Cripple Creek” is an Appalachian-style old time tune and folk song, often played the fiddle or banjo, listed as number 3434 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The lyrics areContinue readingCripple Creek
Comin’ Thro’ the Rye
“Comin’ Thro’ the Rye” is a poem written in 1784 by Robert Burns (1759–1796). The words are put to the melody of the Scottish Minstrel “Common’ Frae The Town”. ThisContinue readingComin’ Thro’ the Rye
The Cuckoo
“The Cuckoo” is a traditional English folk song, also sung in the United States, Canada, Scotland and Ireland. The song is known by many names, including “The Coo-Coo”, “The Coo-CooContinue readingThe Cuckoo
Yankee Doodle
“Yankee Doodle” is a traditional song and nursery rhyme, the early versions of which predate the Seven Years’ War and American Revolutionary War. It is often sung patriotically in theContinue readingYankee Doodle
Old Blue
“Old Blue” (also known as “Old Dog Blue”) is an old folk song, believed to have originated from the minstrel shows of the late 19th century. A 1928 version byContinue readingOld Blue
Go Tell Aunt Rhody
“Go Tell Aunt Rhody” is an English language folk song of nineteenth-century American origin. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3346. The tune is older, dating toContinue readingGo Tell Aunt Rhody
Lullaby
“Wiegenlied” (“Lullaby”; “Cradle Song”), Op. 49, No. 4, is a lied for voice and piano by Johannes Brahms which was first published in 1868. It is one of the composer’sContinue readingLullaby
The Girl I Left Behind
“The Girl I Left Behind”, also known as “The Girl I Left Behind Me”, is an English folk song dating back to the Elizabethan era. It is said to haveContinue readingThe Girl I Left Behind
I’m Leaving You This Lonesome Song
“I”m Leaving You” (aka I’m Leaving You This Lonesome Song) was written and recorded by the Delmore Brothers in 1933. In 1963, Mike Seeger made a field recording of SaraContinue readingI’m Leaving You This Lonesome Song
Little Sadie
“Little Sadie” is a 20th-century American folk ballad12. It tells the story of a man who is apprehended after shooting his wife/girlfriend. He is then sentenced by a judge. TheContinue readingLittle Sadie