This ballad is also known as "Lady Isabel and the Elfin Knight" , "The Outlandish Knight" , "Little Billy" and "Pretty Polly". This version was collec
This ballad is also known as "Lady Isabel and the Elfin Knight" , "The Outlandish Knight" , "Little Billy" and "Pretty Polly". This version was collected in the USA, and was recorded by Richard Dyer-Bennett, among others. It has been noted that this is one of the few ballads where the woman refuses to be a victim and turns the tables on her attacker.
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This ballad, also known as "Mary Hamilton", has many variations and the execution is variously attributed to infanticide and sleeping with the queen`s
This ballad, also known as "Mary Hamilton", has many variations and the execution is variously attributed to infanticide and sleeping with the queen`s lover. I first heard this sung by Joan Baez.
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A bawdy ballad from Child`s collection. This particular variation was collected in Dorset in 1906.
Note: "There is no worse sound in the world than s
A bawdy ballad from Child`s collection. This particular variation was collected in Dorset in 1906.
Note: "There is no worse sound in the world than somebody who cannot play the violin who insists on doing so anyway." [Lemony Snickett] You have been warned.
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