Recordings
In 1908 Percy Grainger visited Brigg and used a wax cylinder recording machine to make two recordings of this song. One was by Joseph Taylor (born 1832) and another by a "Mr Thompson". They are among the earliest known recordings of folk songs.
It was recorded by:
- Jean Ritchie on "British Traditional Ballads in the Southern Mountains - Child Ballads, Vol 1" (1961)
- Ewan MacColl on "The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Child Ballads) - Vol. 2" (1964) (as "Young Beichan")
- Peter Bellamy on "The Fox Jumped Over The Parson's Gate" (1969)
- New Lost City Ramblers on "Remembrance of Things to Come" (1966)
- Nic Jones on "Nic Jones" (1971)
- Planxty on "Words and Music" (1983) (as "Lord Baker")
- Broadside Electric on More Bad News ... (1996) (as "Lord Bateman")
- June Tabor on "On Air" (1998)
- Susan McKeown on Lowlands (2000) (as "Lord Baker")
- Sinéad O'Connor on Sean-Nós Nua (2002) (as "Lord Baker")
- Jim Moray on "Sweet England" (2003) (as "Lord Bateman")
- Chris Wood on "The Lark Descending" (2005)
- John Kirkpatrick on "Make No Bones" (2007)
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