Wagoner's Lad

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"Wagoner's Lad" is a traditional American folk ballad, popularized in the 20th century through performances by artists such as Joan Baez.

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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 NERFINISHED
other early 20th-century folk song collectors
collectedInTradition Appalachian folk music
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre American folk music
folk
hasNarrativeVoice female protagonist
hasTheme class differences
female lament
love
parental opposition to marriage
hasVariant songs sharing similar lyrics and melody in the Anglo-American tradition
hasVariantTitle My Wagoner Lad NERFINISHED
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
lament over social status
reference to a wagoner or wagon driver
performancePractice often performed with voice and guitar
sometimes performed unaccompanied
performedBy Doc Watson NERFINISHED
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

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album "Joan Baez, Vol. 2" hasTrack Wagoner's Lad
subject surface form: Joan Baez, Vol. 2