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Blejennow An Nans / Flowers Of The Valley / Naw map Harth / Nine Brave Boys



Blejennow An Nans / Flowers Of The Valley / Naw map Harth / Nine Brave Boys Words English,Cornish REFERENCES

Jenner Henry,

National Music of the Celtic Countries, Celtic Congress, 1920?, Bronson,The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads vol 1 p 190

Baring Gould, MSS CXCI (1) Sung by Mary Gilbert of Falcon Inn, St Mawgan learned from Thomas Williams D 1881

Cecil Sharp

MSS 217 NOTESd by W Gilbert from Thomas Williams, St Mawgan

Baring Gould, MSS CXCI(2) Text B sung by Mr Old of St Mawgan

Baring Gould - H Fleetwood Shepherd, Garland of Country Song 1895 p8

Davey M, Hengan, Dyllansow Truran, Redruth, 1983, (see bibliography). page 41 NOTES

Variants with different tunes were NOTESd by Chapel and Sharp, the Words belong to a family of songs categorised by Child as "The Sprig of Thyme". click here to play the midi file click here for the noteworthy file