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Subject term Ladies' maids

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  • Roud No
    108 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Child 258
    Subject terms
    Broughty Castle / <Dundee> / Lords / Ladies / Lovers / Provosts (local government) / Fighters / <Ladies' maids> / <Parents> / <Christmas Day> / Keys / Rivers & streams / Engagement to marry / Lovers' trysts / Kidnapping / Tampering with evidence / Swimming / Death by drowning / Escaping / Love / Freedom / Resourcefulness / Gratitude
    Subject date
    Synopsis
    Lady Helen , the daughter of the Provost of Dundee is left alone by her parents in her home of Broughty Castle. Her lover comes to visit her, but then the castle is invaded by armed men who carry the pair off to the highlands, throwing away the keys they had used to enter the castle. Along the way, she jumps into the river followed by her lover. She swims away and escapes, while he drowns. She makes her way back to Dundee relieved that she had learnt to swim. [SF]
    Source
    Child, F. J., ed. (1882-95). The English and Scottish popular ballads. Reprinted 1965. New York: Dover Publications. Vol. IV pp. 423-424.
    Characters
    Adult (male) x 1 / Adult (female) x 1 / <Adult (male) x 2> / <Adult (female) x 1>
    Song voice
    Unspecified
    Song history
    Notes

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    Date composed
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    Bib. ref(s)
    Child, F. J., ed. (1882-95). The English and Scottish popular ballads. Reprinted 1965. New York: Dover Publications. / Bronson, B. H., ed. (1959-72). The traditional tunes of the Child ballads. Princeton: Princeton University Press. / Würzbach, N. and Salz, S. M. (1995). Motif Index of the Child Corpus. Berlin: de Gruyter.
    Indexer
    SF
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  • Roud No
    62 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
    Other nums
    Child 97
    Subject terms
    Castles / Bowers (apartments) / Forests / Kings / <Noblemen> / Daughters / Young men / Porters / Ladies' maids / Wine / Windows / Lovers' trysts / <Harps> / Robes / <Cellars> / <Archery weapons> / <Swords> / Keys / Alcoholic drinking / Getting drunk / <Music making> / Trickery / Going to bed / Cross-dressing / Escaping / Elopement / Love / Outwitting / Familial opposition (to courtship or marriage) / Distrust
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    Synopsis
    A king’s daughter has enabled her lover to enter her chamber unnoticed by making her father’s porter drunk. After spending the night together she thinks up a trick to get Brown Robin out again. She pretends to have drunk such strong wine that her father recommends that she walk in the forest to clear her head. Having been allowed out for this purpose it is an easy matter to take Brown Robin disguised as a maid with her. The suspicious porter says he will check on their comings and goings, but the daughter and Brown Robin never return. [SF]
    Source
    Child, F. J., ed. (1882-95). The English and Scottish popular ballads. Reprinted 1965. New York: Dover Publications. Vol. II pp. 368-369 (Version A)
    Characters
    Adult (male) x 3 / Adult (female) x 1 / <Adult (male) x 1> / <Adult (female) x 33>
    Song voice
    Unspecified
    Song history
    Notes

