The Trees They Do Grow High
E471644
"The Trees They Do Grow High" is a traditional British folk ballad about an arranged marriage between a young girl and a much younger boy, widely recorded and interpreted by various folk artists.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Trees They Do Grow High canonical | 1 |
| “The Trees They Do Grow High” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4808070 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Trees They Do Grow High Context triple: [Joan Baez, Vol. 2, hasTrack, The Trees They Do Grow High]
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A.
Four Trees
Four Trees is an expressionist landscape painting by Austrian artist Egon Schiele, known for its stark composition, emotive color, and symbolic depiction of nature.
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B.
The Lowest Trees Have Tops
The Lowest Trees Have Tops is a novel by war correspondent and author Martha Gellhorn that explores personal and political tensions in mid-20th-century Europe.
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C.
The Power of Trees
"The Power of Trees" is an influential work by ecologist Gretchen C. Daily that explores the vital ecological, economic, and cultural roles of trees and forests in sustaining life on Earth.
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D.
City of Trees
City of Trees is the nickname for Boise, Idaho, highlighting the city's abundant urban greenery and tree-lined landscape.
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E.
City of Trees
City of Trees is the popular nickname for Sendai, a major city in Japan renowned for its abundant greenery and tree-lined streets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Trees They Do Grow High Target entity description: "The Trees They Do Grow High" is a traditional British folk ballad about an arranged marriage between a young girl and a much younger boy, widely recorded and interpreted by various folk artists.
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A.
Four Trees
Four Trees is an expressionist landscape painting by Austrian artist Egon Schiele, known for its stark composition, emotive color, and symbolic depiction of nature.
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B.
The Lowest Trees Have Tops
The Lowest Trees Have Tops is a novel by war correspondent and author Martha Gellhorn that explores personal and political tensions in mid-20th-century Europe.
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C.
The Power of Trees
"The Power of Trees" is an influential work by ecologist Gretchen C. Daily that explores the vital ecological, economic, and cultural roles of trees and forests in sustaining life on Earth.
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D.
City of Trees
City of Trees is the popular nickname for Sendai, a major city in Japan renowned for its abundant greenery and tree-lined streets.
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E.
City of Trees
City of Trees is the nickname for Boise, Idaho, highlighting the city's abundant urban greenery and tree-lined landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British folk song
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child ballad ⓘ traditional folk ballad ⓘ |
| associatedWithCollector |
Cecil Sharp
NERFINISHED
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Francis James Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | Child Ballad 76 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedIn |
England
NERFINISHED
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Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
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folk ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
bride visits husband’s grave
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child groom sent away to be educated ⓘ trees or grass growing on grave ⓘ |
| hasRecordingBy |
Altan
NERFINISHED
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Fairport Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Baez NERFINISHED ⓘ June Tabor NERFINISHED ⓘ Loreena McKennitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Carthy NERFINISHED ⓘ Ossian NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentangle NERFINISHED ⓘ Steeleye Span NERFINISHED ⓘ The Corries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariantTitle |
Daily Growing
NERFINISHED
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Lady Mary Ann NERFINISHED ⓘ Long A-Growing NERFINISHED ⓘ The Trees Grow High NERFINISHED ⓘ The Trees They Do Grow So High NERFINISHED ⓘ The Young Laird of Craigstoun NERFINISHED ⓘ The Young Laird of Craigstoun’s Growing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later British folk revival repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
much younger groom
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young girl bride ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
folk clubs
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traditional singing sessions ⓘ |
| periodOfOrigin | traditional (pre-19th century) ⓘ |
| setting | rural Britain ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | aristocratic or laird’s family ⓘ |
| theme |
age-disparate marriage
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arranged marriage ⓘ coming of age ⓘ death ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Trees They Do Grow High Description of subject: "The Trees They Do Grow High" is a traditional British folk ballad about an arranged marriage between a young girl and a much younger boy, widely recorded and interpreted by various folk artists.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Joan Baez, Vol. 2
subject surface form:
Joan Baez in Concert
this entity surface form:
“The Trees They Do Grow High”