AMERICAN STRANGER, THE
Created on 25/04/2024Latest update on 25/04/2024
Artist: Jean Mathew
Author: traditional
Label: Topic
Year: 1952
Roud #1081, also as When First Into This Country. Séamus Ennis recording, released on anthology Good People, Take Warning - Voice of the People Vol. 23.
Covers:
- 1958:
Ewan MacColl [with Isla Cameron]
- 1976:
Fairport Convention [as When First Into This Country]
- 1977:
- 1986:
- 1996:
Waterson:Carthy [on Common Tongue; Lal & Norma Waterson with their resp. daughters Maria Gilhooley and Eliza Carthy; Norma heard a cylinder recording made by Cecil Sharp of gypsy Priscilla Cooper from Devon]
- 2005:
Peggy Seeger [as When First Into This Country]
