Peggy-O
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"Peggy-O" is a traditional folk ballad, widely known through renditions by artists like Simon & Garfunkel and the Grateful Dead, that tells a tragic love story involving a soldier and a woman named Peggy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
song
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traditional folk ballad ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Peggy
NERFINISHED
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a soldier ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Fennario
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The Bonnie Lass o’ Fyvie NERFINISHED ⓘ The Maid of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ The Maid of Fife-O NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChildBalladNumber | Child 234 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollectedIn |
Canada
GENERATED
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England GENERATED ⓘ Ireland GENERATED ⓘ Scotland GENERATED ⓘ United States GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic song ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
folk music
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traditional ballad ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMeter | simple duple meter ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
class difference in romance
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death of a suitor ⓘ military departure ⓘ parental disapproval ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeTheme |
military romance
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tragic love ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformer |
Bob Dylan
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Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Baez NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon & Garfunkel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Clancy Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kingston Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording |
Grateful Dead – Europe ’72 (live performances)
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Simon & Garfunkel – Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPeriodOfPopularity | 20th century folk revival ⓘ |
| hasRoudNumber | Roud 545 ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Fennario
NERFINISHED
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Fyvie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSongType |
narrative ballad
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soldier ballad ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter | love between a soldier and a local woman ⓘ |
| isBasedOn | The Bonnie Lass o’ Fyvie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInRepertoireOf |
Grateful Dead
NERFINISHED
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Jerry Garcia Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfTradition |
British Isles folk music
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Scottish folk music ⓘ |
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