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Written by [traditional], also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), Milk Cow Blues (Aerosmith) and Banana Boat Song (Day‐O) (Harry Belafonte)
Released on Tradition Records, also Eileen Aroon (The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem), The Bard of Armagh (The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem) and Paddy Doyle’s Boots (The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem)
Part of Classic Scots Ballads, also Glasgow Peggy and The Trooper and the Maid
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
[traditional]’s most frequent co-writer is Johannes Brahms (29 songs together)
[traditional] first appears on fono in 1925, 34 years before this song
Credits
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- Written by
- [traditional]
- Part of
- Classic Scots Ballads
- Released on
- Tradition Records
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Part of
- Classic Scots Ballads
- Released on
- Tradition Records
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Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Tradition Records
Same release: Classic Scots Ballads
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Tradition Records
Same release: Classic Scots Ballads
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Tradition Records
Elsewhere
Sources (4)
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1MusicBrainz The Elfin Knight was written by [traditional]
The Elfin Knight was written by [traditional]
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Elfin Knight is part of the release Classic Scots Ballads
The Elfin Knight is part of the release Classic Scots Ballads
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Tradition Records is the label of the song The Elfin Knight
Tradition Records is the label of the song The Elfin Knight
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The Elfin Knight was released on 1959