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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The monumental work of Frances Child ballads covers
both pre- and post- 1600 C.E. works, so simply pulling a work from <FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><EM>English and Scottish Popular Ballads
</EM>will<EM> </EM></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>not guarantee a
period piece</FONT>. For a good discussion see Master Gregory's page at
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href="http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/ballads/child.html">http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/ballads/child.html</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>--ihon</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Someone mentioned Child ballads as being okay for SCA. I once did a
personal survey of existing folk songs like those in the Child collection
to see if I could pinpoint characteristics that would help a
person write SCA songs that had a similar feel. I think my
findings might make an interesting class (if not certifiably scholarly) for
those interested in folk.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>