BILLY BARLOW

Created on 22/09/2022
Latest update on 27/06/2023

Artist: Pete Seeger
Author: traditional
Label: Folkways
Year: 1953

On 10" American Folk Songs For Children. Song with roots in de Peasants' Revolt of 1381. Roud #236 (also as The Cutty Wren, Hunting The Wren and The Wran Song).

Covers:

1955:

Liam Clancy [as The Wran Song]

1958:

Alan Lomax

1960:

Peggy Seeger

1962:

Ian Campbell Folk Group [as The Cutty Wren]

1967:

Ian & Sylvia

1968:

Cream [melody under Pressed Rat And Warthog from 2lp Wheels Of Fire]

1978:

Steeleye Span [with Martin Carthy & John Kirkpatrick and in '96 as The Cutty Wren]

1984:

Robin Dransfield [as The Cutty Wren]

1988:

Chumbawamba [idem, protesting against the poll tax]

1991:

Chieftains [idem]

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