-112
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  1. 20. The Twa Brothers (Child No. 49)
  2. pp. 113-116
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  1. 21. Lizie Wan (Child No. 51)
  2. pp. 117-120
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  1. 22. Young Beichan (Child No. 53)
  2. pp. 121-124
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  1. 23. The Cherry-Tree Carol (Child No. 54)
  2. pp. 125-128
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  1. 24. Dives and Lazarus (Child No. 56)
  2. pp. 129-131
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  1. 25. Sir Patrick Spens (Child No. 58)
  2. pp. 132-136
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  1. 26. Lady Maisry (Child No. 65)
  2. pp. 137-142
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  1. 27. Young Hunting (Child No. 68)
  2. pp. 143-146
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  1. 28. Lord Thomas and Fair Annet (Child No. 73)
  2. pp. 147-156
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  1. 29. Fair Margaret and Sweet William (Child No. 74)
  2. pp. 157-162
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  1. 30. Lord Lovel (Child No. 75)
  2. pp. 163-166
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  1. 31. The Lass of Roch Royal (Child No. 76)
  2. pp. 167-172
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  1. 32. The Unquiet Grave (Child No. 78)
  2. pp. 173-180
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  1. 33. The Wife of Usher's Well (Child No. 79)
  2. pp. 181-191
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  1. 34. Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard (Child No. 81)
  2. pp. 192-198
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  1. 35. The Bonny Birdy (Child No. 82)
  2. pp. 199-201
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  1. 36. Bonny Barbara Allan (Child No. 84)
  2. pp. 202-206
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  1. 37. Lady Alice (Child No. 85)
  2. pp. 207-212
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  1. 38. Lamkin (Child No. 93)
  2. pp. 213-216
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  1. 39. The Maid Freed from the Gallows (Child No. 95)
  2. pp. 217-224
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  1. 40. The Knight and Shepherd's Daughter (Child No. 110)
  2. pp. 225-227
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  1. 41. Johnie Cock (Child No. 114)
  2. pp. 228-233
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  1. 42. Robin Hood and the Monk (Child No. 119)
  2. pp. 234-238
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  1. 43. Robin Hood's Death (Child No. 120)
  2. pp. 239-242
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  1. 44. Robin Hood and the Potter (Child No. 121)
  2. pp. 243-246
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  1. 45. Robin Hood and Little John (Child No. 125)
  2. pp. 247-250
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  1. 46. The Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood (Child No. 132)
  2. pp. 251-254
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  1. 47. Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires (Child No. 140)
  2. pp. 255-259
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  1. 48. Queen Eleanor's Confession (Child No. 156)
  2. pp. 260-263
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  1. 49. King Henry Fifth's Conquest of France (Child No. 164)
  2. pp. 264-270
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  1. 50. The Death of Queen Jane (Child No. 170)
  2. pp. 271-275
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  1. 51. Mary Hamilton (Child No. 173)
  2. pp. 276-279
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  1. 52. The Gypsy Laddie (Child No. 200)
  2. pp. 280-284
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  1. 53. Geordie (Child No. 209)
  2. pp. 285-287
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  1. 54. The Braes o Yarrow (Child No. 214)
  2. pp. 288-295
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  1. 55. James Harris (The Daemon Lover) (Child No. 243)
  2. pp. 296-299
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  1. 56. The Suffolk Miracle (Child No. 272)
  2. pp. 300-301
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  1. 57. Our Goodman (Child No. 274)
  2. pp. 302-306
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  1. 58. Get Up and Bar the Door (Child No. 275)
  2. pp. 307-309
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  1. 59. The Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin (Child No. 277)
  2. pp. 310-313
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  1. 60. The Farmer's Curst Wife (Child No. 27 8)
  2. pp. 314-320
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  1. 61. The Sweet Trinity (The Golden Vanity) (Child No. 286)
  2. pp. 321-324
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  1. 62. The Mermaid (Child No. 289)
  2. pp. 325-330
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  1. 63. John of Hazelgreen (Child No. 293)
  2. pp. 331-335
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  1. 64. The Brown Girl (Child No. 295)
  2. pp. 336-340
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  1. 65. Trooper and Maid (Child No. 299)
  2. pp. 341-346
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  1. Postscript
  2. pp. 347-349
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  1. Key to the Guitar Chords Used in This Book
  2. pp. 350-351
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 352-356
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  1. Indexes
  2. pp. 357-370
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