Tam Lin Recordings
Note: This is only for the Ballad of Tam Lin, recordings of the reel of Tam Lin (tune only) are listed separately, for disambiguation purposes.
In cases where the songs are hard to come by, a best guess has been made to whether a particular track is a ballad or reel-only version, based on track length, title, or other clues. Some errors may be present.
| Artist or Group | Album Title (year) | Track Name | Version | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Armstrong | I Heard a Woman Singing (1985) Ballads |
Tam Lin | Fairport | Ballads is a Fellside records compilation |
| Frankie Armstrong with Blowzabella and Brian Pearson | Tam Lin (1984) | Tam Lin | Album inspired by Tam Lin. | |
| Dave and Toni Arthur | Hearken to the Witch's Rune (1971) | Tam Lin | Dave and Toni Arthur | Leader Label |
| Authrix | The Maidens of Willowwood | Earth Tones Studios | ||
| Ruth Barrett | Songs of the Otherworld (2010) | Tam Lin | ||
| Doug Bischoff | Tam Lin | Bischoff | site | |
| Jon Boden | A Folk Song a Day - October (2010) | Tam Lin | ||
| Stuart Boyd | Borscht (2009) | Tam Lin | review | |
| Anne Briggs | Anne Briggs (1971) Classic Anne Briggs (1990) |
Young Tambling | Anne Briggs | |
| Broadside Electric | Amplificata (1997) | Tam Lin | ||
| Eddie Butcher | Folk Ballads from Donegal and Derry (1975) | The Bride Stolen by Fairies (Tam Lin) | Eddie Butcher speaks of the ballad | |
| Moira Cameron | Sands of the Shore - Be Tricked or Betrayed (2007) | Tamlin | ||
| Coyote Run | Between Wick and Flame (2008) | Tam Lin | Bischoff | Has additional spoken word verses |
| Moira Craig | Celtic Songs of Love (1997) | Tam Lin | Beautiful Joe Records | |
| Lorna MacDonald Czarnota | Dancing in Dark Waters (2003) | Tam Lin | Spoken version | |
| Current 93 | SixSixSix:SickSickSick (2005) | Tamlin | World Serpant records | |
| Giordano Dall'Armellina | Old Time Ballads From The British Isles (2001) | Tam Lin | ||
| Kirsten Easdale | volume 11 of the Linn Records Songs of Robert Burns (2002) | O I Forbid | ||
| Fairport Convention (Sandy Denny) | Liege and Leif (1969) | Tam Lin | Fairport Convention | |
| James Findlay | Sport and Play (2011) | Tam Lin | Watersons | |
| Barbara Groark | Three Ballads from Britain (2009) | Audiobook | ||
| Bob Hay and the Jolly Beggars | Tam Lin (2006) | Tam Lin | available online | |
| Nick Hennessey | Of Fire, Wind, and Silver Stream (1998) | Tam Lin | Appeared in #17 of Pubsongs podcast | |
| Alistair Hulett | In Sleepy Scotland (2001) | Tam Lin | ||
| Inishkea | Celtic Dance (2007) | Tam Lin | reel? | |
| Betsy Johnson | The Muckle Sangs (1992) | Tam Lin | Scottish Tradition series | |
| Belinda (Bill) Jones | Panchpuran (2001) | The Tale of Tam Lin | website: http://www.brickwallmusic.com/ | |
| Jumpleads | The Stag must die (1982) | Tam Lin | ||
| Jody Kirkpatrick and Dan Dutton | 12 Ballads (2006) | Tam Lin | ||
| Jim & Holly Lawrence | Caledonian Shadows (2011) | Tam Lin: Introduction Tam Lin: Admonitions, Janet Returns Tam Lin: Janet Returns, Part D Tam Lin: Interlude Tam Lin: Tells his Story Tam Lin: Reel Fantasy Tam Lin: Redemption |
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| Rick Lee | Natick (1995) 22 Traditional and Original (2008) |
Tam Lin | Rick Lee | |