    Comparative songs
    Author / Composer
    Date composed
    Printer / Publisher
    Named singer
    Named venue
    Bib. ref(s)
    Child, F. J., ed. (1882-95). The English and Scottish popular ballads. Reprinted 1965. New York: Dover Publications. / Bronson, B. H., ed. (1959-72). The traditional tunes of the Child ballads. Princeton: Princeton University Press. / Würzbach, N. and Salz, S. M. (1995). Motif Index of the Child Corpus. Berlin: de Gruyter.
    Indexer
    SF
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  • Roud No
    102 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
    Other nums
    Child 239
    Subject terms
    Strathbogie / Auchanachie / Jean / Fathers / Ladies' maids / Absent lovers / <Mothers> / <Lords> / True love / Weddings / <Dresses> / Poverty / Wealth / Handsomeness / Ugliness / <Lips> / Refusal of sex / Fainting / Kissing / Death from a broken heart / Parental opposition (to courtship or marriage)
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    Jeanie Gordon loves Auchanachie, who is bonny but poor, but her father makes her marry Lord Saltoun who is rich but disfigured. She says he can make her marry him but she will never bear him a child. After the wedding, she refuses to go to bed with Saltoun. Her father tells her maidens to loose off her gown. Jeanie swoons and says she will die for Auchanachie. Then Auchanachie comes back from sea. He asks Jeanie’s parents where she is. Her maidens tell him she is married and has now died. He goes to her chamber, kisses her cold lips, and dies. [JWD]
    Source
    Child, F. J., ed. (1882-95). The English and Scottish popular ballads. Reprinted 1965. New York: Dover Publications. Vol. IV pp. 347-348 (Version A).
    Characters
    Male (Adult) x 3 / Female (Adult) x 1 / <Female (Adult) x 1>
    Song voice
    Unspecified
    Song history
    A Child ballad first seen about 1818 in the Glenbuchat mss, but which has been rare historically. An example of a relatively unknown song, which has been sprung to life by diligent study of the texts, in this case by revival singer Nic Jones. “I adapted the tune found in Christie's Traditional Ballad Airs and collated verses from ‘Lord Saltoun & Auchanachie’ (Buchan's Ballads of the North of Scotland), ‘Young Annochie’ (Murison MS), and ‘Lord Saltoun & Annachie’ (Christie's Traditional Ballad Airs)”. (Zierke 2021). Nic’s 1977 recording has led to many to many cover versions, especially among women singers, notably June Tabor, Sharon Shannon, and the Unthanks. Child (1882-95, Vol IV pp. 347-350) considered two versions, Bronson (1959-72, Vol III p. 422) just one tune. [PRW]
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    Author / Composer
    Date composed
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    Named singer
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    Bib. ref(s)
    Child, F. J., ed. (1882-95). The English and Scottish popular ballads. Reprinted 1965. New York: Dover Publications. / Bronson, B. H., ed. (1959-72). The traditional tunes of the Child ballads. Princeton: Princeton University Press / Zierke, R. (2021). Annachie Gordon. [online]. Mainly Norfolk: English Folk and Other Good Music. Available at: https://mainlynorfolk.info/nic.jones/songs/annachiegordon.html [Accessed 2021-03-11].
    Indexer
    JWD
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  • Roud No
    47 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
    Other nums
    Child 68
    Subject terms
    Castles / River Clyde / Lords / Ladies / Mistresses (lovers) / Ladies' maids / <Kings> / <Babies> / Menservants / Penknives / Talking birds / <Horses> / Corpses / Candles / Bonfires / Rejection / Revenge / Stabbing / Underwater diving / Magic / Burning at the stake / Fear / Falsehood / Vengeance / Murder / Betrayal
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    Young Hunting tells his former mistress that he loves another, whereupon she gets him drunk and stabs him to death. Her pet bird sees this and in spite of cajolements refuses to come to her. She has Young Hunting’s body weighted and thrown into the Clyde. The King sends his men to search for him, and the murderess’s bird reveals where the body is by candlelight and denounces the woman. She is taken but blames her maid who is thrust into a bonfire, which does not harm her. The lady is then thrust into the fire instead, where she burns fiercely. [SF]
    Source
    Child, F. J., ed. (1882-95). The English and Scottish popular ballads. Reprinted 1965. New York: Dover Publications. Vol. II pp. 144-145 (Version A)
    Characters
    Male (Adult) x 1 / Female (Adult) x 2 / <Male (Child x 1)> / <Male (Adult) x 1>
    Song voice
    Unspecified
    Song history
    A Child ballad not particularly common historically in the British Isles, but much more so in North America, where over a hundred oral versions have been collected, starting in 1916 with Cecil Sharp’s trip to the Appalachians. In common with many Child ballads, it first appeared in the early Scottish collections, where it was called ‘Earl Richard’, starting in 1776 with Herd’s version, There were versions with this title collected by Cecil Sharp in the early 20th century in the south of England. The ‘Young Hunting’ title first arose in Scotland in 1829, and later mostly in the United States, where another popular title is ‘Loving Henry’. In common with most Child ballads, there are no broadside versions. Child (1882-95, Vol II pp. 142-155) considered eleven versions, Bronson (1959-72, Vol II pp. 60-82) 43 tunes in seven groups. [PRW]
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    Author / Composer
    Date composed
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    Named singer
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    Bib. ref(s)
    Child, F. J., ed. (1882-95). The English and Scottish popular ballads. Reprinted 1965. New York: Dover Publications. / Bronson, B. H., ed. (1959-72). The traditional tunes of the Child ballads. Princeton: Princeton University Press. / Würzbach, N. and Salz, S. M. (1995). Motif Index of the Child Corpus. Berlin: de Gruyter.
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    SF
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