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Wild Mountain Thyme

Song
also known as “Purple Heather” and “Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go”

 Also known as (1)

Creators (4)

Writer

  1. Francis McPeake

Composer

  1. [traditional] special purpose artist
  2. John Hamilton songwriter in the late 1700's

Lyricist

  1. Robert Tannahill

Related Works (3)

Part Of

  1. Róisín Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend

Version Of

  1. The Braes o' Balquhidder

Arrangements

  1. Purple Heather

Recordings (60)

  1. Wild Mountain Thyme 2:33 by Judy Collins (1961)
  2. The Wild Mountain Thyme 4:37 cover by Joan Baez (1965)
  3. Wild Mountain Thyme 2:32 by The Byrds (18 Jul 1966)
  4. Will Ye Go, Lassie Go? 3:03 cover by The New Christy Minstrels (1972)
  5. Wild Mountain Thyme 3:01 cover by Joan Baez (1973)
  6. Wild Mountain Thyme 2:29 by The Byrds (1973)
  7. Wild Mountain Thyme 4:34 cover by Joan Baez (May 1976)
  8. Will Ye' Go Lassie, Go 3:23 cover by Bergeners (1976)
  9. Wild Mountain Thyme 2:46 cover by Bob Dylan (1980)
  10. Wild Mountain Thyme 3:50 live, cover by Bob Dylan (1992)
  11. Wild Mountain Thyme 4:31 live, cover by Glenn Frey (20 Jul 1993) live, 1992-07-08: The Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
  12. Purple Heather 4:56 cover by Rod Stewart (06 Jun 1995)
  13. Wild Mountain Thyme 2:33 cover by Bob Dylan (1995) 1969-08-31: Near Ryde, Isle Of Wight, England, UK
  14. Wild Mountain Thyme ?:?? live by Bob Dylan (1995) 1961-04-30: Bonnie Beecher's Apartment, Minneapolis, MN, USA
  15. Wild Mountain Thyme 4:55 by Steve McDonald (26 Feb 1996)
  16. Wild Mountain Thyme 4:48 cover by Joan Baez (17 Sep 1996)
  17. Wild Mountain Thyme 4:28 by The Irish Rovers (15 Nov 1996)
  18. The Wild Mountain Thyme 4:30 cover by Joan Baez (1997)
  19. Wild Mountain Thyme 3:19 cover by Nigel & the Crosses (23 Nov 1998)
  20. Wild Mountain Thyme 4:11 live, cover by Bob Dylan (Dec 2001)
  21. Will Ye go, Lassie, go? (Keltische harfe) 2:23 by Dagmar Flemming (Nov 2002)
  22. Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go? ?:?? cover by 上野洋子 (24 Jul 2003)
  23. Wild Mountain Thyme 2:31 by The Byrds (2005)
  24. Wild Mountain Thyme 4:44 live by Syncopaths (2005)
  25. Wild Mountain Thyme 2:33 by 木村大 (20 Sep 2006)
  26. Wild Mountain Thyme 3:38 by Locklin Road (2006)
  27. Wild Mountain Thyme ?:?? cover by Bob Dylan (2007)
  28. Wild Mountain Thyme 3:51 by Fotheringay (29 Sep 2008)
  29. Wild Mountain Thyme 4:25 by Blake (30 Sep 2008)
  30. Wild Mountain Thyme 3:32 live by Emerald Rose (03 Sep 2009)
  31. Wild Mountain Thyme 2:40 cover by The Rumjacks (09 Feb 2012)
  32. Wild Mountain Thyme (mono) 2:33 by The Byrds (30 May 2012)
  33. Wild Mountain Thyme 3:49 by The Dolmen (2012)
  34. Wild Mountain Thyme 4:04 by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (2012)
  35. Mad Mountain Thyme 4:09 cover by MY BABY (13 Nov 2013)
  36. Wild Mountain Thyme 3:53 live by Fotheringay (2013) live, 1970-11-15: BBC Studios, London, UK
  37. Wild Mountain Thyme 2:32 by Judy Collins (2014)
  38. Wild Mountain Thyme 1:37 cover by Big Blood (20 Feb 2015)
  39. Wild Mountain Thyme (5/04/1965, Savoy Hotel, London) 4:22 cover by Bob Dylan (06 Nov 2015)
  40. Wild Mountain Thyme 2:30 by The Byrds (2015)
  41. Wild Mountain Thyme 3:51 live by Fotheringay (22 Apr 2016) live, 1970-11-15: BBC Studios, London, UK; alternate mix
  42. Wild Mountain Thyme 4:10 instrumental by Sally Maer (22 Apr 2016)
  43. Wild Mountain Thyme 4:12 instrumental, cover by Red Hot Chilli Pipers (24 Jun 2016)
  44. Wild Mountain Thyme 3:58 live by Bob Dylan (07 Jun 2019) live, 1975-11: Memorial Auditorium, Worcester, MA, USA
  45. Wild Mountain Thyme 4:06 live by Bob Dylan (07 Jun 2019) live, 1975-11: Harvard Square Theatre, Cambridge, MA, USA
  46. Wild Mountain Thyme 2:51 by Fiddler’s Green (04 Dec 2020)
  47. Wild Mountain Thyme 4:21 by [traditional] (20 Aug 2021)
  48. Wild Mountain Thyme 3:56 cover by Celtic Woman (27 Oct 2021)
  49. Wild Mountain Thyme 2:27 cover by Simone White (09 Dec 2021)
  50. Will Ye Go Lassie Go 2:47 live by Nati Dreddd (2022) livestream, 2021-07-17: Metropolis Studios, London, UK
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Links (2)

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/The-chieftains-wild-mountain-thyme-lyrics

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q877453