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Stories from the Ballads, Told to the Children

Mary Esther Miller MacGregor 1 Episodes Jun 4, 2026

This podcast retells classic ballads and folk tales for children, originally sung by wandering minstrels. The stories include fairy visits, battles, and other adventures from a time when minstrels traveled the land. The narrator invites listeners to imagine the sweet music and timeless tales of old.

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Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children - Mary Esther Miller MacGregor Jun 4, 2026 7242 Listen, children, for you will wish to hear where I found the tales which I have told you in this little book. It is long, oh! so long ago, that they were sung up hill and down dale by wandering singers who soon became known all over the country as minstrels, or ofttimes, because they would carry with them a harp, as harpers. In court, in cottage, by princes and by humble folk, everywhere, by ever

Stories from the Ballads, Told to the Children

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