It subsumes all the previous printed sources known to Francis James Child (the Child Ballads) and includes recordings from 1900 to 1975. Until early 2006, the index was available by a CD subscription; now it can be found online on the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library website, maintained by the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS).
The index contains all previously known printed sources by Francis James Child (the Child Ballads) and includes recordings from 1900 to 1975. Before early 2006, it was available through a CD subscription; now it is accessible online on the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library website, maintained by EFDSS.