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What a Voice
Roud Folksong Index (S225308)

1 of approx 61 results
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What a voice, what a voice

Roud No

495 [Search for 495 in the current indexes]

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Topic 12T 96 ('Great Scots Traditional Ballad Singers')

Performer

Robertson, Jeannie

Place

Scotland : Aberdeen

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1959

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X5926

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What a Voice
Roud Folksong Index (S225309)

2 of approx 61 results
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What a voice, what a voice

Roud No

495 [Search for 495 in the current indexes]

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Folktracks 067-60 (`What a Voice')

Performer

Robertson, Jeannie

Place

Scotland : Aberdeenshire

Collector

Kennedy, Peter

Date collected

1953

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X5784

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Died For Love (i) [traditional Ballad Index Entry]
Roud Folksong Index (S476645)

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Roud No

495 [Search for 495 in the current indexes]

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Traditional Ballad Index (online) McST055

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X10951

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http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/McST055.html
The Irish Boy
Roud Folksong Index (S179582)

4 of approx 61 results
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There sits a bird in yonder tree

Roud No

495 [Search for 495 in the current indexes]

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Douglas, Come Gie's a Sang (1995) p.105

Performer

Martin, Phyllis

Place

Scotland : : Dumfriess-shire : Dumfries

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Printed : Book

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X5772

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I Wish I Wish
Roud Folksong Index (S148658)

5 of approx 61 results
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I wish, I wish it had not been

Roud No

495 [Search for 495 in the current indexes]

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Buchan & Hall, Scottish Folksinger (1973) p.93

Performer

Hutchison, Lizzie Mary

Place

Scotland : Aberdeenshire : Aberdeen

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Printed : Book

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X5748

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Died For Love
Roud Folksong Index (S203080)

6 of approx 61 results
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I wish I wish but it's all vain

Roud No

495 [Search for 495 in the current indexes]

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Folktracks FSA 098 (`The Greenwood Side-I-O')

Performer

Costello, Cecilia

Place

England : Birmingham

Collector

Kennedy, Peter

Date collected

1951 (11 Aug)

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X5023

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I Wish I Wish
Roud Folksong Index (S238958)

7 of approx 61 results
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I wish, I wish, but 'tis in vain

Roud No

495 [Search for 495 in the current indexes]

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Jim Carroll & Pat Mackenzie Coll. Pardon tape C:9

Performer

Pardon, Walter

Place

England : Norfolk : Knapton

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[Self-recorded]

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X9443

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I Wish I Wish
Roud Folksong Index (S148656)

8 of approx 61 results
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I wish, I wish, but 'tis in vain

Roud No

495 [Search for 495 in the current indexes]

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Topic 12TS 392 (`A Country Life')

Performer

Pardon, Walter

Place

England : Norfolk : Knapton

Collector

Yates, Mike

Date collected

1982c

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Sound recording

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Audio; Text in booklet

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X5306

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I Wish in Vain
Roud Folksong Index (S148659)

9 of approx 61 results
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I wish, I wish, I wish in vain

Roud No

495 [Search for 495 in the current indexes]

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Korson, Pennsylvania Songs & Legends pp.48-49

Performer

Provance, F.P.

Place

USA : Pennsylvania : Fayette County

Collector

Bayard, Samuel P.

Date collected

1943

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Printed : Book

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X6517

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I Wish in Vain
Roud Folksong Index (S338947)

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Roud No

495 [Search for 495 in the current indexes]

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Journal of English Folk Dance & Song Society 3:3 (1938) pp.192-193

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Place

Scotland : Orkney

Collector

Balfour, David

Date collected

1830s

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Printed : Journal / Serial

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Music only

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Balfour, Ancient Orkney Melodies (1885)

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X6540

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Early Early By the Break of Day
Roud Folksong Index (S174224)

11 of approx 61 results
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It was early, early by the break of day

Roud No

495 [Search for 495 in the current indexes]

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BBC recording 24841

Performer

Cinnamond, Robert

Place

N. Ireland

Collector

O Boyle, Sean

Date collected

1955 (Aug)

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X9582

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