Lady Nancy (part 2)

Title

Lady Nancy (part 2)

Digital Object

Performer

Jackson, Aunt Molly

Date Recorded

1939-27-05

AFS Number

3335A

AFC Collection

AFC 1939/012

AFC Collection Name

Alan Lomax recordings of Aunt Molly Jackson

AFC Catalog Record

Editor Note

Followed by discussion. Jackson says she learned the ballad from a book of English poetry. Identified alternately as ""Lady Nancy"" and ""William and Mary"" on AFS cards. A variant of ""Lady Diamond"" (Child #269).

Genre

ballad

Instrumentation

vocal

State

New York

County

New York

Town

New York (Ny.)

Tags

Citation

“Lady Nancy (part 2),” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed March 19, 2024, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/1455.