Henry Martin (song)

Henry Martin (song)

"Henry Martin" (or "Henry Martyn") is a traditional Scottish folk song about a youngest brother who turns pirate to support his older brothers. The first known printed version dates from the early 17th century and consisted of 82 verses describing the exploits of the freebooter Sir Andrew Barton and his two brothers, Robert and John. Barton was captured on August 2, 1511 and subsequently beheaded. His story appears as Child Ballad 167. Over the years, through oral tradition, the song has been shortened and the name of the protagonist changed from Andrew Barton to Henry Martin. [A. L. Lloyd, "Folk Song in England", Paladin, 1975. p.259] In this form, the tale is Child Ballad 250.

Musician and folklorist A. L. Lloyd described Henry Martin as "one of the most-sung ballads of our time". It has been recorded, amongst others, by Joan Baez, Donovan, Bert Jansch, Figgy Duff, and Broadside Electric on their album "Black-edged Visiting Card".

References

External links

* [http://www.broadside.org/music/lyrics/henry.html Lyrics]
* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/child/ The Child Ballads]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Henry Martin — may refer to:*Henry Martin (socialist) (c. 1864 ndash;1951), British socialist *Henry Robert Charles Martin (1889 ndash;1942), British officer of arms *Henry Martin (cartoonist), American cartoonist *Henry Martin (song), a traditional Scottish… …   Wikipedia

  • Martin Farquhar Tupper — Martin Tupper redirects here. For the founder of Shaw University, see Henry Martin Tupper. Martin F. Tupper Martin Farquhar Tupper (July 17, 1810, London – November 1889, Albury, Surrey) was an English writer, and poet, and the author of… …   Wikipedia

  • Henry Mancini — Background information Birth name Enrico Nicola Mancini Born April 16, 1924(1924 04 16 …   Wikipedia

  • Martin Shaw (composer) — Martin Shaw Born March 9, 1875(1875 03 09) London Died October 24, 1958(1958 10 24) …   Wikipedia

  • Henry Manchini — Henry Mancini, eigentlich Enrico Nicola Mancini (* 16. April 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio; † 14. Juni 1994 in Beverly Hills, Kalifornien), war einer der bedeutendsten US amerikanischen Komponisten. Seine musikalischen Schwerpunkte lagen im Bereich… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Henry Mancini Orchestra — Henry Mancini, eigentlich Enrico Nicola Mancini (* 16. April 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio; † 14. Juni 1994 in Beverly Hills, Kalifornien), war einer der bedeutendsten US amerikanischen Komponisten. Seine musikalischen Schwerpunkte lagen im Bereich… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Henry Hart (musician) — Henry Hart (1839 1915) was an African American musician. He composed, led the Henry Hart Minstrels, was proclaimed a social necessity in Indianapolis, Indiana, and was the leader a family musical group, about which Emma Lou Thornbrough wrote, The …   Wikipedia

  • Henry Mancini — Henry Mancini, eigentlich Enrico Nicola Mancini (* 16. April 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio; † 14. Juni 1994 in Beverly Hills, Kalifornien), war einer der bedeutendsten US amerikanischen Komponisten. Seine musikalischen Schwerpunkte lagen im Bereich… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — Longfellow in 1868 by Julia Margaret Cameron Born February 27, 1807(1807 02 27) Portland, Maine, United States Died …   Wikipedia

  • Martin Scorsese — Scorsese at the Tribeca Film Festival, 2007 Born Martin Charles Scorsese November 17, 1942 (1942 11 17) (age …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”