MUSIC FROM THE PAST: TAM LIN

Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer with Child Ballad #39.  The ballad dates back to at least 1549.  The story itself, about a handsome man rescued by his true love from the queen of Fairies, has been retold many times in many forms and has haunted generations for almost 570 years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3IPaHk07Pg













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