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While Shepherds Watch Their Fleecy Care
George Gardiner Manuscript Collection (GG/1/11/664)

1 of approx 18 results
First Line

Performer

Date collected

1907

Place

England : Hampshire : Hannington

Collector

Gardiner, G.B. / Gardiner, H. Balfour

Roud No

1518 [Search for 1518 in the current indexes]

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H664

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Song

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EFDSS Archive

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- GG/1/11 Main Entries for Gardiner's Songs & Frank Purslow's Transcripts (File 10)
- GG/1/11/664 While Shepherds Watch Their Fleecy Care (This record)
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As Shepherds Watched Their Fleecy Care [traditional Ballad Index Entry]
Roud Folksong Index (S504997)

2 of approx 18 results
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Roud No

1518 [Search for 1518 in the current indexes]

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Traditional Ballad Index (online) PECS142

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Online index

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Roud Bib ref

X10951

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Song
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http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/PECS142.html
As Shepherds Watch'd
Roud Folksong Index (S136147)

3 of approx 18 results
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As shepherds watch'd their fleecy care

Roud No

1518 [Search for 1518 in the current indexes]

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Source

English Dance & Song 43:4 (1981) p.10

Performer

Hardy, Thomas

Place

England : Dorset

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Date collected

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Printed : Journal / Serial

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Thomas Hardy MSS

Roud Bib ref

X6706

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Song
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As Shepherds Watched Their Fleecy Care
Janet Blunt Manuscript Collection (JHB/11/4)

4 of approx 18 results
First Line

As shepherds watch'd their fleecy care

Performer

Walton, William

Date collected

Oct 1916

Place

England : Oxfordshire : Adderbury

Collector

Blunt, Janet

Roud No

1518 [Search for 1518 in the current indexes]

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Song

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Notes

pp. 384-385 V + Tune

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EFDSS Archive

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- JHB/11 Vol. 11
- JHB/11/4 As Shepherds Watched Their Fleecy Care (This record)
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Christmas Hymn
Roud Folksong Index (S201512)

5 of approx 18 results
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As shepherds watch'd their fleecy care

Roud No

1518 [Search for 1518 in the current indexes]

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A Collection of the Publications of J. Kendrew of York and Others (BL 1870 c 2) [No.725]

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Printed : Street literature : Broadside

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Kendrew (York)

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Roud Bib ref

X6049

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Song
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As Shepherds Watched Their Fleecy Care
Janet Blunt Manuscript Collection (JHB/12A/8)

6 of approx 18 results
First Line

As shepherds watch'd their fleecy care

Performer

Walton, William

Date collected

Oct & Nov 1916

Place

England : Oxfordshire : Adderbury

Collector

Blunt, Janet

Roud No

1518 [Search for 1518 in the current indexes]

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pp. 436-437, 2V + Ch, tune

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- JHB/12A Vol. 12 (copy)
- JHB/12A/8 As Shepherds Watched Their Fleecy Care (This record)
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While Shepherds Watch Their Fleecy Care
Roud Folksong Index (S270768)

7 of approx 18 results
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While shepherds watched their fleecy care

Roud No

1518 [Search for 1518 in the current indexes]

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George B. Gardiner MSS (VWML) H664

Performer

Place

England : Hampshire : Hannington

Collector

Gardiner, G.B.

Date collected

1907 (May)

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Manuscript collection

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Text; Music

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Roud Bib ref

X6916

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Song
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As Shepherds Watched Their Fleecy Care
Janet Blunt Manuscript Collection (JHB/12/4)

8 of approx 18 results
First Line

As shepherds watch'd their fleecy care

Performer

Walton, William

Date collected

Oct / Nov 1916

Place

England : Oxfordshire : Adderbury

Collector

Blunt, Janet

Roud No

1518 [Search for 1518 in the current indexes]

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Song

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pp. 427-428, 2V + Ch, tune

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EFDSS Archive

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- JHB/12 Vol. 12
- JHB/12/4 As Shepherds Watched Their Fleecy Care (This record)
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As Harmless Shepherds
Roud Folksong Index (S373832)

9 of approx 18 results
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As harmless shepherds watch their fleecy care

Roud No

1518 [Search for 1518 in the current indexes]

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Townsend, The Mellstock Carols Vol.2 (2011) pp.4-5

Performer

Arnold, Stephen

Place

England : Dorset : Puddletown

Collector

Date collected

1814c

Format

Printed : Book

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Text; Music

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Stephen Arnold Carol MS (1814)

Roud Bib ref

X8373

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Song
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While Shepherds Watched
Roud Folksong Index (S256151)

10 of approx 18 results
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While shepherds watched their flocks by night

Roud No

1518 [Search for 1518 in the current indexes]

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Jim Carroll & Pat Mackenzie Coll. Nflk tape 9:4

Performer

Pardon, Walter

Place

England : Norfolk : Knapton

Collector

Carroll, Jim / Pat Mackenzie

Date collected

1978 (7-9 Apr)

Format

Sound recording

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Audio

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Roud Bib ref

X9443

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While Shepherds Watched
Roud Folksong Index (S340639)

11 of approx 18 results
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While shepherds watched their flocks by night

Roud No

1518 [Search for 1518 in the current indexes]

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Mike Yates Collection: British Library Sound Archive C 796/154 (VWML 39 CDA Yates)

Performer

Harding, William

Place

England : Wiltshire : Urchfont

Collector

Yates, Mike

Date collected

1978 (4 Nov)

Format

Sound collection

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Audio

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Roud Bib ref

X7629

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Song
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