A Border Reiver Folktale ~ The Death of Parcy Reed

Welcome to my channel! Here you’ll find folk tales and legends from across the British Isles. This story concerns the death of the Redesdale man Parcy Reed and the plot hatched by the Crosier and Hall families to bring about his demise. This is an old ballad set in Redesdale, Northumberland, and has been passed down by generations of borderers for centuries.

Filming locationss:
Duddo Tower, Norham Castle, Troughend Farm, Black Middens Bastle, Bateinghope Burn and Carter Bar.

Video filmed in June, 2024.

Sources:
The Death of Parcy Reed, The Child Ballads 193.
The Illustrated Border Ballads by John Marsden, 1990.
Stories of the Border Marches by John Lang, 1916.

Video music by Albert Schofield.

Credit song: ‘Death of Parcy Reed’ Lowden S5 Guitar music played Arnaud Lachambre. Link to his channel:
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