Duncan Williamson sings a traditional ballad, "Queen Jane"

Singer

Williamson, Duncan

Date

• 1987

Summary

• Duncan Williamson sings a classic ballad, “Queen Jane” (Roud no. 77; Child 170; Greig-Duncan no. 693). He comments that it was one of his grandmother Bett MacColl's songs. The recording was made by John Niles at the house where he was staying outside Ithaca, New York, when Williamson was his guest there for a week.