Man’s Array: A Survey of Cross-Dressing Ballads in the English Language Folk Tradition

"Sovay, Sovay, all on a day

She dressed herself in man's array

With a brace of pistols all at her side

To meet her true love

To meet her true love

Away she rides"

 

Young women wearing men's clothing is a prevailing theme in the English Language Folk Tradition. Join Weckiai for a survey of some of the highlights of ballads of this type, and a few brief historical digressions.