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Constant Billy
George Butterworth Manuscript Collection (GB/7b/21)

1 of approx 21 results
First Line

Performer

Sims, (Mr.)

Date collected

May 1907

Place

England : Oxfordshire : Oxford

Collector

Butterworth, George

Roud No

13297 [Search for 13297 in the current indexes]

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Manuscript

Type

Dance

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Music

Named Tune

Child No

Laws No

Notes

Tune only pg 62 - 64

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Repository

EFDSS Archive

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- GB/7b Volume 7b: Folk Song Tunes
- GB/7b/21 Constant Billy (This record)
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Constant Billy
Janet Blunt Manuscript Collection (JHB/17B/12)

2 of approx 21 results
First Line

Oh! My Billy, my constant Billy

Performer

Walton, William

Date collected

28 Oct 1916

Place

England : Oxfordshire : Adderbury

Collector

Blunt, Janet

Roud No

13297 [Search for 13297 in the current indexes]

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Song

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EFDSS Archive

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- JHB/17B Vol. 17 (copy)
- JHB/17B/12 Constant Billy (This record)
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As I Walked Out One May Morning
Henry Hammond Manuscript Collection (HAM/3/11/26)

3 of approx 21 results
First Line

Performer

Brett, (Mrs.)

Date collected

Sep-Oct 1905

Place

England : Dorset:

Collector

Hammond, H.E.D.

Roud No

13297 [Search for 13297 in the current indexes]

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D273

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Song

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Text; Music

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Child No

Laws No

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EFDSS Archive

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- HAM/3/11 Frank Purslow's transcripts of texts & tunes: Songs 251-276
- HAM/3/11/26 As I Walked Out One May Morning (This record)
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Constant Billy
Janet Blunt Manuscript Collection (JHB/17A/8)

4 of approx 21 results
First Line

Oh! My Billy, my constant Billy

Performer

Walton, William

Date collected

28 Oct 1916

Place

England : Oxfordshire : Adderbury

Collector

Blunt, Janet

Roud No

13297 [Search for 13297 in the current indexes]

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Manuscript

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Song

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Frag. Text; Music; Descri[ption

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Child No

Laws No

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EFDSS Archive

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- JHB/17A Vol. 17 (copy)
- JHB/17A/8 Constant Billy (This record)
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Constant Billy
Roud Folksong Index (S303111)

5 of approx 21 results
First Line

Oh my Billy. my constant Billy

Roud No

13297 [Search for 13297 in the current indexes]

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Manning: Folk-Lore 8 (1897) p.321

Performer

Place

England : Oxfordshire : Bampton

Collector

Manning, Percy

Date collected

1897c

Format

Printed : Journal / Serial

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Frag. Text; Music

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Roud Bib ref

X10257

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Song
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- This record is referenced in the Roud Bibliography by X10257
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Constant Billy {tune Entry}
Roud Folksong Index (S317286)

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Roud No

13297 [Search for 13297 in the current indexes]

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George Butterworth MSS (VWML) Vol.7(b) p.62

Performer

Sims, Mr.

Place

England : Oxfordshire : Oxford

Collector

Butterworth, George

Date collected

1907 (May)

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Manuscript Collection

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Music only

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Male

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Roud Bib ref

X7262

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Song
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Constant Billy
Roud Folksong Index (S172307)

7 of approx 21 results
First Line

Oh my Billy, my constant Billy

Roud No

13297 [Search for 13297 in the current indexes]

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Steve Roud Field Collection

Performer

Townsend, Sonner

Place

England : Oxfordshire : Witney

Collector

Roud, Steve

Date collected

1978 (26 Feb)

Format

Sound recording

Src Contents

Audio (Frag.)

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Male

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Roud Bib ref

X9626

Type

Song
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Constant Billy
Roud Folksong Index (S172306)

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First Line

Oh my Billy, my constant Billy

Roud No

13297 [Search for 13297 in the current indexes]

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Source

Cecil Sharp MSS, Folk Tunes p.4792

Performer

Walton, William

Place

England : Oxfordshire : Adderbury

Collector

Sharp, Cecil J.

Date collected

1919 (25 Mar)

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Manuscript collection

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Male

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Roud Bib ref

X4675

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Song
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https://www.vwml.org/record/CJS2/10/4792
Constant Billy
Roud Folksong Index (S315569)

9 of approx 21 results
First Line

Oh my Billy, my constant Billy

Roud No

13297 [Search for 13297 in the current indexes]

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Janet Blunt Collection (VWML) Vol.16 p.720 / Vol.17 pp.745-746

Performer

Walton, William

Place

England : Oxfordshire : Adderbury

Collector

Blunt, Janet

Date collected

1916 (20 Oct)

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Manuscript Collection

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Frag. Text; Music

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Roud Bib ref

X7197

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Song
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Constant Billy
Roud Folksong Index (S338880)

10 of approx 21 results
First Line

When the fishes flies over the water

Roud No

13297 [Search for 13297 in the current indexes]

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Journal of the English Folk Dance & Song Society 8:1 (1956) p.5

Performer

Wells, William (Jinkey)

Place

England : Oxfordshire : Bampton

Collector

Kennedy, Peter

Date collected

1952 (Oct)

Format

Printed : Journal / Serial

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Frag. Text

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Male

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Roud Bib ref

X6540

Type

Song
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Constant Billy
James Madison Carpenter Collection - VWML Song Index (SN26088)

11 of approx 21 results
First Line

O me Billy, me constant Billy

Roud No

13297 [Search for 13297 in the current indexes]

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Source

James Madison Carpenter Collection, JMC/1/1/1/G, p. 00753

Performer

Bennett, Sam

Place

England : Warwickshire : Ilmington [Authority record]

Collector

Carpenter, James Madison

Date collected

Format

Typescript

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Text

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Collection ref

Library of Congress AFC 1972/001, MS p. 00753

Type

Song

Song subtype

Chorus 1st line

Chorus type

Performer characteristics

Male

Performer nationality

England

Instrumentation

Assoc Performer

Date extant

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Named Tune

Named singer

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Assoc Bib

Notes

3 stanzas

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- Constant Billy (VWML Song Index SN17724)
- When shall I see my B[illy] again (VWML Song Index SN25942)
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