| Rick and Lorraine Lee | Contrasts (1978) | |||
| Bert Lloyd | Classic A. L. Lloyd (1972) | Tam Lin | ||
| Ewan MacColl | Cold Snap (1978) | Tam Lin | MacColl | |
| Mediaeval Baebes | Mirablis (2006) | Tam Lin | Mediaeval Baebes | Clips and info on group website |
| Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club | Red Hot Scots (1999) | The Ballad of Tam Lin | Spoken word with musical backing, includes reel | |
| Alastair McDonald | Tam Lin and Other Celtic Legends (2008) | Tam Lin | ||
| Geordie McIntyre | Ballad Tree (2003) | Tam Lin (Child 039) | McIntyre | Tradition Bearers Records. Available from "Music in Scotland website. |
| Peter Miln | World Music Gallery - Ireland | Tam Lin | ||
| Anaïs Mitchell and Jefferson Hammer | Child Ballads (2013) | Tam Lin (Child 39) | Anaïs Mitchell | |
| Morag | Fruits of the Earth (2011) | Tamlin | ||
| The Morris Family | Farewell to Summer (2006) | Tamlin (pt.1) | ||
| Pete Morton | Frivolous Love (1987) | Tamlyn | ||
| Maureen S. O'Brien | Tam Lin | Internet Archive | ||
| Oak | Andraste - Traditional and Pagan Songs (2008) | Tam Lin | ||
| Outgrabe | Love and Death (1997) | Tam Lin | Available from group website, Outgrabe | |
| Ian Page | Folk Music of Scotland (1999) | Tam Lin | ||
| Pentangle | The Time Has Come (1967-1973) (2007) | Tam Lin | ||
| Carl Peterson | A Faerie Place (2012) | Tam Lin | ||
| Pyewackett | The Man in the Moon Drinks Claret (1982) | Tam Lin | ||
| Dean Rathje | Locks & Keys (2010) | Tam Lin | ||
| Jean Redpath | Songs of Robert Burns, Vol. 3 (1981) | Tam Lin | ||
| Hilary Spencer | Other Roads, Other Lives (1998) | Tam Lin | Frankie Armstrong | |
| Steeleye Span | Tonight's the Night (1992) Time (1996) |
Tam Lin | ||
| Orrin Star, Russell Scholl and Jim Whitney | Digital Child (2003) | Tam Lin | ||
| Dave Swarbrick | Swarb! Forty Five Years Of Folks Finest Fiddler (2003) | Tam Lin | ||
| Holly Tannen | Between the Worlds (1984) | Tam Lin | Learned from Frankie Armstrong while touring as her accompanist in (probably) 1973. | |
| Tempest | Serrated Edge (1992) | Tam Lin | Band Website | |
| Thumpermonkey Lives! | Tooting Bizarre Live Sessions (?) | Tam Lin | ||
| The Watersons | For Pence and Spicey Ale (1975) | Tam Lyn | The Watersons | |
| Bob Webb & Nigel Culley | Old and New Folk Tunes (2006) | Tam Lin | ||
| Duncan Williamson | Put Another Log on the Fire: Songs and Tunes from a Scots Traveller (1984) | Lady Margaret | ||
| Benjamin Zephaniah | The Imagined Village (2007) | Tam Lyn Retold | Tam Lyn Retold |
Tam Lin Reel
Songs featuring use of the Tam Lin reel, listed for disambiguation purposes
| Artist or Group | Album Title (year) | Track Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Irish Music | Pleraca (2010) | Tam Lin | |
| Annwn | Come Away to the Hills (1995) | Available online | |
| Dan Beimborn | Shatter the Calm (2002) | The Mason's Apron/Tam Lin/The Banjo Reel | |
| Linn Barnes and Allison Hampton | Sylvan Court (1992) | Tam Lin | |
| Bongshang | Crude (1995) | Phosophene/Tam Lin | |
| Brollywacker | Above Around Behind Below (1997) | The Tamlin Reel | |
| Alan Kim Cochran | Close Enough to Touch (2012) | Tam Lin | |
| Mary Z. Cox | Dulcimer Fandango (2004) Chickens Crowin' At Midnight (2013) |
Tam Lin | |
