Lord Bonnie

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.

Ballads, Scots--Songs and music

North Carolina--Songs and music

Courtship--Songs and music

Murder--Songs and music

Folk music--Appalachian Region

Young Redlin, Loving Henry, Earl Richard, Love Henry, The Well Water, Lord Henry, Love Henry, Lord Henry and Lady Margaret, Sir Henry and Lady Margaret, Oh Henery, Lord Land, Pretty Polly, The Scotland Man, The Ladie Stude in Her Bour-Door, The Old Scotch Well, Little Scotchee, Lowe Bonnie

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

1939

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

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Song texts

English

Text

1930s

Young Hunting

James R. York, 1907-1986

Child 68, Brown Older Ballads - Mostly British - 18, Randolph 14, Cox 9, Combs 17, Sharp 18