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The Cruel Mother

Song
aka Greenwood Sidey / The Lady of York / Fine Flowers in the Valley

 Also known as (1)

Creators (2)

Composer

  1. [traditional] special purpose artist

Lyricist

  1. [traditional] special purpose artist

Recordings (25)

  1. The Cruel Mother 7:04 by Shirley Collins (1959) False True Lovers version
  2. Cruel Mother 5:43 live by Judy Collins (1964)
  3. The Cruel Mother 2:06 by Hedy West (1967)
  4. The Cruel Mother 5:52 by Shirley Collins (1967) The Sweet Primeroses version
  5. The Cruel Mother 2:44 cover by Joyce Sullivan (1967)
  6. Cruel Mother 6:10 by Martin Carthy (1971)
  7. Fine Flowers in the Valley 3:03 by Barbara Dickson (1972)
  8. The Cruel Mother 5:36 by Steeleye Span (1989)
  9. Fine Flowers in the Valley 4:36 by Barbara Dickson (21 Feb 1994)
  10. The Cruel Mother 3:59 by Lothlórien (Jan 2000)
  11. The Cruel Mother 6:47 by Alasdair Roberts (22 Mar 2005)
  12. Cruel Mother 3:37 by Celtish (2007)
  13. The Cruel Mother 3:36 by Rebecca Barclay & John Steele (2007)
  14. The Cruel Mother 5:42 by Emily Smith (2008)
  15. The Cruel Mother 5:21 by Maz O’Connor (26 Jan 2009)
  16. Cruel Mother 5:11 by Wendy Arrowsmith (01 Aug 2009)
  17. Cruel Mother 3:18 by Bella Hardy (2009)
  18. Cruel Mother 5:42 by The Owl Service (01 May 2010)
  19. Fine Flooers 4:46 by The Unusual Suspects (2010)
  20. The Cruel Mother 5:14 live by South Downs Folk Singers (Chichester & Lewes) (13 Jun 2013)
  21. Greenwood Sidey 4:37 by Anna & Elizabeth (17 Mar 2015)
  22. Fine Flooers 2:53 by Gillian Frame (03 Jun 2016)
  23. Fine Floors in the Valley 5:26 by Lori Watson (02 Feb 2018)
  24. Cruel Mother 9:29 by ØXN (22 Sep 2023)
  25. Cruel Mother 6:21 by Pete Coe ()

Links (4)

Other Databases

  1. http://mainlynorfolk.info/lloyd/songs/thecruelmother.html

Lyrics Page

  1. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Child's_Ballads/20

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7728263

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/work/105682