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- ↑ Bruce and Stokoe's Northumbrian Minstrelsy (1882), page 97
- ↑ Sleeve notes by A. L. Lloyd to the original recording by Anne Briggs, 1971
- ↑ "Music". The Longest Johns. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ↑ "LISTEN! Former core of All About Eve, Julianne Regan and Tim Bricheno return with stunning beguiling songs". Louder Than War. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ↑ "The Snow It Melts The Soonest (Roud index 3154)" . Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ↑ "The Snow It Melts The Soonest" . Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ↑ "A Folk Song A Day: Song List" . Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ↑ "365 Days Of Folk: Song List" . Retrieved 12 January 2024.
