Artist: John McCormack
Author: traditional
Label: Victrola
Year: 1911
Roud #166 (also as Polly Vaughn, Polly Von, The Shooting Of His Dear and Fowler Jack (The Fowler).
Covers:
Harry Cox [as The Fowler; E.J. Moeran recording for the BBC, released on cd East Anglia Sings ('00); a Peter Kennedy recording from '53 came out on Caedmon in '61]
Elisabeth Cronin [released on Topic's Voice Of The People series Vol 23]
A.L. Lloyd [as The Shooting Of His Dear and as Polly Vaughan for Alan Lomax at the BBC]
John Jacob Niles [as Molly Vaughn]
Shirley Collins [as Polly Vaughn]
Dillards [idem]
Peter, Paul & Mary [as Polly Von]
Anne Briggs [as Polly Vaughan]
Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick [as The Fowler]
Peter Bellamy [as The Shooting Of His Dear]
Ewan MacColl [as The Fowler]
Bothy Band [als Molly Ban]
Oysterband [as Molly Bond]
Chieftains & Alison Krauss [as Molly Ban]
Peggy Seeger [as Molly Bond]
Chris de Burgh [as Polly Von]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)