Barbara Allen- Reitzle (NC) 1940 Abrams REC
[From Amos Abrams Collection: “Barbara Allen, performed by Ted Reitzle and Charlie Manship,” Appalachian State University Digital Collections.
This version is sung to the English text "Cruel Barbara Allen" and only one verse is transcribed. This is included because of tune, which is is also fairly standard.
William Amos “Doc” Abrams (1905-1991), originally from Pinetops in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, was chairman of the English Department at Appalachian State Teacher’s College (ASTC) from 1932 to 1946. The W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection, presented online as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise some 400 individual song titles, most of which have multiple variants.
R. Mateson 2015]
Barbara Allen- performed by Ted Reitzle and Charlie Manship. Recorded on June 27, 1940 at the Boone Fiddler's Convention.
It was in and around Martinmas time
When the green leaves were a-falling
When Sir John Graham from the the West country
Fell in love with Barbara Allen.
[2 additional end verses not transcribed]