#the ballad of tam lin
i absolutely love anaïs mitchell and jefferson hamer’s rendition of tam lin but uh
if there were “four and twenty ladies fair” and ALSO “four and twenty gentlemen” in whatever scottish palace hall or wherever this was going down. there were at LEAST 48 bystanders watching janet’s dad try to awkwardly broach the subject like “hey….. my darling daughter……… you seem to be…… preggers” and janet loudly answering “yeah and the dude was a proper ride not like your 24 entirely unfuckable mates" LIKE….. WHAT?
CARTERHAUGH IS A REAL PLACE??? brb i have a wad to pay
I resolve one day to write the strangestTam Lin retelling this world has ever seen
Which is because a) I have an idea for it and b) the competition is fierce and I intend to be the victor triumphing above the odds