The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #127154   Message #2833691
Posted By: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
09-Feb-10 - 04:03 AM
Thread Name: Anti-Heroines in Traditional Song?
Subject: RE: Anti-Heroines in Traditional Song?
"From: Joe_F - PM
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 11:31 PM

I second Fred McCormick's nomination of the lady in Child Owlet, whose villainy (framing a man for attempted rape in revenge for his refusal to commit incest) goes, IMO, well beyond mere meanness."

Cor blimey, you're not kidding there folks! Lady Erskine is quite a one isn't she? What an 'orrible gory song ..gotta learn this one! *smile*

Maddy Prior sings it here in a somewhat rocked up arrangement: Child Owlet