Flowers of the Forest (catch-all for traditional work found in John Skene Manuscript c. 1630)

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist and composer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:Ancient Scotish Melodies (catch-all for 1838 book and related publications) (order: 1)
John Skene Manuscript (catch-all for c. 1630 manuscript and all subsequent publications) (order: 1)
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3812) (order: 620)
lyrics page:https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Flowers_of_the_Forest [info]
other databases:https://mainlynorfolk.info/watersons/songs/theflowersoftheforest.html [info]
https://thesession.org/tunes/2834 [info]
Wikidata:Q3074452 [info]
referred to in medleys:Flowers of the Forest (adaptation by Mike Oldfield) (order: 1)
later versions:Flowers of the Forest (Scottish folk song)
is based on:Flowres of the Forrest (as in John Skene Manuscript circa 1630)
orchestrations:Flowers of the Forest

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1976Flowers of the Forest (live, 1976: STV Studios, Glasgow, UK)liveFairport Convention3:50
1977-12-09Flowers of the Forest (live, 1977-12-09: Queen Mary University, London, UK)liveFairport Convention4:03
1982-09-29Flowers of the Forest (live, 1982-09-29: Gerde’s Folk City, New York, NY, USA)liveRichard Thompson3:52
1983-08-13Flowers of the Forest (live, 1983-08-13: Home Farm, Cropredy, UK)liveFairport Convention4:16
1989-10The Flowres of the ForrestThe Baltimore Consort1:37
2008-01The Flowres of the Forrest (Flowers of the Forest)instrumentalSimon Chadwick2:19
2022-08-13Flowers of the Forest (live, 2022-08-13: Home Farm, Cropredy, UK)liveFairport Convention4:53
Flooers o the ForestLori Watson5:27
Flowers of the ForestJune Tabor1:46
Flowers of the ForestFairport Convention4:04
No Man’s Land / Flowers of the ForestmedleyJune Tabor7:40