| Cúl na Mara | Current Tales | Tam Lin | |
| Culchies | Bruscar Bán | Farewell to Erin/Tam Lin | |
| Barry Dransfield | Unruly (2005) | An Culin | |
| Bittersweet & Briers | Live (2004) | New Potatoes | |
| Carnival Knowledge | A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing (2002) | Road to Lisdoonvarna/Meg Gray/Tam Lin | |
| Cast Iron Filter | Paradise in Palestine (1999) | Tam Lynn | |
| Celtic Soul | Takin' Down the Half Door (2002) | ||
| Celticopia | Life in the Past Lane (2007) | Tamlin | |
| Coffee Zombies | Percolatin' | Julia Delaney's / Evil Diane / Tam Lin | |
| Drop the Box | Drop the Box (1995) | Tamlin | |
| The Dwyers | Is It True? | Tam Lin | |
| Elephant Revival | It's Alive (2012) | Tam Lin Set | |
| Emerald Road | It's About Time | Flip the Collar / Tam Lin | |
| Enter the Haggis | Aerials (2002) | Arcturus | |
| Eryn Eubanks | The Family Fold: Atlanta Sessions | Tamlin | |
| Fiddler's Green | Wall of Folk (2012) | ||
| Gaelic Storm | Gaelic Storm (1998) | Bonny Ship The Diamond/Tamlin | |
| Gaelic Tribe | West of Donegal(2004) | Tam Lin (reel) | |
| Give Way | Full Steam Ahead | Full Steam Ahead: Calum’s Road / Para Handy End Theme / Tongadale Reel / Tam Lin | |
| Hakka Muggies | Feed the Fairies | Drowsy Maggie/Tam Lin | |
| Skip Healy | Empty Pockets (1984) | Tam Lin | |
| Ingrid & Allan Henderson, Duncan Nicolson | Tuning Phrases | Tam Lin | |
| Highland Sun | Sampler (1996) | Auchindoun / Tam Lin | Band website references the ballad story in liner notes, but track length and lyrics indicate this is not the ballad version. |
| Joe Jewell and Featherstone | Bluebells of Scotland (1997) | ||
| Jeremy Allan Kittel | Celtic Fiddle (2000) | Tam Lin | |
| Ken Kolodner | Walking Stones | The Green Gates (Ireland)/Tam Lin (Davey Arthur, Ireland)/The Silver Spire (Ireland) | |
| Dave Hum | Celtic and Bluegrass 5 String Banjo, Vol. 2 | Tam Lin | |
| Ian Laws and Steve Mulhern | Ian Laws and Steve Mulhern (2011) | Tam O’Lin/ The Dancer/ The Western Ocean | |
| Leahy's Luck | Tree Rings | Tam Lin | |
| Amber Leigh | Make (You) Believe | Tam Lin | |
| Catriona MacDonald and Ian Lowthian | Opus Blue (1993) | Islay Rant/Farewell to Chernobyl/Tam Lin | |
| Dick Miles | Around the Harbor Town | Tam Lin | |
| Mithril | Live in Concert | Kashmir/Bacchanale/Tam Lin | |
| Mock Turtle Soup | Of Both Worlds | Scotland/ Tam Lin/ St. Antoine's | |
| Gordon Mooney | O'er the Border | Young Benjie / Tam Lin | |
| Morrison Brothers Band | Busking at Twilight (2002) | Tam Lin | |
| Sarah Marie Mullen | Luna's Fancy (2004) | Tam Lin | |
| Sylvia Platypus | Last Hurrah | Tam Lin Reel | |
| Laurie Riley | Glenlivet: Celtic Harp Music | Tam Lin | |
| Rising Gael | One More Day (2008) | Tam Lin | |
| Scythian | Aidan's Orbit(2004) | Tammlin | |
| Bill Thurman | The Celtic Collection 1992-2001 (2003) | The Tam Lin Reel | |
| Trent Wagler and the Steel Wheels | Tam Lin | Blue Heaven |
Notes
See Also: Ballad Videos for performances
Related Resource:
- Child Ballad Database - maintains a list of records of Child Ballads
- Mainly Norfolk database of discographies of performers and information on songs, albums, and musicians.
Added to website November 1998, split into separate pages October 2014. Last update August 2015.