Lord Thomas and Fair Annet / Eleanor

Written by: [Traditional]
Language: English
Comments: [Roud 4; Child 73; G/D 2:212; Ballad Index C073; Bodleian Roud 4; Wiltshire 103; trad.]. Regional and printed variations of the ballad are known by many titles, including "Fair Eleanor", "Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender", "Fair Ellen and the Brown Girl", "Lord Thomas's Wedding", "The Brown Bride", and others. Related English ballads which share stanza composition as well as narratives of heartbreak-induced death include Fair Margaret and Sweet William and Lord Lovel.
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Versions

Title	Performer	Release date	Info
Fair Ellen	Bradley Kincaid	1928
Lord Thomas	Burl Ives	1950
Lord Thomas and Fair Eleanor	A.L. Lloyd	1956
Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender	Andrew Rowan Summers	December 1957
Lord Thomas and Fair Annie	Ewan MacColl with Peggy Seeger	1957
Fair Ellender	The Seegers	1957
Lord Thomas and Fair Ellinor	Hermes Nye	1957
Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender	Jean Ritchie	1961
Fair Ellen	Ewan MacColl	1961
Lord Thomas	Mike Seeger	1962
Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender	Joseph Able Trivett	1962
The Brown Girl	Hedy West	May 1963
Lord Thomas	Bob Copper	1977
Lord Thomas and Fair Eleanor	Colin Thompson	1980
Lord Thomas	Iron Mountain String Band	1981
Lord Thomas & Fair Ellender	Sheila Adams Barnhill	1985
Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender	Mike Seeger with Peggy Seeger	October 10, 1994	Live
Fair Ellender	Jerry Garcia & David Grisman	October 15, 1996
Lord Thomas & Fair Ellender	Patuxent Partners	2004
Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender	Martin Simpson	2009
Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender	Jack Warshaw	May 23, 2015