Sir Patrick Spens - Recordings

Recordings

• Buffy Sainte Marie recorded this song on her album Little wheel spin and spin, released in 1966.
• Ewan MacColl has recorded the song numerous times.
• Fairport Convention included this song on their 1970 album, Full House, while an earlier but previously unreleased version with Sandy Denny is included as a 'bonus track' in the reissue of Liege & Lief.
• Nic Jones recorded this song on his 1970 album, Ballads and Songs.
• Jackie Leven recorded this song on his 1997 album Fairytales For Hard Men.
• Martin Carthy recorded this song on his 1998 album Signs of Life.
• John Roberts recorded this song on his 2003 album Sea Fever, as well as a song derived from fellow Child Ballad The Sweet Trinity.
• June Tabor recorded this song in 2003 for her album An Echo of Hooves.
• Jim Malcolm recorded this song on his 2004 album Live in Glenfarg.
• James Yorkston recorded this song on his 2005 mini-album, Hoopoe.
• Robin Williamson recorded this song on his 2006 album, The Iron Stone.
• Kris Drever recorded this song on his 2006 mini-album Black Water
• Martin Simpson recorded this song on his 2009 album True Stories.