"The Whummil Bore" is Child ballad 27. A whummil is a tool for drilling holes.

Synopsis

The narrator served the king seven years and saw his daughter only once, through a whummil bore. She was being dressed by her maids.

Commentary

Only one variant of this ballad exists. "Hind Horn

Hind Horn

"Hind Horn" is traditional folk ballad.-Synopsis:Hind Horn and the king's daughter Jean fall in love. He gives her a silver wand, and she gives him a diamond ring and tells him when the stones grow pale, he has lost her love. One day, on his travels, he sees it growing pale and sets out for her...

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Recording

This is recorded on the Steeleye Span

Steeleye Span

Steeleye Span are an English folk-rock band, formed in 1969 and remaining active today. Along with Fairport Convention they are amongst the best known acts of the British folk revival, and were among the most commercially successful, thanks to their hit singles "Gaudete" and "All Around My Hat"....

 2006 album Bloody Men

Bloody Men (album)

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