Border ballads, folksongs, collected from all over Great Britain. Lord Bateman, Henry Martin, The Green Wedding, many others. Text, music, and piano accompaniment.
Here's a sample of other books in this Dover category
Songs and Ballads from Nova Scotia by Helen Creighton Features 150 authentic songs of love, the sea, of battle; humorous songs, nursery songs, Irish songs, many more. Unlike other collections, it includes both the words and music for every song.
The Ancient Music of Ireland Arranged for Piano by Edward Bunting This invaluable collection of Irish song is enriched by a 100-page preface and followed by 151 Irish airs arranged for piano, with songs' Irish names, authors, and dates of composition.
Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs by J. W. Elliott Classic collection of nursery rhymes set to music, lavishly illustrated with 66 beautiful engravings by the Dalziel brothers — renowned Victorian-era illustrators of children's books.
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 4 by Francis James Child This definitive 19th-century collection compiles all the extant ballads with all known variants and features Child's commentary for each work. Volume IV includes Parts VII and VIII of the original set — ballads 189-265.
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 3 by Francis James Child This definitive 19th-century collection compiles all the extant ballads with all known variants and features Child's commentary for each work. Volume III includes Parts V and VI of the original set — ballads 114–188.
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 2 by Francis James Child This definitive 19th-century collection compiles all the extant ballads with all known variants and features Child's commentary for each work. Volume II includes Parts III & IV of the original set — ballads 54–113.
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 1 by Francis James Child This classic 19th-century survey offers absolute fidelity to original texts as well as invaluable commentary by Francis James Child. Volume 1 includes Parts I and II of the original set — ballads 1-53.
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 5 by Francis James Child This 19th-century collection compiles all the extant ballads with all known variants and features Child's commentaries. Includes Parts IX and X of the original set — ballads 266-305 — plus indexes, glossary.
