> I am on a lookout for new or contemporary ballads, either in the old, > grand style or ballads that tell stories of peoples' adventures, > tragedies or events. > Can any of you help me? Any references or ideas would be appreciated.
Karine Polwart's "Marianna" (on the Malinky album). A poem by George Mackay Brown set to (more or less) the tune of "Como poden per sas culpas" from the Cantigas de Santa Maria. (I asked Karine about this once, and she said she hadn't consciously borrowed it, but it's a tune that anybody who'd heard a bit of mediaeval music would have come across). =================== <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> =================== Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
