John Jacob Niles – The Ballads Of John Jacob Niles

Label: Tradition Records  – TLP 1046
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Country: US
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Appalachian Music

Early American folk music from composer / actor musician John Jacob Niles.  Wonderfully presented and HEAVY 2LP gatefold.  (VG+++)

Tracklist
A1 Bowie, Bowerie - Niles No.7B (The Twa Sisters - Child No. 10)
A2 Brother's Revenge - Niles No. 8 (The Cruel Brother - Child No. 11)
A3 Jimmy Randal - Niles No. 9A (Lord Randall - Child No.12)
A4 The Murdered Brother - Niles No. 10 (Edward - Child No. 13)
A5 Bonny Farday - Niles No. 11 (Babylon: Or The Bonnie Banks O' Fordie - Child No.14)
A6 Old Bangum - Niles No. 13A (Sir Lionel - Child No. 18)
B1 The Cherry Tree - Niles No. 23 (The Cherry Tree Carol - Child No. 54)
B2 Lady Margot And Love Henry - Niles No. 27 (Young Hunting - Child No. 68)
B3 Who's Going To Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot? - Niles No. 31A (The Lass Of Port Royal - Child No. 76)
B4 Little Mattie Groves - Niles No. 34A (Little Musgrave And Lady Barnard - Child No. 81)
B5 Barb'ry Ellen - Niles No. 36A (Bonny Barbara Allen - Child No. 84)
C1 The Hangman - Niles No. 39A (The Maid Freed From The Gallows - Child No. 95)
C2 The Shepherd's Daughter And The King - Niles No.40 (The Knight And The Shepherd's Daughter - Child No. 110)
C3 Fair John And The Seven Foresters - Niles No. 41 (Johnie Cock - Child No. 114)
C4 The Fency King And The English King - Niles No. 49A (King Henry V's Conquest Of France - Child No. 164)
C5 The Death Of Queen Jane - Niles No. 50 (The Death Of Queen Jane - Childs No. 170)
C6 Mary Hamilton - Niles No. 51A (Mary Hamilton - Childs No. 173)
C7 The Lady And The Gypsy - Niles No. 52 (The Gypsy Laddie - Childs No. 200)
D1 The Dreary Dream - Niles No. 54B (The Braes O' Yarrow - Childs No. 214)
D2 The Good Old Man - Niles No. 57 (Our Goodman - Childs No. 274)
D3 The Unwilling Bride - Niles No. 59 (The Wife Wrapt In Wether's Skin - Childs No.277)
D4 The Old Woman And The Devil - Niles No. 60A (The Farmer's Curst Wife - Childs No. 278)
D5 The Weep - Willow Tree - Niles No. 61 ( The Sweet Trinity, Or The Golden Vanity - Childs No. 286)
D6 John Of Hazel Green - Niles No. 63 (John Of Hazel Green - Childs No.293)