Victor matrix BS-036800. The ballad of Barberry Ellen (Child ballad no. 84) / John Jacob Niles

TitleSource
The ballad of Barberry Ellen (Child ballad no. 84) (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Part 2 (Title part)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
John Jacob Niles (arranger)Victor ledgers: "Collected and arranged by."
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
John Jacob Niles (vocalist : tenor vocal)Vocal range listed on disc label as "mountaineer tenor."
Charles O'Connell (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with dulcimer
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: Victor ledgers: "Early American songs and ballads."
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Charles O'Connell, present."
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
4/25/1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 1 Master Victor 2019 10-in.
4/25/1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 1 Master Victor M-604 10-in. Album set
4/25/1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 1 Master RCA Victor LPV-513 LP

The ballad of Barberry Ellen (Child ballad no. 84) / John Jacob Niles

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The ballad of Barberry Ellen (Child ballad no. 84) / John Jacob Niles - RCA Victor LPV-513 - Take 1 - 4/25/1939
℗ © 1965 Sony Music Entertainment.
4/25/1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 1A Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-036800. The ballad of Barberry Ellen (Child ballad no. 84) / John Jacob Niles," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200037286/BS-036800-The_ballad_of_Barberry_Ellen_Child_ballad_no._84.

Victor matrix BS-036800. The ballad of Barberry Ellen (Child ballad no. 84) / John Jacob Niles. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200037286/BS-036800-The_ballad_of_Barberry_Ellen_Child_ballad_no._84.

"Victor matrix BS-036800. The ballad of Barberry Ellen (Child ballad no. 84) / John Jacob Niles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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