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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 Woodworm Records, also The Islands, Home Is Where the Heart Is and A Surfeit of Lampreys
Part of The Wood and the Wire, also The Wood and the Wire, Rocky Road and Close to You
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
[traditional] wrote 3 of Fairport Convention’s top 10 songs
[traditional]’s most frequent co-writer is Johannes Brahms (29 songs together)
[traditional] first appears on fono in 1925, 74 years before this song
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Performed by
- Chris Leslie, Dave Pegg, Gerry Conway, Ric Sanders and Simon Nicol
- Part of
- The Wood and the Wire
- Released on
- Woodworm Records
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Performed by
- Chris Leslie, Dave Pegg, Gerry Conway, Ric Sanders and Simon Nicol
- Part of
- The Wood and the Wire
- Released on
- Woodworm Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Woodworm Records
Same release: The Wood and the Wire
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Woodworm Records
Same release: The Wood and the Wire
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Woodworm Records
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Western Wind was performed by Chris Leslie
Western Wind was performed by Chris Leslie
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Western Wind was performed by Dave Pegg
3MusicBrainz Western Wind was performed by Gerry Conway
Western Wind was performed by Gerry Conway
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Western Wind was performed by Ric Sanders
Western Wind was performed by Ric Sanders
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Western Wind was performed by Simon Nicol
Western Wind was performed by Simon Nicol
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Western Wind was written by [traditional]
Western Wind was written by [traditional]
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Western Wind is part of the release The Wood and the Wire
Western Wind is part of the release The Wood and the Wire
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Woodworm Records is the label of the song Western Wind
Woodworm Records is the label of the song Western Wind
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Western Wind was released on 1999