Barbara Allen, performed by Horton Barker with an introduction by Dr. Abrams

With two variants, Horton Barker performs 'Barbara Allen.' Here's the first variant, with a descriptive introduction from Dr. Abrams, from 1941 As part of the Abrams Folksong Collection, this song is one of many songs Dr. W. Amos Abrams recorded from 1938 to 1946 and transcribed in 1973. In most cases, the information provided in the Date field reflects the date the recording was made.

Folk music--Appalachian Region

Ballads, English--Appalachian Region, Southern

Ballads, Irish

Ballads, Scots

1941

Field recordings

MP3

English

Sound

1940s

Horton Barker

barbara_barker.mp3