Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight

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

Murder--Songs and music

Courtship--Songs and music

Folk music--Appalachian Region

Seventh King's Daughter, The Seven King's Daughters, The False-Hearted Knight, The King's Daughter, The Outlandish Gentleman, The Outlandish Knight, Pretty Nancy, The Castle by the Sea, The King's Daughter Fair, Pretty Polly, Mary Goldan, The Highway Robber, Oh, Get Me Some of Your Father's Gold, If I Take Off My Silken Stay, Mey Guldinn, Sweet Nellie, My Pretty Colinn, Six Pretty Maidens, The Knight and the Chief's Daughter, Lady Ishbel and the Elf-Knight, False Sir John, Six King's Daughters, Pretty Polly Ann, The King's Seven Daughters, Six Fair Maids, Six Kings' Daughters, The False Sir John, Willie Came Over the Ocean, Billy Came Over the Main White Ocean, Come a Link, Come a Long, The Seven Sisters, Sweet William, The False Lover, The Salt-Water Sea, The Pretty Collee, Pretty Polly

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

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

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Song texts

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Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight, Variant 2

Child 4, Brown Older Ballads - Mostly British - 2, Randolph 2, Cox 1, combs 2, Warner 41, Sharp 3