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Thread #4968   Message #3911928
Posted By: Richie
19-Mar-18 - 06:02 PM
Thread Name: ADD: False Knight upon the Road (Steeleye Span)
Subject: RE: ADD: False Knight upon the Road (Steeleye Span)
Thanks for sharing Kenny,

It's cool that you were there and know something about that version- it's a great version but I need a source to include it on my site. These are some of the Scottish branch I've just put on:

   d. "The False Knight Upon the Road,' sung by Bella Higgins (b. circa 1890) of Perthshire when she was 65, learned when she was a little girl (st. 10 years old) about 1900. Recorded in 1955 and 1958 by Hamish Henderson. She sings the first strain of "Rose tree' as melody. from Collection at School of Scottish Studies; Original Track ID - SA1958.64.A3 from two recordings.
j. "False Knight," sung by Nellie MacGregor of Perthshire in 1954. Pentatonic V. A two-phrase tune, Form AA. Collected by Hamlish Henderson; from Scottish Studies - Volumes 9-10 - page 12, 1965.
   k. "False Knight." Sung by Duncan MacPhee, recorded in the Hamlish Henderson in the berryfields of Blairgowrie, Perthshire in the summer of 1955. He uses the tune - "The Rose Tree." Published with music in Scottish Studies - Volumes 9-10 - Page 10, 1965.
   l. "The False Knight upon the Road," sung by Charlotte Higgins 1895-1971 of Perthshire, Blairgowrie. Born on the moss between Torphins and Lumphanan, and travelled in Aberdeenshire before settling in Blairgowrie. Recorded by Hamish Henderson, 1958. Fragment from: Collection - School of Scottish Studies; Original Track ID - SA1958.64.A5
   m. "The False Knight upon the Road." As sung by Belle Stewart, Blairgowrie, Perthshire. August 1964. Learned from Ruby Kelby's mother, Christina MacKenzie; from "Till Doomsday in the Afternoon: The Folklore of a Family of Scots Travelers" by Ewan McColl, Peggy Seeger.
   n. "False Knight," sung by Willie Whyte of Hayton, Aberdeen (Pentatonic I Form AABA.) before 1965 (1962?). His melody was "The Rose Tree." From Scottish Studies - Volumes 9-10 - page 12, 1965.
   o. The Fause Knight Upon the Road- sung by Norman Kennedy of Aberdeenshire. From Norman Kennedy's 1968 Folk-Legacy album "Ballads & Songs of Scotland." Kennedy a native of from Aberdeen came to the US about 1965. Sung to the traditional Scottish tune, "Rose Tree."
   p. "The False Knight Upon the Road," sung by Johnnie Whyte of Perthshire Recorded in 1975 and 1978 by Mrs. Williamson; He learned the song when she was small from his mother; from Mrs. Linda Williamsons (wife of Duncan Williamson) 1985 thesis on Scottish Travellers (Narrative Singing Among Scots Travellers

My site is here: haven't finished Child 3 yet but I'm getting there:

http://www.bluegrassmessengers.com/english-and-other-versions-of-fause-knight.aspx

Richie