‘Robin fair, and Robin free Hech hey, the broom blooms bonnie o Where was you born in what country?’ Robin’s bow is bent for me o. ‘In fair Scotland there was I born Hech hey, the broom blooms bonnie o And all my forebears me beforn’ Robin’s bow… more »

Recently I went to see the new Robin Hood film, starring Russell Crowe as Robin Hood and Cate Blanchett as Maid Marion. I had had a number of qualms about the film beforehand as I heard, while it was in production, that it was going to be making politi… more »

WARNING!IF YOU ARE FIFTEEN OR YOUNGER, THIS POST MAY NOT BE FOR YOUR EYES!Shoot somewhere else! :DWell, it's time for the big announcement. It is now time to discover what Wren Hunting was really about, and to learn more about what… more »

Three years ago, my dad brought home a video from the library, The Adventures of Robin Hood. It was to be watched after we went skiing for the first time, and he assured us it was a great film. That night, quite sore, we ate enchiladas and had an inc… more »

It is sad to relate that Richard Todd, the actor who played Robin Hood in Walt Disney's The Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men, has recently passed away. He went with 'courage and dignity' in a fight against cancer. Here are some pics from t… more »

When Child published his collection of the ballads of England and Scotland---most of which were originally about Robin Hood, friends & family---he did not include many tunes to the songs. So many years later, Bertrand Harris Bronson made another co… more »

If you have never watched The Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men ... then allow me to highly recommend it ;) I learned about this nearly perfect film from Clement of the Glen, who has a blog devoted to the subject. Fortunately for me and… more »

Recently I watched the Mary Poppins film. It was not what I expected. The sight of her singing and snapping fingers at things and making them dance and the seemingly limitless power she had literally sent chills up and down my back. Did you ever wo… more »

A bit ago, I received a comment from somebody on my Robin Hood King of the Sea post. He said: This is a version of an old ballad about Sir Andrew Barton, who was High Admiral of Scotland in the late 15th/early 16th century (effectively a pirate l… more »

Here is a little-known Robin Hood ballad. It has been ignored (hence ignorance) for no particular reason, although it mentions Bold Robin Hood by name! In this Scottish song, Robin Hood, the 'youngest' of the Brothers Three, (Little John, Bold Archer… more »