The Unfortunate Rake
produced by Kenneth S. Goldstein, 1927-1995 (Folkways Records, 1960), 53 mins
Details
- Field of Interest
- World Music
- Description
The story is basically this: a soldier is dying, evidently of venereal disease he contracted from a young woman, and he requests a funeral. Hear how this story has been spun over centuries into a whole collection of similarly themed songs, the earliest possibly dating to 1790. In this recording we are essentially witnessing the evolution of the Anglo-Saxon ballad tradition.
- Content Type
- Music recording
- Duration
- 53 mins
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- Struggle and Protest, American Folk
- Label
- Folkways Records
- Producer
- Kenneth S. Goldstein, 1927-1995
- Release Date
- 1960
- Subject
- World Music, American Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, United States and Canada, Europe, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, Europa, United States, United Kingdom
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, Europa