The Cuckoo

~ Song

Annotation

This song and The Bonny Cuckoo are distinct works in the Roud index.

Annotation last modified on 2017-06-05 00:42 UTC.

lyricist and composer:	[traditional] (special purpose artist)

part of:	Roud Folk Song Index (number: 413) (order: 225)

other databases:	http://mainlynorfolk.info/lloyd/songs/thecuckoo.html [info]
Wikidata:	Q7728364 [info]

is the basis for:	The Dove

Date	Title	Attributes	Artist	Length
	recordings
1929-11-23	Coo Coo Bird		Clarence Ashley	2:57
1962	Coo-Coo Bird		Doc Watson & Clarence Ashley	2:36
1968-05 – 1968-10	The Cuckoo		Taj Mahal	4:16
2012-09-15	The Cuckoo	live	South Downs Folk Singers (Brighton & Petersfield)	1:49
2021-04-23	The Cuckoo	cover	Bonnie & Taylor Sims	3:25
	And Now, a Banjo Moment	instrumental and partial	Solas	0:17
	Cuckoo	cover	Sam Amidon	5:17
	Cuckoo		Ramblin’ Jack Elliott	3:42
	The Coo Coo Bird		Steve Martin and Edie Brickell	3:19
	The Cuckoo		The Pentangle	4:29
	The Cuckoo		The Pentangle	4:28
	The Cuckoo		Donovan	3:49
	The Cuckoo		Shirley Collins	1:46
	The Cuckoo	cover	David Eugene Edwards	3:48
	The Cuckoo		Pentangle	4:29
	The Cuckoo	cover	Quercus	6:38
	The Cuckoo		[traditional]	3:22
	The Cuckoo		The Pentangle	4:29
	The Cuckoo	cover	Sue Harris & John Kirkpatrick	3:30
	The Cuckoo	cover	Dartmouth College Aires	4:06
	The Cuckoo		Lesley Garrett	4:21
	The Cuckoo		Alfred Deller, Desmond Dupré	1:45
	The Cuckoo	cover	Uncle Sinner	4:09
	The Cuckoo	live	Saving Grace featuring Robert Plant & Suzi Dian	4:36
	The Cuckoo		Anne Briggs	3:11
	The Cuckoo		Hoot 'n Annie String Band	3:38
	The Cuckoo		Tim Eriksen & Riley Baugus	1:40
	The Cuckoo		Willi Carlisle	2:31
	The Cuckoo	cover and live	The Radiators	6:07
	The Cuckoo	cover and live	The Radiators	5:26
	The Cuckoo	live	The Pentangle	2:58
	The Cuckoo		Hem	2:57
	The Cuckoo (alternate version)		Taj Mahal	3:22
	The Cuckoo (demo)	cover	Uncle Sinner	2:50
	The Cuckoo Bird		Deana Carter	3:33