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7 de abr. de 2024 · A strange song from the repertory of A.L. Lloyd who never failed to surprise with the unexpected pieces he was able to produce. Strange, and some would say primitive, magical ideas are in this song. Maggie Boyle sang The Bloody Gardener in 1998 on her Pure Records CD Gweebarra . She noted:
13 de jul. de 2021 · Provided to YouTube by CDBabyThe Bloody Gardener · Laverne SquiresA Tribute℗ 2021 Laverne SquiresReleased on: 2021-07-12Auto-generated by YouTube.
12 de ago. de 2019 · This article takes this approach to one such ballad, The Bloody Gardener’s Cruelty, which was sung in England and was eventually collected in Newfoundland, but which in its earlier history strays well outside what might be thought of as the conventional folk song paradigm.
The bloody gardener Alternative Title Bloody gardener's cruelty Date 1800-1899 Publication Place Birmingham (England) Printer Jackson, Thos. A. (Thomas A.) Description "Acquisition made accessible thanks to the generous support of the Frederick J. and Margret L. Worden Endowment. No other recorded copy of this work identified at time of cataloging.
With her Gardener one agreed, to do the bloody deed And butcher her forthwith, and dig her grave. To the Bloody Gardener she gave forescore pounds. To murder her and lay her under ground, All in a grave so deep, in everyting sleep, Hoping her fair body would not be found. She wrote a letter, and sent it with speed:
"The Bloody Gardener," in some versions titled "The Bloody Gardener's Cruelty," tells the story of a young nobleman who falls in love with a shepherd's daughter. Disapproving the match, his mother hires her gardener to murder the young woman. A dove informs the nobleman of the death.
The bloody gardener found her life was gone, Dead in the ground he laid her body down ; With flowers fine and gay, The grave did overlay, Thinking her fair body never might be found.
