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"Geordie" is an English language folk song concerning the trial of the eponymous hero whose lover pleads for his life. It is listed as Child ballad 209 and Number 90 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The ballad was traditionally sung across the English speaking world, particularly in England, Scotland and North America, and was performed with many different melodies and lyrics. In recent times, popular versions have been performed and recorded by numerous artists and groups in different languages, mostly inspired by Joan Baez's 1962 recording based on a traditional version from Somerset, England.

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  • Geordie (Mercanti di Liquore) (it)
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  • "Geordie" is an English language folk song concerning the trial of the eponymous hero whose lover pleads for his life. It is listed as Child ballad 209 and Number 90 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The ballad was traditionally sung across the English speaking world, particularly in England, Scotland and North America, and was performed with many different melodies and lyrics. In recent times, popular versions have been performed and recorded by numerous artists and groups in different languages, mostly inspired by Joan Baez's 1962 recording based on a traditional version from Somerset, England. (en)
  • Geordie è un singolo dei Mercanti di Liquore, pubblicato nel 2000, cover dell'antica ballata britannica resa celebre da Fabrizio De André. Sul disco sono presenti in aggiunta due composizioni originali del gruppo. Il brano è stato registrato dal vivo in occasione del concerto omaggio a Fabrizio De André al Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova il 12 marzo 2000 da cui nascerà il doppio album tributo Faber, amico fragile pubblicato nel 2003. (it)
  • Geordie è un'antica ballata britannica nata intorno al XVI secolo, numero 209 delle Child Ballads, ed esiste in molte varianti. Versioni di questa ballata infatti fanno parte del repertorio tradizionale dei cantanti folk in Scozia, Inghilterra, Irlanda, Canada e Stati Uniti, ed è tuttora cantata da numerosi artisti e gruppi musicali. La ballata parla del processo dell'eroe eponimo, durante la quale sua moglie supplica per la sua vita. (it)
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