who performed the song include Fred Jordan of Ludlow, Shropshire, England, and George "Pop" Maynard, whose recording is also available via the British Library Sound Archive. A version performed by Patrick Green of Ballinalee, Co. Longford, Ireland may have been the ultimate source of several popular recordings including that of Pentangle. Despite its popularity in the British Isles, the song barely reached North America. Jean Ritchie sang a traditional version to Alan Lomax in 1949 which is available online; however she most likely learnt it from a version collected by Cecil Sharp. Popular recordings Jean Redpath recorded "Rue" on her 1962 Prestige album "Skipping Barefoot Through the Heather". Anne Briggs recorded a version of Let No Man Steal Your Thyme (1963), which is included on A Collection Kathy and Carol recorded A Sprig of Thyme for their 1965 album Kathy and Carol (Elektra EKL-289). Pentangle recorded "Let No Man Steal Your Thyme" on their 1968 debut The Pentangle. Shelagh McDonald recorded "Let No Man Steal Your Thyme" on Album (1970); the song was re-released on 2005's Let No Man Steal Your Thyme. Foster and Allen recorded A Bunch of Thyme as a single in 1979 and released an album of the same name in 1980. Roberts and Barrand recorded "Garners Gay" on their 1983 Live at Holstein's! Jim Moray performed Seeds Of Love on his 2003 album Sweet England Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker recorded "Let No Man Steal Your Thyme" on their 2014 album Nothing Can Bring Back The Hour. Carey Mulligan and Michael Sheen performed a version of Let No Man Steal Your Thyme in the 2015 film adaptation of Far From The Madding Crowd. Cassie and Maggie MacDonald recorded “Let No Man Steal Your Thyme” on their 2016 recording “The Willow Collection”. References Further reading Reeves, James (1960) The Everlasting Circle. London: Heinemann; pp. 229–38 Traditional ballads English folk songs Year of song unknown