The Folk Songs of Britain Volume 5: The Child Ballads 2 is part of the important series documenting traditional British folk song from field recordings held in the archives of folklorist Alan Lomax and collaborators. This volume concentrates on traditional ballads catalogued by Francis James Child, preserving unaccompanied and traditional performances from singers across Britain. An important document of British oral tradition and a fascinating record of ballad singing before the folk revival transformed the wider audience for this material.
