?? ballads, selected, for their classic qualities, from the
author's long years of collecting, are accompanied by an
interesting introduction reviewing his career in the field, and
each is prefaced by information about the song and the person who
sang it for him. Here a fast-growing music audience will find
nursery rhymes and riddles, lords and ladies and lasses, death and
murder, mermaids, gypsies and devils, and their lives and times
from the 19th and 20th centuries. There are piano settings for one
verse and there is a key to the guitar chords used in the book;
there is a bibliography and an index by title, by first line and of
explanatory material. An authority, Mr. Niles has made available
much worthwhile material. (Kirkus Reviews)
" 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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