Song: Fair Margaret and Sweet William

Written by:	traditional
Language:	English
Comments:	Traditional English folk song. The earliest known fragments can be found in Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher's play "The Knight of the Burning Pestle" (1611). The song is in the Percy Folio and is Child Ballad no. 74. It also has a strong Appalachian heritage: it's recorded in Cecil Sharp and Maud Karpeles, 'English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians' (no. 20).

Cover hierarchy

Fair Margaret and Sweet William written by traditional
- Little Marget by Bascom Lamar Lunsford (1953)
- Lady Margaret by Jean Ritchie (1956)
- Little Margaret by Pete Seeger (1956)
- Lady Margaret by Paul Clayton (1956)
- Lady Margaret by Max Hunter (1963)
- Little Margaret by Walter Forbes (1963)
- Little Margaret by Hedy West (February 1965)
- Lady Margaret by Buffy Sainte-Marie (May 1966)
- Lady Margaret and Sweet William by Shirley Collins (1968)
- Lady Margaret by Tony and Irene Saletan (1970)
- Lady Margaret by Trees (1970)
- Lady Margaret and Sweet William by Artus Moser (1974)
- Sweet William by Emma Shelton (1976)
- Lady Marg'et & Sweet William by W. H. Stockton (1976)
- Little Margaret by Betty Smith (1977)
- Lady Margaret by Sally Rogers (1982)
- Lady Margaret by Vikki Clayton (1988)
- Little Margaret by Evelyn Ramsey (1992)
- Little Margaret by Cordelia's Dad (1992)
- Lady Margaret by Rick Lee (1995)
- Fair Margaret and Sweet William by Custer LaRue with members of The Baltimore Consort (March 28, 1995)
- Little Margaret by Paul Kleinwald (1997)
- Fair Margaret and Sweet William by Art Thieme (1998)
- Little Margaret by Laura Boosinger (1998)
- Sweet William and Lady Margaret by Amps For Christ (1999)
- Fair Margaret and Sweet William by Tim O'Brien (March 23, 1999)
- Lady Margaret by Carol Ponder (2000)
- Little Margaret by Tom, Brad & Alice (2000)
- Sweet William and Lady Margaret by Debra Cowan and Acie Cargill (July 31, 2001)
- Lady Margaret by Mary Jane (October 2001)
- Little Margaret by Doug Wallin (2002)
  - Little Margaret by Big Medicine (June 2004)
- Fair Margaret and Sweet William by Jen Larson (2002)
- Lil' Margaret by Denise O'Sullivan (2002)
- Lady Margaret by The Mammals (June 2002)
- Lady Margaret by Alice Stuart (November 26, 2002)
- Lady Margaret and Sweet William by John & Mary (December 9, 2002)
- Fair Margaret and Sweet William by June Tabor (2003)
- Lady Margret by Cassie Franklin (December 16, 2003)
- The Old Armchair by Martin Howley (2004)
- Little Margaret by The Knitters (July 12, 2005)
- Lady Margaret by The Eighteenth Day of May (October 2005)
- Little Margaret by Carolina Chocolate Drops (2006)

Added by baggish on 2006-11-03
Modified by baggish on 2007-01-05
Page generated on 2008-09-07 03:32:51

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