Collected from John Whitby 7th January 1905. Manuscript transcribed by Alan Helsdon.

Collection Date: 07/08 Jan 1905 (1905-01-07/08)

Place: Tilney All Saints, Norfolk, England

Perfomer: John Whitby

Index: Roud 815

R. Vaughan Williams MSS Collection (VWML): Scrapbook 2 (Tunes) p.3 (version a); RVW1/2/5

Note: Music only collected. Words sourced by A. Helsdon.

Alt Name: Come All Ye Faithful Christians/The Red Barn

Tilney All Saints C of E Primary School performed the molly dance “Birds A Building” to an adapted version of the tune that accompanied the song as part of their Plough Monday Celebrations on January 9th 2023. They had been working with Nicky Stockman as part of the Vaughan Williams’ Folk Project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.