Origin: Jack Rowland (from Martin Carthy)

Subject: Anyone Know About 'Jack Rowland'?
From: Peter T.
Date: 24 Jun 04 - 01:28 PM

Can anyone give me information about the song "Jack Rowland" that I recently heard in the new Martin Carthy compilation -- where on earth did this amazing song come from? Like some sort of weird dream song..... Is it an old ballad, or did someone rewrite it?

yours,

Peter T.

Subject: RE: Anyone Know About 'Jack Rowland'?
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 24 Jun 04 - 01:35 PM

see Malcolm's post in a previous thread.

Subject: RE: Anyone Know About 'Jack Rowland'?
From: Peter T.
Date: 24 Jun 04 - 05:23 PM

Hmmm. It is certainly weird, I wonder how much of it is at least from the original narrative.

yours, Peter T.

Subject: RE: Anyone Know About 'Jack Rowland'?
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 24 Jun 04 - 05:55 PM

Illustrations of Northern Antiquities isn't all that easy to get hold of these days. There is an online transcription of Joseph Jacobs' English Fairy Tales at http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/eft/index.htm, however; and Jacobs based his re-telling of Childe Rowland on Jamieson's account. A look at that reveals more of the earlier material, though it must be remembered that it has been altered by Jacobs, and you need to read his notes as well.

Childe Rowland

Subject: RE: Anyone Know About 'Jack Rowland'?
From: Peter T.
Date: 25 Jun 04 - 10:08 AM

Continuing thanks. Got to learn this sucker. yours, Peter T.