12 - The Elfin Knight
Every Folk Song
English - May 25, 2019 18:39 - 1 hour - 86.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsMusic History folk history music Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Roud 12 is called "The Elfin Knight." You would definitely know it better as "Scarborough Fair." It's about a magical man and his would-be young bride. And it's about an old merchant's fair in North Yorkshire. And it's about 4 herbs, which you know very well.
There's a lot of modern history with this song, so as such, there's a LOT of information.