- Written by
- [Traditional]
- Language
- English
- Comments
- The earliest known publication of this British drinking song dates from circa 1750 in "Charming Phyllis's Garland". In this song, a group of maidens from the Isle of Wight go on a drunk and to pay their tab give up their clothes and, in some versions, their maidenheads. It is collected in the Roud Folk Song index as number 252, and is also known as "Drunken Maidens", "The Four Drunken Maidens", and "The Three English Fair Maids".
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Song
Versions
The Drunken Maidens written by [Traditional] English
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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The Drunken Maidens | A.L. Lloyd | 1956 | |||
Three Drunken Maidens | Tim Hart & Maddy Prior | 1971 | |||
Three Drunken Maidens | Planxty | 1972 | |||
Three Drunken Maidens | Frankie Armstrong | 1975 | |||
Three Drunken Maidens | Fairport Convention | May 1978 | |||
Three Drunken Maidens | Dave Swarbrick & Simon Nicol | 1982 | |||
Three Drunken Maidens | John Roberts & Tony Barrand | 1983 | |||
Three Drunken Maidens | Gail Rundlett | 1989 | |||
Three Drunken Maidens | Bedlam Rovers | 1990 | Unverified | ||
Three Drunken Maidens | Cyril Tawney | 1994 | |||
Three Drunken Maidens | Broadside Electric | 1995 | |||
Three Drunken Maidens | Kate Burke & Ruth Hazleton | November 11, 1998 | Unverified | ||
Medley: Three Drunken Maidens / Old Maid in the Garret / Dicey Riley / Katie | The Wild Irish Rovers | 1999 | Unverified | ||
Four Drunken Maidens | Lehto & Wright | 2001 | |||
Three Drunken Maidens | Christy Moore | March 22, 2004 | |||
Three Drunken Maidens | The Askew Sisters | 2007 | |||
Three Drunken Maidens | Diane Taraz | August 10, 2010 | |||
The Drunken Maidens | Danny Spooner | 2013 |