This video was taken from Jean Ritchie's appearance 1986 with Gene Bluestein. You can watch the rest of the hour-long performance and discussion here:
https://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/singleitem...

If you're interested in hearing different versions of "Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender", I'd recommend following this link to a playlist of 52 versions of the ballad:    • Lord Thomas and Fair Ellen (Child 73)...  

0:00 Introduction
0:46 Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender
6:01 The Cuckoo
8:19 Discussion about her singing and playing style


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