When was scarborough fair written

The recording is on their third album entitled surprise "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme". The basic melody part the "Scarborough Fair" part is a traditional English floksong, though all the traditional versions I've seen have a few verses this version left out.

The other part, the "Canticle" part, was original. It is a fairly old British Folk song. I would give you : some insider gossip and say that Paul Simon copied the style of playing off : a British Folk Musician only I can't remember his name.

I'm sure I will : eventually. Simon and Garfunkel wrote Sarborough Fair, hope this helps. I found it in "The Annotated Mother Goose".

Hope this helps. And Paul McCartney was in a band before Wings. Bert played it to Paul Simon who then took it on, recorded it and gained the copyright!

I think you'll find that the Bert Jansch version is simply an arrangement of an old traditional song. He didn't write it himself. The original words and music predate Bert by at least a couple of hundred years!

Though the author of the piece will never be found, we can assume that he had a penchant for all things strange and magical. Indeed, keeping with the time of its inception, such ideas were encouraged and accepted well. Reference Links:. Gift Cards Wishlist Account 0.

Gift Cards 0. Dive deeper into the story behind this English song: The music of the folk song is characterized by extensive harmonies and rising melodic lines. The young man is actually dead as the four herbs of parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme were once associated with death. The four herbs are actually ingredients for a love potion used by witches in the medieval times. Become an FT subscriber Make informed decisions with the FT Keep abreast of significant corporate, financial and political developments around the world.

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Is he sneering at her? Versions of Scarborough Fair have been around since the Middle Ages and it was one of most popular songs of the folk revival in the s and 60s. However, it was not widely known outside folk music circle until it was recorded by Simon and Garfunkel in Their version was then featured on the soundtrack of the Graduate.