John Jacob Niles (born April 28, 1892 in Louisville, Kentucky, died March 1, 1980 in Lexington, Kentucky) was an American composer, singer, and collector of traditional ballads. He is often called "The Dean of American Balladeers". Niles is well known for his original song "Go 'Way From My Window", as well as the many traditional ballads he collected in the Appalachian region of the United States, such as "Pretty Polly" and "Barbara Allen". He also composed the haunting Christmas song "I Wonder As I Wander".
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Go 'Way From My Window
I Wonder as I Wander
Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair
John Henry
The Maid Freed From The Gallows
The Hangman
I'm So Glad Trouble Don't Last Always
Lulle Lullay
The Lass From The Low Country
The Cherry Tree
I Had A Cat
The Gypsie Laddie
Jimmy Randal
Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head
The Death Of Queen Jane
Mary Hamilton
Look Down That Lonesome Road
Bowie, Bowerie
Jack O' Diamonds
Little Mohee
Edward
The Sea Witch
Frog Went A-Courtin'
The Ballad Of Barberry Ellen
The Irish Girl
The Murdered Brother
Anonymous: I Wonder As I Wander (Appalachian Traditional, arr. Andrew Carter)
Old Bangum
In That Lovely Far-Off City
The Roving Gambler
I'm in the Notion Now
Bonny Farday
Waken, Little Shepherd
The Fency King And The English King
I'm Goin' Away
When Jesus Lived In Galilee
You Got To Cross That Lonesome Valley
Frog Went A-Courting
The Frog in the Spring
The Cuckoo
The Black Dress
Venezuela
Little Mattie Groves
Little Black Star
The Turtle Dove
Who Killed Cock Robin?
The Gypsy Laddie
The Seven Joys Of Mary
Sing We the Virgin Mary
Brother's Revenge
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