Recordings & Info 184. The Lads of Wamphray
[There is one known recording of this ballad.]
CONTENTS:
1) Alternative Titles
2) Traditional Ballad Index
3) Child Collection
ATTACHED PAGES: (see left hand column)
1) Roud No. 4011: Lads of Wamphrey (7 Listings)
Alternative Titles
The Lads of Wamphrey
Traditional Ballad Index: Lads of Wamphrey [Child 184]
NAME: Lads of Wamphrey, The [Child 184]
DESCRIPTION: The Johnstones raid the stable of the Crichtons. William, nicknamed Galliard, the Johnstone leader, by mistake rides off on a blind horse. He is captured and hanged. His nephew gathers a gang which drives the Crichtons from their land
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST_DATE: 1791
KEYWORDS: feud battle execution revenge
FOUND_IN: Britain(Scotland)
REFERENCES: (2 citations)
Child 184, "The Lads of Wamphrey" (1 text)
Leach, pp. 495-497, "The Lads of Wamphrey" (1 text)
Roud #4011
Child Ballad Collection 184: The Lads of Wamphray
Child --Artist --Title --Album --Year --Length --Have
184 Scocha The Lads O' Wamphray Bordering on [ ] 2001 3:38 Yes