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Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman

Song

 Also known as (1)

Creators (2)

Writer

  1. Richard Thompson UK folk rock singer/songwriter
  2. Dave Swarbrick

Publisher

  1. Warlock Music
  2. Pubco sub

Recordings (15)

  1. Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman 5:31 by Fairport Convention (1975) Full House version
  2. Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman 5:33 by Fairport Convention (May 1976) (guitar, vocal) version
  3. Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman 5:36 live by Fairport Convention (1982)
  4. Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman 5:24 by Fairport Convention (1984)
  5. Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman 6:26 live by Fairport Convention (1993) live, 1992-08-15: Home Farm, Cropredy, UK
  6. Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman 5:08 live, cover by The Soft Boys (1995) rehearsal session
  7. Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman 7:32 live by Fairport Convention (1998) live, 1997-08-09: Home Farm, Cropredy, UK; includes post-song chat
  8. Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman 5:43 live by Fairport Convention (21 Feb 2000) live, 1997-08-09: Home Farm, Cropredy, UK
  9. Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman 5:53 live by Fairport Convention (13 Dec 2002) live, 2002-08-10: Home Farm, Cropredy, UK
  10. Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman 5:43 by Fairport Convention (2003)
  11. Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman 5:33 live by Fairport Convention (16 Apr 2007) live, 1970-04-20: Playhouse Theatre, London, UK
  12. Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman 4:32 by Richard Thompson (06 Oct 2017) 2017 acoustic re-recording
  13. Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman 6:05 live by Fairport Convention (15 Jun 2018) live, 2017-08-12: Home Farm, Cropredy, UK
  14. Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman 4:16 live by Richard Thompson (05 Feb 2021) live, 2020-09-27: Kore Studios, London, UK
  15. Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman 5:35 live by Fairport Convention (09 Jan 2023) live, 2022-08-13: Home Farm, Cropredy, UK