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Lily of the West
Francis Collinson Manuscript Collection (COL/3/45)

1 of approx 356 results
First Line

Performer

Burton, John

Date collected

Place

England : Essex : Clacton-on-Sea

Collector

Collinson, F.

Roud No

957 [Search for 957 in the current indexes]

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Named Tune

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Laws No

Laws P29

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EFDSS Archive

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- COL/3 Collinson collection volume III
- COL/3/45 Lily of the West (This record)
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Flora, the Lily of the West
George Gardiner Manuscript Collection (GG/1/8/475)

2 of approx 356 results
First Line

Performer

Lake, James

Date collected

Aug 1906

Place

England : Hampshire : Dummer

Collector

Gardiner, G.B. / Gamblin, Charles

Roud No

957 [Search for 957 in the current indexes]

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H475

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- GG/1/8 Main Entries for Gardiner's Songs & Frank Purslow's Transcripts (File 7)
- GG/1/8/475 Flora, the Lily of the West (This record)
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Flora The Lily of the West
Sabine Baring-Gould Manuscript Collection (SBG/3/1/597)

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Roud No

957 [Search for 957 in the current indexes]

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Alt Ref No

CXXIII

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Child No

Laws No

Laws P29

Notes

From: broadside, Such, No.35

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Plymouth & West Devon Record Office

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Fair Copy

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- SBG/3/1 Fair Copy
- SBG/3/1/597 Flora The Lily of the West (This record)
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Flora the Lily of the West
Roud Folksong Index (S144935)

4 of approx 356 results
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It's when I came to England some pleasure for to find

Roud No

957 [Search for 957 in the current indexes]

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Laws P29

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Printed : Street literature : Broadside

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Barr (Leeds)

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Flora the Lily of the West
Roud Broadside Index (B8643)

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It's when I came to England some pleasure for to find

Roud No

957 [Search for 957 in the current indexes]

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Laws P29

Named Tune

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Printed : Street literature : Broadside

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Barr (Leeds)

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PR528

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Flora the Lilly of the West
Roud Folksong Index (S144930)

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It's when I came to England some pleasure for to come

Roud No

957 [Search for 957 in the current indexes]

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Laws P29

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Barr (Leeds) No.110

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Flora the Lily of the West
Roud Folksong Index (S144938)

7 of approx 356 results
First Line

It's when I came to England some pleasure for to find

Roud No

957 [Search for 957 in the current indexes]

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Laws P29

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Harkness (Preston) No.164

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Flora Flower Of The West
Lucy Broadwood Manuscript Collection (LEB/4/33/62)

8 of approx 356 results
First Line

Performer

Date collected

[c. 1893?]

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[England : Devon?] / [England : Cornwall?]

Collector

Baring-Gould, Sabine

Roud No

957 [Search for 957 in the current indexes]

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LEB/4/33B

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Child No

Laws No

Laws P29

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1p. Song title as part of letter [LEB/4/33]

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EFDSS Archive

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- LEB/4/33 Letter from Sabine Baring-Gould to Lucy Broadwood re request for help with identifying tunes and words of his collected songs, difficulties working with Mr. Sheppard [Henry Fleetwood Sheppard], comparing of tunes, including a list of 118 songs
- LEB/4/33/62 Flora Flower Of The West (This record)
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When first I came (Flora the lily of the west)
Sabine Baring-Gould Manuscript Collection (SBG/3/13/31C)

9 of approx 356 results
First Line

Performer

Baker, Matthew

Date collected

Place

England : Devon : South Brent

Collector

Baring-Gould, Sabine

Roud No

957 [Search for 957 in the current indexes]

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Child No

Laws No

Laws P29

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EFDSS Archive

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- SBG/3/13 Rough Copy Volume X
- SBG/3/13/31C When first I came (Flora the lily of the west) (This record)
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Lily of the West, the [traditional Ballad Index Entry]
Roud Folksong Index (S504509)

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First Line

Roud No

957 [Search for 957 in the current indexes]

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Laws P29

Source

Traditional Ballad Index (online) LP29

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Place

Collector

Date collected

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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/LP29.html
Flora the Lily of the West
Roud Folksong Index (S144936)

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First Line

It's when I came to England some pleasures for to find

Roud No

957 [Search for 957 in the current indexes]

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Laws P29

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Printed : Street literature : Broadside

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Ford (Chesterfield) No.65 [Version A]

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