Jack-A-Roe
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"Jack-A-Roe" is a traditional folk ballad, popularized in modern times by artists such as Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead, that tells the story of a woman who disguises herself as a man to follow her lover into danger.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
song
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traditional folk ballad ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Anglo-American folk music ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
her lover
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young woman disguised as a man ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | example of gender-disguise ballad in folk tradition ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
ballad
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folk ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
lover following to sea
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testing of love ⓘ woman warrior in disguise ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeForm | story song ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | British Isles folk tradition ⓘ |
| hasStructure | strophic ballad ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cross-dressing disguise
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female bravery ⓘ gender roles ⓘ romantic devotion ⓘ war and danger ⓘ |
| hasVariantName |
Jack Monroe
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Jack the Sailor NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackaro NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackaroe NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackaroo ⓘ |
| isPartOfRepertoireOf | Grateful Dead live performances ⓘ |
| isSungInPerspective | third person narrative ⓘ |
| isTraditional | true ⓘ |
| isTransmittedAs | oral tradition song ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Bob Dylan
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Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Baez NERFINISHED ⓘ various folk revival artists ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A woman disguises herself as a man and follows her lover into danger, often to sea or to war. ⓘ |
| popularizedBy |
Bob Dylan
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Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Bob Dylan
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Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfEarliestKnownForm | 19th century (approximate) ⓘ |
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