Barbara Allan (For Further Study)

For Further Study

• Kennedy, Peter, ed., Folksongs of Britain and Ireland, New York: Schirmer Books, 1975.

  This collection includes music for many of the songs and extensive bibliographies that refer readers to printed and recorded sources.

• Lomax, John A., and Alan Lomax, American Ballads and Folk Songs, New York: The MacMillian Co., 1934.

  Continually in print throughout much of the twentieth century, this collection gives American readers a clear look at the connection between history and the folk tradition.

• MacColl, Ewan, Folk Songs as Ballads of Scotland, New York: Music Sales Corp., 1997.

  This book of ballads, by one of this century’s foremost interpreters of traditional Scottish ballads, provides musical scores in addition to the lyrics to the songs.

• Somerset Fry, Plantagenet, and Fiona Somerset Fry, The History of Scotland, Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1982.

  The Somerset Frys combine a detailed account of each of Scotland’s historical era with illustrations and plates that make the history clear.