Bold Nevison [English Highwayman Broadside]

My favorite of the highwayman good-night ballads, about John (William) Nevison, who was hanged in 1684 or 1685. Percy Grainger recorded Joseph Taylor singing this to a rather dismal tune in 1908; I've nicked The Halliard's melody, who recorded it a few years ago on "Broadside Songs."

Thirteen verses are given in "Curiosities of street literature, comprising 'cocks,' or 'catch pennies,'" and the song benefits phenomenally from losing most of them.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Bold
• Nevison
• Broadside
• Goodnight
• Ballad
• English
• Folk
• Highwayman

[raymondcrooke]

Always good to hear ballads sung a capella. Well done.

[StatenIslandFolkie]

@raymondcrooke

Thanks, Raymond!

[mobileguitarlessons]

Good to hear someone singing about a family member

[bailliekins]

Very good