Have you ever heard any traditional folk songs? They are some of my favorites.
I may have heard a few. I cant be to sure though.
Many of the songs trace back to Africa, and even Great Britain.
Interesting. If you could quickly educate me some more I can check some out this morning.
Barbara Allen is one of my favorite ballads. It originated in England.
Im surprised it has roots in England I would have never guessed that.
Barbara Allen (song)
"Barbara Allen" (Child 84, Roud 54) is a traditional Scottish ballad; it later travelled to America both orally and in print, where it became a popular folk song. Ethnomusicologists Steve Roud and Julia Bishop described it as "far and away the most widely collected song in the English language—equally popular in England, Scotland and Ireland, and with hundreds of versions collected over the years in North America."
Synopsis.
The ballad generally follows a standard plot,
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