Download Three Ballads from Britain: Barbara Allen, Tam Lin, Mary Hamilton AudioBook Free
How come a song become a favorite oldie, even across generations? The issues of heart and soul versus brain versus human hormones have been fodder for songs even over the age of one's parents and grandparents. These three spoken ballads, originating in the British isles Isles but well-traveled into American Appalachia, and recorded even by a few of today's musicians, inform tales of careless love and heroism and the real (or satirical) ramifications of an individual's words and actions and willfulness. With brief introductions and an American accent, these tales feature strong teenaged protagonists, and one cantakerous middle-aged antagonist, who may have stepped out of media reports of today. A brief sample of the traditional tune follows each reading. Music by Jamie Myerson.