Francis James Child

Francis James Child

male, deceased (1896)
Harvard University, British poet, english literature, Folk-song collector, collector, Educationist…ChildBallads, English and Scottish Ballads
Francis James Child (February 1, 1825-September 11, 1896), was an American scholar and educationist, and collector of what came to be known as the...
A. L. Lloyd

A. L. Lloyd

male, deceased (1982)
A People's History of England, British Legion, Daily Worker, Communist Party of Great Britain, The Morning Star, BBC…ChildBallads
Albert Lancaster Lloyd (29 February, 1908- 29 September, 1982), usually known as A. L. Lloyd or Bert Lloyd, was an English folk singer and...
Thomas The Rhymer

Thomas The Rhymer

male, 809 years old
Laird, Kingdom of Scotland, Arthurian literature, Scottish Borders, Thomas Learmonth of Erceldoune, ChildBallads…Child Ballad
Thomas the Rhymer (also Thomas Rhymer or Thomas Rymer) is the better-known name of Thomas Learmonth of Erceldoune, a 13th century Scottish laird...
James Madison Carpenter

James Madison Carpenter

male
Duke University, American Folklife Center, Booneville, folk songs, ChildBallads, Dictaphone
James Madison Carpenter, born in Blacklands, Mississippi (near Booneville), in 1888, was a Methodist minister, Harvard PhD, and scholar of American...

Andy Irvine

male, 67 years old
Andrew Kennedy 'Andy' Irvine, north, Folk musician, St John's Wood, Donal Lunny, mandola…ChildBallads
Andrew Kennedy 'Andy' Irvine (born 14 June, 1942) is an Irish folk musician, singer, and songwriter, and a founding member of the popular band...

Adam Bell

male
Robin of Sherwood, carlisle, Robin Hood and the Monk, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, Little John, ChildBallads…Child Ballad
Adam Bell was a legendary English outlaw. He and his companions William of Cloudsley and Clym of the Clough lived in Inglewood Forest near...

Hobie Noble

male
Scottish, outlaw, Child Ballad, ChildBallads, border ballad
Hobie Noble is Child ballad 189 and a border ballad.

Johnnie Armstrong

male
Scottish, outlaw, Child Ballad, ChildBallads, Johnie Armstrong
"Johnnie Armstrong" or "Johnie Armstrong" is Child ballad number 169.

Archie O Cawfield

male
Scottish, outlaw, Child Ballad, ChildBallads, border ballad
Archie o Cawfield is Child ballad 188 and a border ballad.
Pamela Dean

Pamela Dean

female
Going North, shared-world, shared world, same name, Pre-Joycean Fellowship, Tam Lin…ChildBallads, Child Ballad
Pamela Dean (Pamela Dean Dyer-Bennet) (born 1953) is an American fantasy author whose most notable book is "Tam Lin", based on the Child Ballad of...