This is a traditional song, perhaps Scottish in origin. There are heard versions with alternative names such as Matty Groves. It's an English language folk ballad which describes an adulterous tryst between a man and a woman that is ended when the woman's husband discovers and kills them. It dates to at least the 17th century, and is one of the Child Ballads collected by the 19th-century American scholar Francis James Child. It has several other variant names, including Lady Barnard. Irish balladeer Christy Moore has also recorded this song with Planxty. Many other versi… read more
This is a traditional song, perhaps Scottish in origin. There are heard versions with alternative names such as Matty Groves. It's an English … read more
This is a traditional song, perhaps Scottish in origin. There are heard versions with alternative names such as Matty Groves. It's an English language folk ballad which describes … read more
Martin Simpson (born 5 May 1953, Scunthorpe, England) is an English guitarist of some renown. In the 1970s he teamed up with legendary singer June Tabor; together they recorded three albums. By the age of 12 Simpson was playing guitar and banjo. In 1970, Simpson dropped out of college to become a full-time professional musician, touring folk clubs. In 1976 he recorded his first solo album "Golden Vanity". In the same year he opened for Steeleye Span on their UK tour. Teaming up with June Tabor, a folk singer who didn't play an instrument, Simpson toured folk clubs an… read more
Martin Simpson (born 5 May 1953, Scunthorpe, England) is an English guitarist of some renown. In the 1970s he teamed up with legendary singer June Tabor; together they recorded three albums… read more
Martin Simpson (born 5 May 1953, Scunthorpe, England) is an English guitarist of some renown. In the 1970s he teamed up with legendary singer June Tabor; together they recorded three albums. By the age of 12 Simpson was playing guitar… read more