Tam Lin Balladry

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Tam Lin Websites

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Tam Lin related web pages

Sites listed in order of page creation, where known. Order by page title otherwise, or for sites with actively updating content.

Note: This page does not list sites that only contain versions of the Ballad. Pages must include some commentary or additional information about the ballad that is not already present on this site.

  • Tam Lin
    • description: Description of the ballad and discussion of how it represents tropes in mythology, such as protection of plants by faeries, question and answer confrontations, archetypes, and redemption.
    • site: Obsidian Magazine
    • page URL: http://obsidianmagazine.com/Pages/tamlin.html
    • author: Joann Keesey
    • added: Dec 2014
    • created: 1999
  • Scotland's First Fairy Tale
    • description: Discussion of the Ballad in terms of Scottish history and folklore, discussion of several modern retellings.
    • site: The Scotsman
    • URL: http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland-s-first-fairytale-1-661872
    • author:
    • listed: December 2014
    • created: 25 August 2003
  • Tam Lin
    • description: Overview, artworks, and links. Site no longer updating.
    • site: Broadsides and Ballads
    • URL: http://bestoflegends.org/ballads/tamlin.html
    • author: Paula Kate Marmor
    • listed: December 2014
    • created: 27 December 2005
  • Obscure Fairy Tale: Tam Lin
    • description: Description of the ballad and commentary, with focus on Janet as a strong-willed main character.
    • site: Sarah's Journal
    • page URL: http://sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com/2008/10/obscure-fairy-tale-tam-lin.html
    • author: Sarah Beth Durst
    • added: Dec 2014
    • created: 12 October 2008
  • Tam Lin: Halloween's Greatest Hit
    • description: Discussion of the characteristics and history of the ballad that make it a great song for Halloween, specific mention of favorite performances.
    • site: My Retrospace
    • URL: http://my-retrospace.blogspot.gr/2008/10/tam-lin-halloweens-greatest-hit.html
    • author: Gilligan Newton-Joh
    • listed: December 2014
    • created: 26 October 2008
  • Fairytale Reflections (15) Gillian Philip
    • description: Interview with fantasy author Gillian Philip about the ballad of Tam Lin, observations about the ballad. Includes original poem based on the ballad.
    • site: Seven Miles of Steel Thistles
    • page URL: http://steelthistles.blogspot.com/2011/01/fairytale-reflections-15-gillian-philip.html
    • author: Katherine Langrish
    • added: Dec 2014
    • created: 7 January 2011
  • Tam Lin and Beauty and the Beast
    • description: Discussion of Tam Lin as an ancestor story of Beauty and the Beast
    • site: Tales of Faerie
    • URL: http://talesoffaerie.blogspot.com/2011/01/tam-lin-and-beauty-and-beast.html
    • author: Kristin
    • listed: December 2014
    • created: 11 January 2011
  • Lost to Fairies
    • description: Discussion of stories about people carried away by Faeries, mythology of Faerie Kings and Queens.
    • site: Seven Miles of Steel Thistles
    • URL: http://steelthistles.blogspot.com/2011/05/lost-to-faeries.html
    • author: Katherine Langrish
    • listed: December 2014
    • created: 20 May 2011
  • "Tam Lin"
    • description: artwork and discussion of the ballad
    • site: Books Without Any Pictures
    • page URL: http://bookswithoutanypictures.com/2011/05/25/tam-lin/
    • author: Grace Troxel
    • added: Dec 2014
    • created: 25th May, 2011
  • Tam Lin, Carterhaugh
    • description: Details about the Folklorist's trip to Carterhaugh, including discussions of the ballad, numerous pictures, and the ties between the story and the region in Scotland.
    • site: Fairy Folklorist
    • URL: http://faeryfolklorist.blogspot.com/2011/06/tam-lin-carterhaugh.html
    • author: The Fairy Folklorist
    • listed: December 2014
    • created: 1 June 2011
  • Tam Lin is Really Good at Rape?
    • description: Retelling of the ballad in an informal, humorous style.
    • site: Myths Retold
    • URL: http://bettermyths.com/tam-lin-is-really-good-at-rape/
    • author: Ovid
    • listed: April 2015
    • created: 19 August 2011
  • The Ballad of Tam Lin - RODDY McDOWALL - Director
    • description: Discussion of the folk music revival of the 1960s, and how Tam Lin figured into this, with discussion of recordings of the ballad by bands in the folk scene. Discussion of the movie by Roddy McDowall and how the movie translated the ballad into film.
    • site: From Between the Cracks
    • URL: http://frombetweenthecracks.blogspot.com/2011/11/film-ballad-of-tam-lin-director-roddy.html
    • author: Mat Schofield
    • listed: December 2014
    • created: 4 November 2011
  • The Elf Knight & The Faerie Queene
    • description: Discussion of ballads where humans interact with the Faerie Queen, as well as tales of Elf Knights. Touches on poems as well as ballads.
    • site: The Dance Of Life
    • page URL: http://celestialelfdanceoflife.blogspot.com/ (?)
    • author: Titus Leskov
    • added: Dec 2014
    • created: 27 January 2012
  • Halloween, Tam Lin, and Heroes
    • description: Discussion of the importance of Janet as an pregnant heroine, still making active choices, when most popular culture puts pregnant characters off-stage for the duration of their pregnancies.
    • site: Gaming as Women
    • URL: http://www.gamingaswomen.com/posts/2012/10/tam_li/
    • author: Dymphna
    • added: December 2014
    • created: 11 October 2012
  • For Halloween: On Tam Lin
    • description: Discussion of ballad, particularly Janet's role as a heroine, reversal of expected roles, symbolism in the ballad. Contains artwork.
    • site: Avidly: Los Angeles Review of Books
    • URL: http://avidly.lareviewofbooks.org/2012/10/30/for-halloween-on-tam-lin/
    • author: Sanjukta Paul
    • added: December 2014
    • created: 30 October 2012
  • Announcing Project Fairy Tale: Tam Lin
    • description: Overview of Project Fairy Tale, an exploration of a particular ballad. Blogger will be exploring Tam Lin.
    • site: Late Nights With Good Books
    • URL: http://latenightswithgoodbooks.blogspot.com/2012/10/announcing-project-fairy-tale.html
    • author: Amanda
    • added: December 2014
    • created: 20 October 2012
  • Tam Lin
    • description: Discussion of the ballad and how various artists have interpreted it, listing of some recordings.
    • site: Mainly Norfolk: English Folk and Other Good Music
    • URL: http://mainlynorfolk.info/sandy.denny/songs/tamlin.html
    • author: Garry Gillard
    • listed: Dec 2014
    • created: September 2013
  • Thoughts About Ballads: "Tam Lin" Re-tellings
    • description: Overview of the ballad and review of several books that retell the story.
    • site: Navigating The Stormy Shelves
    • URL: ttps://bookshelfpiratereviews.wordpress.com/2014/04/10/thoughts-about-ballads-tam-lin-re-tellings/
    • author: Sarah
    • listed: Dec 2014
    • created: 10 April 2014
  • Magical Mondays: Tam Lin and Magic as an Oppressive Tool
    • description: Discusses the way that magic is not portrayed as a positive force in the ballad, and how many of the character actions are motivated by a kind of selfishness that is nonetheless positive and can be a part of a resistance to oppression.
    • site: Lady Geek Girl and Friends
    • page URL: http://ladygeekgirl.wordpress.com/2014/08/04/magical-mondays-tam-lin-and-magic-as-an-oppressive-tool/
    • author: Tsunderin
    • added: Dec 2014
    • created: August 4, 2014
  • Shapeshifting with Tam Lin
    • description: Analysis of the shapeshifting themes in Tam Lin, with specific focus on the Anaïs Mitchell version, which omits the faeries and therefore represents a theme of personal transformation.
    • site: Druid Life
    • URL: https://druidlife.wordpress.com/2014/12/16/shapeshifting-with-tam-lin/
    • author: Nimue Brown
    • added: December 2014
    • created: 16 December 2014
  • Away With The Fairies
    • description: Description of the author's visit to the Eildon area and the mythology and folklore of the region.
    • site: HeraldScotland
    • URL: http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/outdoorsleisure/away-with-the-fairies.1426996803
    • author: Vicky Allan
    • added: March 2015
    • created: 22 March 2015

