The Joan Baez Ballad Book

~ Release by Joan Baez (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Old Blue
recording of:
Old Blue
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4313)
2:35
2Wagoner’s Lad
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
cover recording of:
Wagoner’s Lad
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 414)
32:15
3Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair
recording of:
Black Is the Colour (of My True Love’s Hair)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3103)
2:51
4Lily of the West
cover recording of:
Lily of the West
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Eileen Davies Mure and James N. Peterson
publisher:
Valentine Music Co
version of:
The Lily of the West
3:21
5Silkie
recording of:
The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry (Jim Waters tune)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Jim Waters (James Waters) (in 1954)
publisher:
Folk‐Legacy Records, Inc.
version of:
The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry (trad tune: if you don't know which tune, it's probably the Waters tune, not this one)
4:00
6The House Carpenter
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
cover recording of:
House Carpenter (Bob Dylan arrangement)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music
arrangement of:
The Daemon Lover (aka The House Carpenter)
5:23
7The Trees They Do Grow High
vocals:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
recording of:
The Trees They Grow So High (Original folksong)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 31)
42:59
8Fare Thee Well (10,000 Miles)
3:19
9Barbara Allen
recording of:
Barbara Allen
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 54) and Child Ballads (number: 84)
4:20
10Jackaroe
cover recording of:
Jack-A-Roe
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Special Rider Music
is based on:
Jack‐A‐Roe (aka There Was a Wealthy Merchant)
3:06
11Matty Groves
recording of:
Matty Groves (Joan Baez arrangement)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
arrangement of:
Matty Groves
7:26
12Queen of Hearts
recording of:
Queen of Hearts
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3195)
2:28
13Go ’way From My Window
2:14
14Railroad Boy
recording of:
Railroad Boy
writer:
C. Boettchner
2:30
15Once I Had a Sweetheart
3:01