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"Young Hunting" is a traditional English ballad catalogued by Francis James Child
as Child Ballad number 68 and has its origin in Scotland. Like most traditional songs,
numerous variants of the song exist worldwide, notably under the title of "Henry Lee"
and "Love Henry" in the United States and "Earl Richard" and sometimes "The Proud
Girl" in the England.
Tim Hart and Maddy Prior recorded a much shorter form (Child 68F) with the name "Earl Richard" for their second duo album, Folk Songs of Old England Vol. 2 (1969). It is included in the Roud Folk Song Index as #47. |