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"The Ballad of Aidan McAnespie" – song about a young Catholic man, shot by a British soldier while walking to a Gaelic football match, at Aughnacloy border checkpoint in County Tyrone. [47] "The Ballad of Billy Reid" – song recorded by the Wolfe Tones, Shebeen, and others, about Provisional IRA member Billy Reid (killed in May 1971). [48]
I regret never having stopped to hear the words. [7] Traditional folk songs which have been known to use the "Dives and Lazarus" tune include the English songs "The Two Brothers", "The Unquiet Grave" (Child 78), "The Thresher" (Roud 19) and "The Murder of Maria Marten" (Roud 215), as well as a Welsh song from Gwynedd called "Baledwyr Nefyn".
The English folk duo Show of Hands recorded the song for their self-released album Folk Music (1998). [12] Carol Noonan recorded the song for her release Carol Noonan - Self Titled (1999). [13] John Langstaff recorded a version of the song for his multi-disc folk music collection John Langstaff Sings - Archival Folk Collection (2004). [14]
In The Hunger Games prequel novel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, characters from the Covey are given first names based on traditional ballads. The character Barb Azure Baird's first name is based on Barbara Allen. The song has also been sampled, quoted, and featured as a dramatic device in numerous films: Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
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"William Taylor" (Roud 158, Laws N11) is a British folk song, often collected from traditional singers in England, less so in Scotland, Ireland, Canada and the USA. It tells the story of a young woman who adopts male dress and becomes a sailor (or sometimes a soldier) in order to search for her lover.
Willie O Winsbury (Child 100, Roud 64) is a traditional English-language folk ballad. The song, of which there are many variants, is a traditional Scottish ballad that dates from at least 1775, and is known under several other names, including "Johnnie Barbour" and "Lord Thomas of Winesberry".
Cecil Sharp whipped out his notebook and took down the tune; and then persuaded John to give him the words. He immediately harmonised the song; and that same evening it was sung at a choir supper by Mattie Kay, Cecil Sharp accompanying. The audience was delighted; as one said, it was the first time that the song had been put into evening dress. [4]