There are many fine versions of this traditional ballad – Nic Jones, Loreena McKennitt, Mary Black, and Sinead O’Connor have recorded it. My favorite though, is this one by the Unthanks sisters
Annachie Gordon
The Unthanks “Annachie Gordon”
The Unthanks “Annachie Gordon”
The Unthanks “Annachie Gordon”
Nic Jones Peel Session #7 from 1976
From BBC Radio 1 John Peel Sessions. Studio: Maida Vale 4. Nic Jones, acoustic guitar, vocals
The Songs:
1. Billy Don’t You Weep For Me
2. My Father Knew The Plough
3. Ten Thousand Miles
4. Annachie Gordon