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The Gallant Hussar
[
Roud 1146
; Master title: The Gallant Hussar
; G/D 5:982
; Henry H243a
; Ballad Index E147
; VWML CJS2/9/153
, CJS2/10/92
; Bodleian
Roud 1146
; GlosTrad
Roud 1146
; Wiltshire
110
; Mudcat 82384
; trad.]
LaRena Clark sang The Gallant Hussar in a recording made by the folklorist Edith Fowke in Toronto in 1965. It was released in 1969 on her Topic album of folksongs from the province of Ontario, A Canadian Garland.
Shirley Collins sang Gallant Hussar in 1976 on Ashley Hutchings and Friends' album Son of Morris On. The album's liner notes commented:
This version of the song The Gallant Hussar was collected from a Shropshire man, Arthur Lane, by Fred Hamer. It strongly resembles the Bledington dance tune of the same name which follows.
Eliza Carthy and the Ratcatchers (Jon Boden, John Spiers, and Ben Ivitsky) sang Gallant Hussar in 2005 on their CD Rough Music. She commented in the album's sleeve notes:
This version of the song comes from Still Growing: English Traditional Songs and Singers from the Cecil Sharp Collection, a book of songs collected by Cecil Sharp with fascinating pictures and stories of the people he learned from, published by the EFDSS. Sharp got this from Emily Cockram of Meshaw, Devon in 1904. Squeezy John plays a Morris tune in the middle called Balancy Straw from Ascott-Under-Wychwood.
This video shows Eliza Carthy and the Ratcatchers singing Gallant Hussar at Buxton Opera House in 2007:
Jon Boden sang Gallant Hussar as the 8 October 2010 entry of his project A Folk Song a Day.
Jim Causley sang The Gallant Hussar on his 2021 CD Devonia. He noted:
Traditional, Cecil Sharp Collection. Collected by Cecil Sharp from Emily Cockram of Meshaw in 1904 [ VWML CJS2/9/153 ] .
Lyrics
Shirley Collins sings The Gallant Hussar | Eliza Carthy sings Gallant Hussar |
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A damsel possessed of great beauty, |
A damsel possessed of great beauty, |
With their pelisses hung o'er their shoulders, | |
It was there she conversed with her soldier |
Oh, as she conversed with the soldiers, |
“Your parents, you're bound for to mind them | |
As he gazed on her beautiful features |
Links
See also the Word on the Street's entry on The Gallant Hussar.