Folk Music Evolution in the United StatesMain MenuIntroductionSection 2: Folk Songs Based on American Historical EventsConclusionWorks CitedAnna Halgashf3772932d6797548d1c8a733eb764d34b422f279Alyssa Machajewskia68188db23ad0b19e0bda16b2ac7927c6b993a3a
Section 1: Intercultural Exchange and English-Language Folk Songs in the United States
1media/A_small_loch_in_the_saddle_between_Beinn_an_Dothaidh_and_Beinn_Dorain,_Scotland_01.jpg2021-11-05T04:37:59+00:00Anna Halgashf3772932d6797548d1c8a733eb764d34b422f279Barbara Allen59Scottish; Child 84, Roud 54; earliest lyrics 1600s broadside; earliest recording 1908 wax cylinder; American country music standard made popular by the Everly Brothers; recent American recording 2013 by Norah Jones and Billie Joe Armstrongimage_header292021-12-17T06:00:58+00:00Alyssa Machajewskia68188db23ad0b19e0bda16b2ac7927c6b993a3a
1media/31537514170_5d3c5c54e5_o.jpg2021-11-07T18:33:32+00:00Alyssa Machajewskia68188db23ad0b19e0bda16b2ac7927c6b993a3aHouse of the Rising Sun62Origin unclear, probably English; possibly a variation of an older song "She Was a Rum One" or inspired by "warning songs" of Scottish-Irish tradition; collected by Lomax; earliest lyrics 1925 magazine; earliest recording 1933 record; made popular by British rock band the Animals; recent American recording 2012 Lauren O’Connellimage_header2021-12-27T02:16:06+00:00Alyssa Machajewskia68188db23ad0b19e0bda16b2ac7927c6b993a3a
1media/willow tree.jpeg2021-11-07T18:42:33+00:00Alyssa Machajewskia68188db23ad0b19e0bda16b2ac7927c6b993a3aDown in the Willow Garden/Rose Connelly22Irish; earliest music 1811 Bunting; earliest lyrics IFC 1929; earliest recording 1927 vinyl ; made popular by the Everly Brothers; recent American recording 2013 by Norah Jones and Billie Joe Armstrongimage_header2021-12-17T19:13:43+00:00Alyssa Machajewskia68188db23ad0b19e0bda16b2ac7927c6b993a3a
1media/matty-grovesphoto.jpeg2021-11-07T18:41:40+00:00Alyssa Machajewskia68188db23ad0b19e0bda16b2ac7927c6b993a3aMatty Groves18Matty Groves/Little Musgrave/Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard/Lord Daniel: Northern England; earliest lyrics mid-1600s broadside; earliest US recording 1934; same tune as Shady Groveimage_header2021-12-17T19:55:13+00:00Alyssa Machajewskia68188db23ad0b19e0bda16b2ac7927c6b993a3a
1media/Ealu Weekend-16.jpg2021-11-07T18:43:58+00:00Alyssa Machajewskia68188db23ad0b19e0bda16b2ac7927c6b993a3aLavender’s Blue; Dilly Dilly7English; earliest lyrics/sheet music 1672 broadside; earliest recording 1948 record; Roud 3483; featured in two Disney films over the last fifty years, So Dear to My Heart (1948) and Cinderella (2015)image_header2021-12-16T00:04:16+00:00Alyssa Machajewskia68188db23ad0b19e0bda16b2ac7927c6b993a3a
1media/National Gallery-29.jpg2021-11-07T18:45:30+00:00Alyssa Machajewskia68188db23ad0b19e0bda16b2ac7927c6b993a3aRocky Road to Dublin13Irish; earliest lyrics 1862 poem; earliest recording 1964 Clancy Brothers and Dubliners; popular standard for Irish-American musicians; recent American recording 2002 Dropkick Murphys; Dubliners recording used in Sherlock Holmes (2009)image_header2021-12-16T02:32:34+00:00Alyssa Machajewskia68188db23ad0b19e0bda16b2ac7927c6b993a3a
1media/Exercise 2-16.jpg2021-11-07T18:46:20+00:00Alyssa Machajewskia68188db23ad0b19e0bda16b2ac7927c6b993a3aStreets of Laredo/the Unfortunate Rake/the Bard of Armagh13Irish; earliest lyrics 19th century broadside; famous cowboy lament in Americaimage_header2021-12-16T04:07:00+00:00Alyssa Machajewskia68188db23ad0b19e0bda16b2ac7927c6b993a3a
1media/newyears.jpeg2021-11-07T18:47:15+00:00Alyssa Machajewskia68188db23ad0b19e0bda16b2ac7927c6b993a3aAuld Lang Syne16Scottish; earliest lyrics/sheet music 1788; no one is sure where the tune comes from; sung for New Years celebrations in America thanks to Guy Lombardoimage_header2021-12-16T04:56:20+00:00Alyssa Machajewskia68188db23ad0b19e0bda16b2ac7927c6b993a3a
1media/clinchmountain.jpeg2021-11-07T18:48:03+00:00Alyssa Machajewskia68188db23ad0b19e0bda16b2ac7927c6b993a3aRye Whiskey/Way Up On Clinch Mountain/Drunkard's Hiccups/etc10Scottish; earliest lyrics/sheet music 1748 Niel Gow; many different songs, same tune; country music standard in America; recent American recording 2020 Dave Matthewsimage_header2021-12-16T18:18:58+00:00Alyssa Machajewskia68188db23ad0b19e0bda16b2ac7927c6b993a3a
1media/Howth-20.jpg2021-11-07T18:48:49+00:00Alyssa Machajewskia68188db23ad0b19e0bda16b2ac7927c6b993a3aDrunken Sailor15Irish; earliest lyrics 1891; earliest recording 1906 Percy Grainger; recorded by Lomax; popular Irish-American folk song; recent American recording 2005 the Blaggardsimage_header2021-12-16T19:18:36+00:00Alyssa Machajewskia68188db23ad0b19e0bda16b2ac7927c6b993a3a