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The Chords were an American doo-wop vocal group formed in 1951 in The Bronx, [1] known for their 1954 hit "Sh-Boom", which they wrote. [ citation needed ] It is the only song they created that reached mainstream popularity.
A Gest of Robyn Hode (also known as A Lyttell Geste of Robyn Hode) is one of the earliest surviving texts of the Robin Hood tales. Written in late Middle English poetic verse, it is an early example of an English language ballad, in which the verses are grouped in quatrains with an ABCB rhyme scheme, also known as ballad stanzas.
Richard O'Sullivan (born 7 May 1944) is an English comedy actor. He is known for his role as Robin Tripp in the TV sitcoms Man About the House (1973–1976) and Robin's Nest (1977–1981) and as the title character in the period adventure series Dick Turpin (1979–1982).
When Allan agrees to serve Robin, the latter springs into action. He turns up at the church as a harper , but refuses to play: firstly, until he has seen the bride and groom; secondly, after he has seen them, because he does not consider the old man and the young girl a suitable match.
The robin features prominently in British folklore and that of northwestern France, but much less so in other parts of Europe, [49] though in the nineteenth century Jacob Grimm reported a tradition from German-speaking Europe that if someone disturbed a robin's nest their house would be struck by lightning.
Back then, as Robin Hood's opening instalment made clear, this nation was engaged in a ruinously expensive and unwinnable war in the Middle East at the behest of an expansive global superpower." [ 3 ] He also praised the cast, feeling that Armstrong "succeeds in being likeably noble, a possible sufferer from crusades-induced post-traumatic ...
During Sen. Fischer’s swearing-in ceremony last Friday, Harris, 60, shook the senator’s hand, thanked her for her work and then extended a handshake toward her husband, Bruce, and said ...
Robin Hood and the Bishop (Roud 3955, Child 143) is an English-language folk song describing an adventure of Robin Hood.This song has also survived as a late seventeenth-century English broadside ballad, and is one of several ballads about the medieval folk hero that form part of the Child ballad collection, which is one of the most comprehensive collections of traditional English ballads.