The date has been surmised because this arrangement for voice and string orchestra was broadcast on 7 Sep 1950. It is likely that this was the first performance.
Britten's arrangement of a folk song which originated in Somerset. This version was published in Fourteen Folk Songs Arranged for Voice and Orchestra. The author of the text is Cecil Sharp.
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