Roving Blade (aka The Flash Lad / Wild and Wicked Youth / Newry Town)

~ Song

Annotation

This song goes by many titles. Other than 'Roving Blade', it also is known as 'In Newry Town', 'Newlyn Town', 'The Flash Lad', 'The Rambling Boy', 'The Roving Blade', and 'Wild and Wicked Youth'.

Relationships

writer:[traditional]
part of:Roud Folk Song Index (number: 490) (order: 257)
other databases:https://mainlynorfolk.info/martin.carthy/songs/newlyntown.html [info]
Wikidata:Q7753888 [info]
later versions:The Flash Lad
is the basis for:Sid's Song
arrangements:Newlyn Town

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1992-07-01Newlyn TownliveBob Dylan3:53
2000-03-17Roving Blade (2000-03-17, late show: Reno Hilton Amphitheater, Reno, NV, USA)liveBob Dylan4:41
A Roving BladeliveBob Dylan4:31
A Roving BladeBob Dylan3:47
Newry TownJumbo Brightwell?:??
Rake and the Rambling BladeNorman Blake3:01
Roving BladeliveBob Dylan4:27
Roving Blade (1998-06-19 Belfast, Ireland)liveBob Dylan?:??
The Roving Blade (Belfast, Northern Ireland - 19th June 1998)liveBob Dylan?:??
The Roving Blade (Irish folksong, 17/3-24)liveBob Dylan?:??
The Roving Blade (Newlyn Town) (1992-07-01 Reims, France)liveBob Dylan?:??
The Wild and Wicked Youth (live)cover and liveBob Dylan4:27
Wild and Wicked YouthIan Stephenson3:02