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Includes actively updates pages for which no date can be listed

  • The Digital Traditions Data Base search on Tam Lin
    • description: Community for discussion of folk music and performance, includes lyrics data base and discussion threads.
    • site: Mudcat Cafe/Digital Traditions database
    • URL: http://mudcat.org (general)
    • author:
    • listed: December 2014
    • created:
  • Tamlin of Carterhaugh
    • description: Ballad overview and version, site dedicated to paranormal, mysterious, and folkore sites.
    • site: Mysterious Britain
    • URL: http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/scotland/selkirkshire/folklore/tamlin-of-carterhaugh-wood.html
    • author:
    • listed: December 2014
    • created:
  • Tam Lin
    • description: Pop culture discussion of tropes present in the ballad of Tam Lin, tropes originating in Tam Lin that appear elsewhere, and popular culture references to the story.
    • site: TV Tropes
    • URL: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TamLin
    • author: publicly curated
    • listed: December 2014
    • created:
  • Tam Lin
    • description: Free Internet Wikipedia page on Tam Lin. Includes overview, listing of recordings, retellings, and external links, as well as links to related topics.
    • site: Wikipedia
    • URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tam_Lin
    • author: publicly curated
    • listed: December 2014
    • created:
  • The Young Tamlane
    • description: Background on the ballad, history of the story, and locations of relevance, particularly focused on Sir Walter's Scott's influence on the ballad.
    • site: Minstrelsy Educational Website
    • URL: http://walterscott.eu/education/ballads/supernatural-ballads/1344-2/
    • author:
    • listed: December 2014
    • created:

Non-Tam Lin pages

Sites not specifically about Tam Lin, but likely to be of relevance or interest to fans of the ballad

  • The Music of Faery
    • description: Discussion of some of the history border ballads dealing with faerie abduction and their modern interpretations.
    • site: Endicott Studio
    • URL: http://web.archive.org/web/20040908090408/http://www.endicott-studio.com/forcbmof.html (archived)
    • author: Terri Windling
    • listed: December 2014
    • created: 1996
  • Francis James Child: Brief life of a Victorian enthusiast: 1825-1896
    • description: Overview of the life of Francis James Child
    • site: Harvard Magazine
    • URL: http://harvardmagazine.com/2006/05/francis-james-child.html
    • author: John Burgess
    • listed: December 2014
    • created: May-June 2006
  • Holy Wells in Scotlands
    • description: Discussion of the history of holy and magical wells in Scotland, history in folklore and tradition.
    • site: Holy and Healing Wells
    • URL: https://insearchofholywellsandhealingsprings.wordpress.com/category/scotland/
    • author: pixyledpublications
    • listed: December 2014
    • created: 19 Septemer 2014

Notes

Links listed since 2001, new page created and updated December 2014