The Lancaster Maid/The Ballad of the Serving Maid

This item is part of the W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection, which includes some 400 individual song titles, most of which have multiple variants. Dr. Abrams recorded songs primarily from the Appalachian region of North Carolina from 1938 to 1946 and transcribed them in 1973. Like the I. G. Greer Collection, the titles contained in Abrams’ collection range from traditional Child Ballads to 19th century popular music to compositions of local origin.

North Carolina--Songs and music

Love--Songs and music

Indentured servants--Songs and music

Lovesickness--Songs and music

Death--Songs and music

Folk music--Appalachian Region

Betsy, Bessie Beauty, Betsy and Johnny, Pretty Betsy, The Trappan'd Maiden, Love Overthrown, The Betrayed Maiden, Betsy is a Beauty Fair, Johnny and Betsy, Betsy Brown

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

1951

Abrams, W. Amos (William Amos), 1904-1991

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Song texts

English

Text

1950s

Lancaster Maid

Mary Bahma Thorne, 1876-1968

Hugh B. Johnston, Jr., 1913-1990

William Martin Thorne, 1842-1889. Margaret Peelle Woodard, 1835-1901

Brown Older Ballads - Mostly British - 70, Randolph 98, Laws M 20, Combs 94, Sharp 74