Hermes Nye Early English Ballads from the Percy and Child Collections (1957) CD

"This item is part of the Folkways (Cook, or Paredon, or Monitor) archives. The original liner notes from the LP are included."

Hermes Nye's "sneaking fondness for the English things from Percy and Child" takes center stage on this collection of ballads. The singer's commentaries enliven the notes: for example, Nye writes, "Sir Walter Scott collected ["Binnorie"], and probably had enough integrity not to add to it, although we can never be sure about those old boys."

101     Robin Hood's Golden Prize      Hermes Nye      3:15              
102     The Death of Robin Hood     Hermes Nye     2:34                   
103     Whittingham Fair     Hermes Nye     2:53                           
104     The Outlandish Knight     Hermes Nye     3:19                     
105     The Three Ravens- Twa Corbies     Hermes Nye     3:39             
106     Binnorie - The Cruel Sister     Hermes Nye     3:22               
107     Thomas, the Rhymer     Hermes Nye     2:30                         
108     Sir Patrick Spens     Hermes Nye     2:52                         
109     Queen Eleanor's Confession     Hermes Nye     4:45                 
201     Clerk Saunders     Hermes Nye     3:02                             
202     Lord Thomas and Fair Ellinor     Hermes Nye     2:45               
203     My Love Built Me a Bonnie Bower     Hermes Nye     2:57           
204     Mary Hamilton     Hermes Nye     1:57                             
205     O, Waly, Waly     Hermes Nye     2:30                             
206     Rob Roy     Hermes Nye     2:47                                   
207     Lizzie Lindsay     Hermes Nye     2:47                             
208     Glenlogie - Jean O Bethelnie     Hermes Nye     2:07               
209     Get Up and Bar the Door     Hermes Nye     1:59                   
210     The Lament of the Border Widow     Hermes Nye     3:27             
211     King O'Luve - Fause Foodrage     Hermes Nye     1:25