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Peggy and The Soldier
Henry Hammond Manuscript Collection (HAM/2/9/4)

1 of approx 43 results
First Line

Performer

Dowden, George

Date collected

Sep 1905

Place

England : Dorset : Lackington : Piddlehinton

Collector

Hammond, H.E.D.

Roud No

907 [Search for 907 in the current indexes]

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D201

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Manuscript

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Song

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Text; Music

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Laws P13

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EFDSS Archive

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- HAM/2/9 Frank Purslow's transcripts of texts & tunes: Songs 198-224
- HAM/2/9/4 Peggy and The Soldier (This record)
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Peggy and the Souldier
Roud Broadside Index (B110311)

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Roud No

907 [Search for 907 in the current indexes]

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Named Tune

Source

William Thackeray, List of Small Books, Ballads, etc. (c1689)

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Printed : Street literature : Broadside printer's catalogue

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Reference only

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Printer / Publisher

William Thackeray (London)

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PR460

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Peggy and the Souldier
Roud Folksong Index (S457462)

3 of approx 43 results
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907 [Search for 907 in the current indexes]

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William Thackeray, List of Small Books, Ballads, etc. (c1689)

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Printed : Street literature : Broadside printer's catalogue

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William Thackeray (London)

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PR460

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X5277

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Song
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A New Ballad of the Souldier and Peggy
Roud Folksong Index (S155706)

4 of approx 43 results
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It was a brave souldier that long liv'd in wars

Roud No

907 [Search for 907 in the current indexes]

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Laws P13

Source

Euing Ballads p.397

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Printed : Book

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Text

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Broadside text

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X5000

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Song
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The Old Soldier
Roud Broadside Index (B133956)

5 of approx 43 results
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I'm a poor old soldier, I just come from the war

Roud No

907 [Search for 907 in the current indexes]

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Laws P13

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The Gipsy's Warning Songster (1867) p.60

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Printed : Songster

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Robert M. De Witt (New York) 1867

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The Old Soldier
Roud Folksong Index (S386334)

6 of approx 43 results
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I'm a poor old soldier, I just come from the war

Roud No

907 [Search for 907 in the current indexes]

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Laws P13

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The Gipsy's Warning Songster (1867) p.60

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Printed : Songster

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Robert M. De Witt (New York) 1867

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X7013

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Song
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A New Ballad of the Souldier and Peggy
Roud Broadside Index (B47666)

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It was a brave souldier that long liv'd in wars

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907 [Search for 907 in the current indexes]

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Laws P13

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Euing Collection of English Broadside Ballads (1971) p.397

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Printed : Book

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The Lame Soldier
Roud Folksong Index (S212262)

8 of approx 43 results
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There was a lame soldier in time of the war

Roud No

907 [Search for 907 in the current indexes]

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Laws P13

Source

Brewster: Southern Folklore Quarterly (1941) p.179

Performer

Parks, mrs. Oscar

Place

USA : Indiana : Deuchars

Collector

Brewster, Paul G.

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Printed : Journal / Serial

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Text

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Female

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Roud Bib ref

X6834

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Song
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A New Ballad of the Souldier and Peggy
Roud Folksong Index (S155705)

9 of approx 43 results
First Line

It was a brave souldier that long liv'd in wars

Roud No

907 [Search for 907 in the current indexes]

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Laws P13

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Euing Ballads p.396

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F. Coles, T. Vere, W. Gilbertson (London)

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Broadside text

Roud Bib ref

X5000

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Song
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Peggy and the Soldier
Roud Folksong Index (S248524)

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Roud No

907 [Search for 907 in the current indexes]

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Laws P13

Source

WPA Collection, Univ. of Virginia, Charlotteville, No.1134

Performer

Bentley, Martin

Place

USA : Virginia : Esserville

Collector

Hamilton, Emory L.

Date collected

1939 (8 Sep)

Format

Manuscript

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Text

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[Details taken from: Rosenberg, Folksongs of Virginia: A Checklist (1969)]

Roud Bib ref

X6137

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Song
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The Lame Soldier
Roud Folksong Index (S341261)

11 of approx 43 results
First Line

There was a lame soldier in time of the war

Roud No

907 [Search for 907 in the current indexes]

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Laws P13

Source

Dust-to-Digital DTD-12 ('Art of Field recording Vol.2')

Performer

Parks, Sudie

Place

USA : Indiana : Alton

Collector

Rosenbaum, Art

Date collected

1963 (30 Dec)

Format

Sound recording

Src Contents

Audio

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Roud Bib ref

X7832

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Song
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