Title: Early English Ballads from the Percy Artist: Hermes Nye Label: Folkways Records Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 093070230521 Genre: Country, Folk Release Date: 2012-05-30 Number of Discs: 1
Hermes Nye's "sneaking fondness for the English things from Percy and Child" takes center stage on this collection of ballads. The singer's commentaries enliven the notes: For example, Nye writes, "Sir Walter Scott collected ["Binnorie"], and probably had enough integrity not to add to it, although we can never be sure about those old boys."
Tracks: 1.1 Robin Hood's Golden Prize 1.2 The Death of Robin Hood 1.3 Whittingham Fair 1.4 The Outlandish Knight 1.5 The Three Ravens- Twa Corbies 1.6 Binnorie - the Cruel Sister 1.7 Thomas, the Rhymer 1.8 Sir Patrick Spens 1.9 Queen Eleanor's Confession 1.10 Clerk Saunders 1.11 Lord Thomas and Fair Ellinor 1.12 My Love Built Me a Bonnie Bower 1.13 Mary Hamilton 1.14 O, Waly, Waly 1.15 Rob Roy 1.16 Lizzie Lindsay 1.17 Glenlogie - Jean O Bethelnie 1.18 Get Up and Bar the Door 1.19 The Lament of the Border Widow 1.20 King O'Luve - Fause Foodrage
