Twas Within a Furlong of Edinburgh Town

~ Song

Annotation

"The tune is sometimes attributed to Henry Purcell (who D'Urfey often collaborated with). However, according to some sources it was probably written by Jeremiah Clarke." http://www.contemplator.com/scotland/edinorig.html

Annotation last modified on 2018-07-03 19:38 UTC.

lyricist:	Thomas D’Urfey
composer:	Henry Purcell (baroque composer)

is the basis for:	Within a Mile of Edinburgh

Date	Title	Artist	Length
	recordings
2018-04	“’Twas Within a Furlong of Edinboro’ Town” (Scots Song), Z.605/2	Tim Mead, Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, François Lazarevitch	3:14
	'Twas Within a Furlong	Vincenzo Capezzuto, Christina Pluhar, L’Arpeggiata	2:54
	Twas Within a Furlong of Edinburgh Town	Jordi Savall & Andrew Lawrence‐King	2:33