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Pagan English Songs

06 Jul 19 - 10:31 PM (#3999620)
Subject: Pagan English Songs
From: David W

Thinking of researching a few of them (out of interest, not being a pagan myself)

The only two overtly pagan I can come up with are The Cutty Wren and John Barleycorn.

There are others with Pagan(ish) themes, such as song about elves ect.

So can anyone help me create a list,

cheers


06 Jul 19 - 10:41 PM (#3999622)
Subject: RE: Pagan English Songs
From: RTim

Why are they Pagan, ie - a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions......They are just songs with stories...

Tim Radford


07 Jul 19 - 02:04 AM (#3999624)
Subject: RE: Pagan English Songs
From: Daniel Kelly

David,

I have a whole
playlist of pagan songs. Some my own, some covers of modern songs, but a few are old(ish) English songs.

Key examples being,
- Widow Whitgift and Oak, Ash & Thorn by Kipling
- The Magpie by Davey Dodds
- Stolen Child by Yeats
- Hal-an-Tow and probably Twankydillo

Cheers,

Daniel