The Maid Freed From the Gallows (traditional song - not the Led Zep arrangement)
~ Song
Annotation
First recording and first release by Bentley Ball (January 1920 / 1920)
Annotation last modified on 2026-08-04 11:10 UTC.
Relationships
| lyricist and composer: | [traditional] (special purpose artist) |
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| part of: | Child Ballads (number: 95) (order: 57) Roud Folk Song Index (number: 144) (order: 89) |
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| other databases: | https://www.mainlynorfolk.info/lloyd/songs/thepricklybush.html [info] |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/127780 [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q7749620 [info] |
| later versions: | Gallows Pole (Led Zeppelin's arrangement of "The Maid Freed From the Gallows") Gallows Pole (Page & Plant adaptation) The Gallis Pole |
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| is the basis for: | Anathea |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| recordings | ||||
| 1938-12-26 | Mama Did You Bring Me Any Silver? | cover | Huddie Ledbetter | 7:05 |
| 1948-10 | Gallis Pole | cover | Lead Belly | 2:48 |
| Gallows Pole | cover | Neil Young with Crazy Horse | 4:15 | |
| Gallows Pole | cover | Neil Young with Crazy Horse | 4:15 | |
| Hangman | cover | Jean Ritchie | 2:02 | |
| Oh Susanna / Gallows Pole / High Flyin' Bird / My Country 'tis of Thee (Americana choir) | Neil Young with Crazy Horse | 13:00 | ||
| Prickle Eye Bush | cover | Spiers & Boden | 4:37 | |
| Prickle-eye Bush | cover | Bellowhead | 5:08 | |
| The Briery Bush | cover | Richard Lewis, Charles Mackerras, Robert Masters Chamber Orchestra | 2:13 | |
| The Prickle Bush | cover | Judy Collins | 3:25 | |
| The Prickle Holly Bush | cover | Greanvine | 4:35 | |
| The Prickle Holly Bush | cover | Goblin Band | 6:02 | |