"Eppie Morrie" is one of the Child Ballads (No. 223), and is of Scottish origin. The author and date are unknown, and as is common with ballads of this type and period, several versions exist. It was printed in James Maidment's anthology A North Country Garland in 1824. That version is reprinted in James Kinsley's The Oxford Book of Ballads, 1969. Although the lyrics were transcribed by Francis James Child, it is uncertain if the original melody has been retained. The earliest recordings are from the performances of Jimmy MacBeath in 1951 and later Ewan MacColl; a more recent version by Andrew Calhoun forms part of his border folk song anthology Telfer's Cows.
The ballad describes a young woman being forcefully taken from her home by a man named Willie and his companions. Willie's goal is to force Eppie to marry him. She refuses, in some versions because she already has a suitor, and in others because she considers Willie to be unworthy of her. First, Willie takes her to a priest, whom he tries to force at gunpoint to perform the marriage ceremony. When the priest refuses, Eppie is locked in a room with Willie, where he tries to rape her. After a prolonged struggle, Willie finally gives up. Eppie, having retained her virginity and avoided the forced marriage, is rescued by the arrival of a band of armed men, led by John Forsyth. After being rescued, Eppie triumphantly asks Willie to provide her with a horse to return home on. Place names mentioned suggest that the events happened in Aberdeenshire.
"EppieMorrie" is one of the Child Ballads (No. 223), and is of Scottish origin. The author and date are unknown, and as is common with ballads of this...
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her lover arrives to find her dead. 223 EppieMorrie Willie and his companions abduct a young woman, EppieMorrie, who has refused to marry him. After failing...
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of Mar's Daughter Earl Rothes Edom o Gordon Edward The Elfin Knight EppieMorrie Erlinton Fair Annie The Fair Flower of Northumberland Fair Janet Fair...
of Mar's Daughter Earl Rothes Edom o Gordon Edward The Elfin Knight EppieMorrie Erlinton Fair Annie The Fair Flower of Northumberland Fair Janet Fair...
of Mar's Daughter Earl Rothes Edom o Gordon Edward The Elfin Knight EppieMorrie Erlinton Fair Annie The Fair Flower of Northumberland Fair Janet Fair...
of Mar's Daughter Earl Rothes Edom o Gordon Edward The Elfin Knight EppieMorrie Erlinton Fair Annie The Fair Flower of Northumberland Fair Janet Fair...
of Mar's Daughter Earl Rothes Edom o Gordon Edward The Elfin Knight EppieMorrie Erlinton Fair Annie The Fair Flower of Northumberland Fair Janet Fair...
of Mar's Daughter Earl Rothes Edom o Gordon Edward The Elfin Knight EppieMorrie Erlinton Fair Annie The Fair Flower of Northumberland Fair Janet Fair...
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