TY - BOOK ID - 30918680 TI - The ballad book of John Jacob Niles PY - 2015 SN - 0813157846 9780813157849 1322598533 9781322598536 0813109876 9780813109879 0813127521 PB - Lexington The University Press of Kentucky DB - UniCat KW - Ballads, English KW - Folk songs, English UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30918680 AB - A legend in the folk music community, John Jacob Niles enjoyed a lengthy career as a balladeer, folk collector, and songwriter. Ever close to his Kentucky roots, he spent much of his adulthood searching for the most well-loved songs of the southern Appalachia. The Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles brings together a wealth of songs with the stories that inspired them, arranged by a gifted performer. This new edition includes all of the melodies, text, commentary, and illustrations of the 1961 original and features a new introduction by Ron Pen, director of the John Jacob Niles Center for America ER -