That Sir Eglamore. 'E worra reyt 'un!
The sublime Kate Rusby could sing a wintry weather forecast and it would be a thing of joy, such are the charms of the "Barnsley Nightingale", as she is called. Here, she tells the tale of the fabulous Sir Eglamore, who had to deal with a particularly unpleasant female dragon.
Sir Eglamore was a valiant knight / He took up his sword and he went to fight
As he rode o'er hill and dale / All armoured in a coat of mail...
That Sir Eglamore. 'E worra reyt 'un! (He was a right one!). Learn more about Kate's dialect at the British Library, where Rainy Day will be tomorrow night, pursuing ornithological rarities.
