The folk ballad Mathe Groves, which depicts adulterous events, was quoted as early as 1613 in a theater drama by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher under the title Knight of the Burning Pestle. The music researcher Alan Lomax believed to hear similarities with the British folk song The Unfortunate Rake and the folk ballad Matthy Groves, which was first recorded in Wit and Drollery in 1658.
It is highly unlikely that this version developed from The Risin 'Sun by Texas Alexander (Okeh # 8673) recorded on Novem, because it has neither lyrical nor melodic similarities. Ashley thought later that she had already learned the song from his grandfather Enoch Ashley. The oldest known recording under the title Rising Sun Blues comes from Clarence Ashley & Gwen Foster and was recorded on Septemfor the Vocalion label (# 2576). Clarence Ashley & Gwen Foster - Rising Sun BluesĪs with many traditional folk songs, the origin and origin of this one are controversial.
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