Jean Ritchie sings "Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender" and "The Cuckoo" (1986) [Rare live performance]

This video was taken from Jean Ritchie's appearance 1986 with Gene Bluestein. You can watch the rest of the hour-long performance and discussion here:
dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/singleitem...
If you're interested in hearing different versions of "Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender", I'd recommend following this link to a playlist of 52 versions of the ballad: • Lord Thomas and Fair E...
0:00 Introduction
0:46 Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender
6:01 The Cuckoo
8:19 Discussion about her singing and playing style
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Here is a video of Jean Ritchie performing “Shady Grove” and “Jackaro” (1966)
czcams.com/video/phseXZaPoo8/video.html
Here is a video of Jean Ritchie and her sister Edna singing “Four Marys” (1966)
czcams.com/video/TMBqoeCTcQE/video.html
Here is a video about the preservation of old British ballads in the Appalachian Mountains, featuring many Jean Ritchie recordings
czcams.com/video/mUGoWwGKwSA/video.html
Here is a playlist of rare Jean Ritchie recordings that I uploaded on my second channel
czcams.com/video/CWoX7JSkrX4/video.html

[@jq6174]

So Beautiful 👍

[@tomowski29]

This shines 😊...
Very nice watch or two ✌,
Or three!
😂

[@Cheesus4jesus]

I'm trying to find tablature for these songs as I'm trying to teach myself traditional dulcimer. Does anyone know where tabs can be found for these songs?

[@MrLuridan]

I think learning by ear is the best way, especially for old songs like this.