Reflection

Which version do you like best?  Why? Compare your favorite version of Barbara Allen to one of the other renditions. How does your favorite version differ from the one you compared it to?

A scene from a movie about folk song collecting. A young girl sings "Barbara Allen."

Watch VideoSongcatcher - Emmy Rossum singing Barbara AllenDuration: (1:02)
User: hytain - Added: 6/18/06YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRgH_0zxqQE

Recorded at Raiford Women's Penitentiary in Florida 1939 featuring a state prisoner singing "Barbara Allen."

Watch VideoBarbara Allen - Lomax Prison RecordingDuration: (2:40)
User: prewarmusic - Added: 2/18/08YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qmn77A8OykA popular duo from the 1950s performing Barbara Allen.Watch VideoBarbara Allen - The Everly BrothersDuration: 4:40
User: n/a - Added: 3/6/15YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me9w8HtYe4Q Johnny Cash singing a version of Barbara Allen.Watch VideoJohnny Cash - The Ballad Of BarbaraDuration: (4:26)
User: carters01 - Added: 2/24/07YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD8N-SzrXjQJoan Baez singing Barbara Allen. She brought attention to the song and to folk music in America in the early 1960s.
Watch VideoAMERICAN MASTERS : Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound | ...Duration: (4:39)
User: pbs - Added: 10/8/09YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFHTJ08U_Fg

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