fragmentary version, sung by Andrew Stewart of Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, and learned from his mother, was recorded by Hamish Henderson in 1955, and can be heard on the Tobar an Dualchais website. A variant performed by Frank Browne in Bellanagare, Co. Roscommon, Ireland, was also recorded in 1975 by Hugh Shields. Popular recordings Versions of the song, under its several titles, have been recorded by: Alasdair Roberts Andy Irvine Augie March - re-written as "Men Who Follow Spring The Planet 'Round" Battlefield Band - "The Devil's Courtship" Bob Dylan recorded the version "House Carpenter" in 1961. Dylan was born Robert Zimmerman, a name that means carpenter. Buffy Sainte-Marie Clarence Ashley Custer Larue Daithi Sproule Damien Jurado Dave Van Ronk David Grisman Dervish (as "Sweet Viledee") Doc Watson Ewan MacColl Eleanor Tomlinson Faun Fables The Handsome Family Hurt Jean Ritchie Jeff Lang Joan Baez Kelly Joe Phelps Kim Larsen - re-written as "Byens Hotel" in 1973 Kornog Lisa Moscatiello Martin Simpson Mr Fox Myrkur Natalie Merchant Nephew (band) Nic Jones Nickel Creek - “House Carpenter” Oakley Hall Paul Simon Pentangle Peter Bellamy Peggy Seeger Pete Seeger Steeleye Span Superwolf Sweeney's Men Texas Gladden The Baltimore Consort The Carolina Tar Heels The Ex The Mammals Tim O'Brien Tony Rice Cornelis Vreeswijk Punch Brothers - “House Carpenter” In literature Elizabeth Bowen's 1945 short story "The Demon Lover" uses the ballad's central conceit for a narrative of ghostly return in wartime London. Shirley Jackson's collection The Lottery and Other Stories includes "The Daemon Lover", a story about a woman searching for her mysterious fiancé named James Harris. Grady Hendrix’s 2020 novel “The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires”, the main antagonist is a vampire named James Harris as a way to pay ode to the ballad. In classical music Hamish MacCunn's 1887 concert overture The Ship o' the Fiend is based on the ballad. Footnotes References Child Ballads Joan Baez songs Jean Ritchie songs Appalachian culture