See Childe Ballads. Childe traveled over Britain at the turn of the last century and took down lyrics (unfortunately no music) for ballads sung locally from folks who had lived in small villages for generations. ("Chedder Man"- a 'bog' man found preserved in peat- about ten years ago- died over a 1000 yrs ago- DNA showed a man in the village decended from him!). Folks didn't travel- no radio, etc. Childe did 8 volumes of all the songs he found - each version separatly- Tam Linn is VERY old (oldest Childe ballad traced to about 900!- about Judas). There are...
See Childe Ballads. Childe traveled over Britain at the turn of the last century and took down lyrics (unfortunately no music) for ballads sung locally from folks who had lived in small villages for generations. ("Chedder Man"- a 'bog' man found preserved in peat- about ten years ago- died over a 1000 yrs ago- DNA showed a man in the village decended from him!). Folks didn't travel- no radio, etc. Childe did 8 volumes of all the songs he found - each version separatly- Tam Linn is VERY old (oldest Childe ballad traced to about 900!- about Judas). There are many verses. I think it one of the most mystical songs and powerful love songs ever. To risk Hell for love....Over verses have the Fairy Queen turning the girl into a tree or Tam Linn's heart into stone.
I absolutly Love this song ... My mum used to sing it too me when i was a baby...Its really beautiful. such good imagary
See Childe Ballads. Childe traveled over Britain at the turn of the last century and took down lyrics (unfortunately no music) for ballads sung locally from folks who had lived in small villages for generations. ("Chedder Man"- a 'bog' man found preserved in peat- about ten years ago- died over a 1000 yrs ago- DNA showed a man in the village decended from him!). Folks didn't travel- no radio, etc. Childe did 8 volumes of all the songs he found - each version separatly- Tam Linn is VERY old (oldest Childe ballad traced to about 900!- about Judas). There are...
See Childe Ballads. Childe traveled over Britain at the turn of the last century and took down lyrics (unfortunately no music) for ballads sung locally from folks who had lived in small villages for generations. ("Chedder Man"- a 'bog' man found preserved in peat- about ten years ago- died over a 1000 yrs ago- DNA showed a man in the village decended from him!). Folks didn't travel- no radio, etc. Childe did 8 volumes of all the songs he found - each version separatly- Tam Linn is VERY old (oldest Childe ballad traced to about 900!- about Judas). There are many verses. I think it one of the most mystical songs and powerful love songs ever. To risk Hell for love....Over verses have the Fairy Queen turning the girl into a tree or Tam Linn's heart into stone.