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DisclaimerThis is a reference work to songs sung over many centuries, many of them unacceptable by the standards of today (indeed, some were unacceptable by the standards of the time). The editors of the Ballad Index do not endorse the songs' attitudes or the language in which they were written. But we document them, lest the people of today forget what was done in the past. |
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Files for the Ballad Index | A list of files to download and links to other pages on the site.
| Instructions for the Ballad Index | Instructions for how to use and contribute to the Index.
| Bibliography for the Ballad Index | List of books included in the Index, with abbreviations.
| Discography for the Ballad Index | List of recordings included in the Index, with abbreviations.
| What's New in the latest version | A version history of the Index, showing what books were added when and what other features were included.
| Articles in the Ballad Index | The Ballad Index includes many extended articles about ballads. This gives a categorized list.
| The Ballad Index Library | A collection of publications of interest to ballad and folk song scholars.
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