British folklore is populated with loveable rogues and duelling knights. King Arthur capered around the isles brandishing Excalibur, his legendary sword. Robin Hood and his band of outlaws skulked ...

Sunnyvale author Kimberly Bea’s debut novel, “The Changeling Queen,” is a retelling of the Scottish folk ballad “Tam Lin.” Courtesy Kensington Publishing Corp. In the Scottish folk ballad “Tam Lin,” a ...

Monday brings the release of the astounding and meticulously orchestrated ‘Tam Lin’ folk-tale, performed by three artists whose mutually complementary and gracious contributions soothe, arouse and ...

The medieval Scottish Border romance Tam Lin (Child Ballad 39A) was first noted in 1549. It tells of the maiden Janet passing through the forest of Carterhaugh, which has been bequeathed to her by her ...

Anaïs Mitchell has a knack for mythology that flies over the heads of most modern songwriters. From her adaptation of the Orpheus myth on Hadestown — an arresting "folk opera" wherein Orpheus and ...