Recordings & Info 203. The Baron of Brackley
CONTENTS:
1) Alternative Titles
2) Traditional Ballad Index
3) Child Ballad Collection
ATTACHED PAGES: (see left hand column)
1) Roud No. 4017: The Baron of Brackley (32 Listings)
Alternative Titles
The Baron o' Braichley
The Baron of Brackly, Old Ballad
Traditional Ballad Index: Baron of Brackley, The [Child 203]
DESCRIPTION: Inverey comes to Brackley's gate, calling for Brackley to come forth. The baron, with few men on hand, would stay within, but his wife shames him into going out (with 4 men against 400). Brackley is killed; Lady Brackley rejoices. (His son vows revenge)
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST_DATE: 1806 (Jamieson)
KEYWORDS: revenge death feud betrayal
HISTORICAL_REFERENCES: 1666 - Reported date of the fatal feud between Brackley and Inverey.
FOUND_IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber,Bord)
REFERENCES: (11 citations)
Child 203, "The Baron of Brackley" (4 texts)
Bronson 203, "The Baron of Brackley" (3 versions+6 in addenda)
GordonBrown/Rieuwerts, pp. 249-250, "The Baron of Braikly" (1 text)
GlenbuchatBallads, pp. 4-6, "The Baron of Brackly, Old Ballad" (1 text)
GreigDuncan2 234, "The Baron o' Braikley" (2 texts, 2 tunes)
Leach, pp. 544-546, "The Baron of Brackley" (1 text)
OBB 149, "The Baron of Brackley" (1 text)
Gummere, pp. 151-154+333, "The Baron of Brackley" (1 text)
DBuchan 23, "The Baron of Brackley" (1 text)
HarvClass-EP1, pp. 119-121, "The Baron of Brackley" (1 text)
DT 203, BRNBRKLY* BRNBRKL2
Roud #4017
RECORDINGS:
Ewan MacColl, "The Baron of Brackley" (ESFB1, ESFB2)
ALTERNATE_TITLES:
The Baron o' Braichley
NOTES: The feud between Brackley and Inverey seems to have arisen when the former raided Inverey's cattle and refused to give compensation. Inverey rode to Brackley's, and recovered both his own cattle and Brackley's own. Brackley, his brother, and two or three others rode forth and were killed.
It is worth noting that Margaret Burnet, Lady Brackley, married Brackley without her family's consent, implying that it was a love match. The rumour that she was untrue may have arisen because she later remarried. - RBW
Child Ballad Collection Child Ballad 203: The Baron of Brackley
Child No.-- Artist-- Title-- Album-- Year-- Length-- Have
203 Aileen Carr The Baron O' Brackley Green Yarrow 2000 5:30 Yes
203 Alex Campbell Baron of Brackley Alex Campbell 1964 No
203 Alex McEwen The Baron of Brackley The James Madison Carpenter Collection 1927-1955 No
203 Back of the Moon The Baron of Brackley Fortune's Road 2003 4:09 Yes
203 Bell Duncan The Baron of Brackley The James Madison Carpenter Collection 1927-1955 No
203 Cilla Fisher & Artie Trezise Baron O' Brackley Cilla & Artie - Scotsfolk at Its Best 1976 No
203 Connie Dover The Baron of Brackley Somebody - Songs of Scotland, Ireland and Early America 1991 6:14 Yes
203 Danny Spooner & Friends The Baron O' Brackley Danny Spooner & Friends 1978 5:52 Yes
203 David Kilpatrick Baron O' Brackley O'er the Castle Wall 2001 5:57 Yes
203 David Wilkie & Cowboy Celtic The Baron of Brackley The Drover Road 2001 4:14 Yes
203 Ewan MacColl The Baron O' Brackley Poetry and Song, Vol. 8 1967 No
203 Ewan MacColl The Baron O' Brackley The Definitive Collection [Ewan MacColl] 2003 5:07 Yes
203 Ewan MacColl The Baron of Brackley English & Scottish Folk Ballads [1996] 1996 5:06 Yes
203 Ewan MacColl The Baron of Brackley English & Scottish Folk Ballads [1964] 1964 No
203 Gallery The Baron of Brackley The Wind That Shakes the Barley 1972 4:28 Yes
203 Gallery The Baron of Brackley The History of U.K. Underground Folk Rock 1968-1978, Vol. 1 2002 4:28 Yes
203 George Robertson The Baron O Brackley The James Madison Carpenter Collection 1927-1955 No
203 Hamish Imlach Baron of Brackley Old Rarity 1971 4:33 Yes
203 Hamish Imlach & Iain MacKintosh The Baron of Brackley A Man's a Man - Scottish Songs of War and Peace 1978 3:39 Yes
203 Heather Heywood The Baron O' Brackley Lassies Fair and Laddies Braw - Scots Songs & Ballads 2000 5:13 Yes
203 Henry McGregor The Baron O' Brackley The Baffled Knight - The Classic Ballads 2 1976 No
203 Howling Gael The Baron of Brackley Second Wind 1979 4:21 Yes
203 Isla St. Clair Baron of Brackley Murder & Mayhem 2000 5:18 Yes
203 Isla St. Clair Baron of Brackley Great Songs and Ballads of Scotland 2009 No
203 Jean Redpath Inverey First Flight 1992 3:46 Yes
203 Jean Redpath Inverey Jean Redpath's Scottish Ballad Book 1962 No
203 Jim Reid Baron O Brackley Yont the Tay 2005 No
203 Marie Little Baron O' Brackley Factory Girl 1971 No
203 Mary Stewart Robertson The Baron O Brackley The James Madison Carpenter Collection 1927-1955 No
203 Nick Hennessey The Baron of Brackley Of Fire, Wind and Silver Stream 1998 No
203 Nigel Denver Baron O' Brackley Folk Scene 1967 No
203 Nigel Denver Baron O' Brackley Hootenanny in London 1963 No
203 Owen Hand Inveray Edinburgh Folk Festival Vol. 2 1964 No
203 Owen Hand Inveray (The Baron of Brackley) Borderlands - The Best of Scottish Folk 2006 4:08 Yes
203 Owen Hand The Baron of Brackley Something New + I Loved a Lass 1999 4:11 Yes
203 Pentangle The Baron of Brackley Live at Lone Star Roadhouse, NYC 1992 9:32 Yes
203 Pentangle The Baron of Brackley So Early in the Spring 1990 7:45 Yes
203 Ray Fisher Baron O' Brackley Traditional Songs of Scotland 1991 4:27 Yes
203 Ray Fisher The Baron of Brackley Vesdun - 1. Festival de Musique Traditionelle 1972 4:58 Yes
203 Robin Hall Inverey Last Leaves of Traditional Ballads 1960 No
203 Robin Hall & Jimmie MacGregor Inverey Scotland, My Scotland [Tonight and Every Night] [Two Heids Are Better Than Yin!] 1997 3:25 Yes
203 Stairheid Gossip Baron O' Brackley Stirrin' It Up 2002 5:10 Yes
203 Swan Arcade Baron of Brackley Matchless 1976 5:44 Yes
203 The Gaugers The Baron O' Brackley The Fighting Scot - Portrayed in Scots Folk Music and Song 2001 No
203 The Ian Campbell Folk Group Baron O’Brackley Contemporary Campbells + New Impressions 1997 3:26 Yes
203 Tom Speirs Baron of Brackley BBC Recordings No