Oct 27, 2025
Ghost Story Ballad Poll 2025:
Which of these spooky folk ballads is your favourite? (examples below)
Rolling of the Stones
The Wife of Usher's Well
Twa Sisters (aka Binnorie,Cruel Sister,Wind and Rain, Bonnie Bows o' London,etc)
The Dreadful Ghost
House Carpenter aka The Demon Lover
The Unquiet Grave
Cruel Mother
Sweet William's Ghost
Proud Lady Margaret
Willie's Fatal Visit
Voting ended onNov 3, 2025
Rules:
1)No "I am bald " option! If you see this poll you're contractually obliged to vote for a song and reblog (or I will haunt you👻)
2)If you prefer a different variant or recording of your favourite song than the one I offer in the examples, vote for it anyway and send me a rec.
Might follow this up with an international edition (non-anglophone) later if y'all want.
#spooky season#folk ballads#Halloween#ghost stories#ghosts#revenants#ballads#child ballads#folk songs#traditional music#the rolling of the stones#the dreadful ghost#the unquiet grave#twa sisters#bonnie bows o' London#Binnorie#cruel sister#the swan swims so bonny#wind and rain#the House Carpenter#the Daemon Lover#Willie's Fatal Visit#the Wife of Usher's Well#Sweet William's Ghost#music#folk music#British folk#Appalachian folk#Proud Lady Margaret#poll
