Wild Mountain Thyme

An old favourite of mine as it was one of the first tunes I learned to strum on the guitar. Here's a sublime version featuring Dick Gaughan, Emmylou Harris, Rufus Wainwright and Kate and Anna McGarrigle:



"Wild Mountain Thyme" was written by William McPeake and first recorded in 1957. Many believe it to be based on "The Braes of Balquhidder" by Robert Tannahill, a Scottish poet of the previous century.