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12 - The Elfin Knight

Songs

Citations/Sources

Artist
Title
Link
Kate Rusby
Elfin Knight
https://store.compassrecords.com/products/the-girl-who-couldnt-fly
Euspeth Cowie
The Laird O' Elfin
https://elspethcowie.bandcamp.com/album/songs-from-naked-voice
Tom Kines & Jean Price
The Cambric Shirt
https://www.amazon.com/CANADIAN-SONGS-Chansons-Folklorique-Canada/dp/B0041I7WEE
Charlie Potter
Sing Ivy
https://play.google.com/music/preview/Trf4xgkjigevlpvm2grfckvahfe?play=1&u=0
Sally Harmon
El Condor Pasa + Scarborough Faire
https://www.amazon.com/Brava-Sally-Harmon/dp/B00004TFBS
Klaus Wunderlich
Scarborough Fair
https://www.amazon.com/Klaus-Wunderlich-Collection-2/dp/B000W0353C
Gordon Heath
Scarborough Fair
https://www.discogs.com/Gordon-Heath-And-Lee-Payant-Songs-Of-The-Abbaye/release/4827836
Ewan MacColl
Scarborough Fair
https://www.amazon.com/Long-Harvest-Record-Two/dp/B003P43UY6
A.L. Lloyd
Scarborough Fair
https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tlv5qzuto7wd6v3b5u4jd7nafx4?play=1&u=0
Shirly Collins
Scarborough Fair
http://www.shirleycollins.co.uk/ftlovers.htm
Douglas Spotted Eagle
Scarborough Fair/Canterbury Road
https://www.amazon.com/Common-Ground-Douglas-Spotted-Eagle/dp/B000001IXE
Angelo Branduardi & Angelo Branduardi E Chominciamento Di Gioia Di Gioia
Scarborough Fair
https://www.discogs.com/Angelo-Branduardi-E-Chominciamento-Di-Gioia-Futuro-Antico-I/release/1045998
Bratři Nedvědové A Spol.
Trh Ve Scarborough
https://www.discogs.com/Brat%C5%99i-Nedv%C4%9Bdov%C3%A9-A-Spol-Balady/release/6532644
Haparvarim
Scarborough Fair
https://www.discogs.com/composition/5d897d2e-34f5-4459-be0c-5afe8e010456-Scarborough-Fair
Queensryche
Scarborough Fair
https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Queensryche/dp/B00009L1UP
Trottel
Scarborough Fair
https://www.discogs.com/Trottel-Christmas-Demo/release/6603829
Audrey Coppard
Scarborough Fair
https://open.spotify.com/track/2JWh6WrElzMj7ebXXCSxyC
Cythara
Scarborough Fair
https://music.apple.com/us/album/cythara/282093384
Sarah Brightman
Scarborough Fair
https://www.amazon.com/Luna-Sarah-Brightman/dp/B00004UDNP
Herbie Hancock
Scarborough Fair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTlIKEwIiBs
Sea Level
Scarborough Fair
https://play.google.com/music/preview/B7uylcgcydwkdjshull2veyskvu?play=1&u=0
Midori
Scarborough Fair [clean]
https://www.amazon.com/Scarborough-Clean-Midori-Medwyn-Goodall/dp/B00B0KWN4U
Percy Faith
Scarborough Fair / Canticle
https://www.last.fm/music/Percy+Faith/_/Scarborough+Fair%2FCanticle
Yoshiro Kishino
Scarborough Fair
https://www.discogs.com/Yoshiko-Kishino-Photograph/release/9203813
Harvey Reid
Scarborough Fair
https://www.amazon.com/Chestnuts-Harvey-Reid/dp/B001IB602C
Martin Carthy
The Elfin Knight
https://www.amazon.com/Martin-Carthy-MARTIN-CARTHY/dp/B00000590A
Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger
The Elfin Knight
https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tht6fhhc6dlnawaswboezx7exba?play=1&u=0
Simon & Garfunkel
Scarborough Fair/Canticle
https://www.amazon.com/Parsley-Rosemary-Thyme-SIMON-GARFUNKEL/dp/B07BCRZSJN/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2ZSKE5P43W36A&keywords=simon+and+garfunkel+parsley+sage+rosemary+and+thyme&qid=1558807228&s=music&sprefix=simon+and+garfunkel+parsley%2Cpopular%2C126&sr=1-2
Inca Son
Scarborough Fair
https://www.amazon.com/Scarborough-Fair/dp/B001C0X63K
Bob Dylan
Girl From the North Country
https://www.amazon.com/Freewheelin-Bob-Dylan/dp/B00026WU64
Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash
Girl From the North Country
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g77wH68dFC8
Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer
Riddles Wisely Expounded (Child 1)
https://www.anaismitchell.com/records
Joel Frederiksen
The Elfin Knight
https://www.amazon.com/Elfin-Knight-Ballads-Renaissance-England/dp/B000QTD4IK
Mediaeval Baebes
Scarborough Fayre
https://mediaevalbaebes.bandcamp.com/
The Delfonics
Scarborough Fair
https://www.amazon.com/Sound-Sexy-Soul-Delfonics/dp/B00005JXQK
Joo Kraus
Scarborough Fair
https://www.amazon.com/Public-Jazz-Lounge-JOO-KRAUS/dp/B0000DKQS7
Eliza Carthy & Nancy Kerr
Whittingham Fair/For Whittingham Fair
https://www.amazon.com/Eliza-Carthy-Nancy-Kerr/dp/B01MZ5625D

