Wagoner's Lad
E471643
"Wagoner's Lad" is a traditional American folk ballad, popularized in the 20th century through performances by artists such as Joan Baez.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk song
ⓘ
traditional American folk ballad ⓘ traditional song ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | 1960s American folk revival ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | various folk song indexes and collections ⓘ |
| collectedBy |
Cecil Sharp
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other early 20th-century folk song collectors ⓘ |
| collectedInTradition | Appalachian folk music ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
American folk music
ⓘ
folk ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeVoice | female protagonist ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class differences
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female lament ⓘ love ⓘ parental opposition to marriage ⓘ |
| hasVariant | songs sharing similar lyrics and melody in the Anglo-American tradition ⓘ |
| hasVariantTitle |
My Wagoner Lad
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The Wagoner's Lad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedOnAlbum | Joan Baez (1960 debut album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later American folk revival repertoire ⓘ |
| isInPublicDomain | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricMotif |
complaint about parents blocking marriage
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lament over social status ⓘ reference to a wagoner or wagon driver ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
often performed with voice and guitar
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sometimes performed unaccompanied ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Doc Watson
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Jean Ritchie NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Baez NERFINISHED ⓘ Odetta NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Lost City Ramblers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Joan Baez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Joan Baez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfOrigin | 19th century or earlier ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Joan Baez, Vol. 2