1] The Roud Folk Music Index hosted by the Vaughan Williams Memorial Libary at https://www.vwml.org/

2] Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/ (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) various other pages

3] Mudcat Forums https://mudcat.org (1) (2) (3)

4] Mainly Norfolk https://mainlynorfolk.info/ (1)

5] Martin Carthy on Bob Dylan interview series by Prism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqM_aQuuIZo&t=32s

6] "Friends again with Paul Simon" by Colin Randall from The Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4722968/Friends-again-with-Paul-Simon.html

7] Scarborough Maritime Heritage Center website http://www.scarboroughsmaritimeheritage.org.uk/

8] "Scarborough Fair: A Traditional Yorkshire Ballad" Parts I and II by https://storiesfromscarborough.wordpress.com/

9] "A Short History of Scarborough, Yorkshire" by Tim Lambert on http://www.localhistories.org/scarborough.html

10] http://nefaeriaofetsy.blogspot.com/

12]  Witchipedia http://www.witchipedia.com/ (1) (2) (3) (4)

13] "Why Parlsey, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme?" by Joshua Tabin on Wild Zora https://wildzora.com/blogs/news/parsley-sage-rosemary-thyme

14]  "Shakespearean Herbs" on Stems UK https://www.stemsuk.com/news-10/shakespearean-herbs.htm

15]  "What is the Significance of Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme?" by Melody Rose on Dave's Garden https://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/4394 

16]  "Floor Singers Welcome! Memories of Les Cousins and the Soho Folk Music Scene" by Stuart Penney on https://www.emptymirrorbooks.com/music/les-cousins-london-folk-music

17] "American Versions of the Ballad of the Elfin Knight" in The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 7, No. 26 by the American Folklore Society

18] Internet Sacred Texts Archive http://www.sacred-texts.com/ (1)

19]  http://www.justanothertune.com/html/cambricshirt.html

20] "History of the Folk Song 'Scarborough Fair'" by Kim Ruehl on liveaboutdotcom https://www.liveabout.com/scarborough-fair-traditional-simon-and-garfunkel-1322515

21] "The Elfin Knight (1670) / Scarborough Fair (1891) / Strawberry Lane (1954) / The Lover's Tasks (1956) / Girl From The North Country (1963)" on Joops Magical Flowers http://jopiepopie.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-elfin-knight-1670-scarborough-fair.html

22] "The Garland of Flora" by Dorothea Lynde Dix, Kessinger Publishing, 1829

23] "Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants, and Trees" by Ernst and Johanna Lehner, Dover Publications, 2003

24] "Disgraceland?" by Ben Greenman in The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/culture/goings-on/disgraceland

25] "Paul Simon, a 'Stolen Song' and How British Folk Star Finally Forgave Him" by Tim Cooper in The Evening Standard https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1G1-119391311/paul-simon-a-stolen-song-and-how-british-folk-star

And of course, Mark Vesey for the interview he gave. Thanks, Mark!

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