Grateful Dead Family Discography: Peggy-O

Peggy-O / Pretty Peggy-O / Fennario

Composer: Traditional

Peggy-O occurs on recordings as Peggy-O, Pretty Peggy-O and Fennario (with spelling variations) and Marching To Fenario. All these recordings, regardless of the name used, are fairly similar. These appear to derive from the song collected by Cecil Sharp and published in English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians.

This song derives from the earlier Scottish traditional song Bonnie Lass of Fyvie-o. Fyvie is thought to have been a staging post between Aberdeen and Fort George in Scotland. This song does occur with a number of title variations. It is possible that Fennario is a corruption of Fyvie-o.

Similar traditional songs also occurred in the UK; Handsome Polly O and Bonny Barbara O, though these are less similar to the modern Peggy-O song.

The Grateful Dead first performed Peggy-O in December 1973. It was then played in every year through to 1995 usually no more than a dozen times each year though it was played more regularly during the 1977 to 1981 period. The last performance was on July 5, 1995.

The title Peggy-O is used on Grateful Dead recordings. The version of Peggy-O that is included in the Jerry Garcia box set All Good Things is a previously unreleased studio recordings from Spring 1979 and is given the title Fennario. The Fennario title is also used on concert recordings of The Dead and Phil Lesh & Friends.

Grateful Dead

Dick's Picks, Vol. 15, 1999
Dick's Picks, Vol. 20, 2001
Dick's Picks, Vol. 25, 2002
Go To Nassau, 2002
Dick's Picks, Vol. 29, 2003
Dick's Picks, Vol. 31, 2004
Beyond Description, 2004
Grateful Dead Download Vol. 1: 4/30/77, 2005
Grateful Dead Download Vol. 8: 12/10/73, 2005
Terrapin Station, Grateful Dead, 2006 (bonus on exp. CD)
Go To Heaven, 2006 (bonus on exp. CD)
Grateful Dead Download Vol 11: 6/20/91, 2006
Road Trips: Vol 1, Number 4: Winterland 1978, 2008
Road Trips Download: Philadelphia, Nov 5, 1979, 2008
Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings, 2009
Road Trips: Vol 3, Number 4: Penn State/Cornell, 1980, 2010
Dave's Picks Vol 1: Richmond, VA, 5/25/77, 2012
Spring 1990 (box set), 2012
May 1977 (box set), 2013
Complete Studio Rarities Collection, 2013
Dave's Picks Vol 15: Nashville, 4/22/78, 2015
30 Trips Around The Sun Box Set, 2015
Capitol Theatre, 4/25/77, 2016
Dave's Picks Vol 18, 2016
July 1978 Complete, 2016
May 1977: Get Shown the Light, 2017
Dave's Picks Vol 23: Eugene, 1/22/78, 2017
Pacific Northwest '73-'74: Complete Recordings, 2018
Portland Mem. Col. 5/19/74, 2018
Buffalo 5/9/77, 2020
Dave's Picks Vol 40 Deer Creek, 7/18&19/90, 2021
Dave's Picks Vol 45: Portland, 10/1 & 2/77, 2023
Boston 5/7/77, 2023
Dave's Picks Vol 50: New York City, 5/3/77, 2024

Robert Hunter

Boise, ID, July 1 , 2004, Robert Hunter, 2004

Jerry Garcia

All Good Things: Jerry Garcia Studio Sessions, Jerry Garcia / Jerry Garcia Band, 2004
Run for the Roses, Jerry Garcia Band, 2005 (bonus on exp. CD)

The Dead

Columbia, MD, June 18, 2003
Holmdel, NJ, June 25, 2003
Morrison, CO, July 6, 2003
Joliet, IL, August 2, 2003
Darien Center, NY, August 8, 2003
Mountain View, CA, September 19, 2003
Oakland, CA, December 31, 2004
Portland, OR, July 2, 2004
Detroit, MI, July 27, 2004
Holmdel, NJ, August 11, 2004
Dead '09: Washington, DC, April 14, 2009
Dead '09: Uniondale, NY, April 24, 2009
Dead '09: Chicago, IL, May 4, 2009

Furthur

Dec 12, 2009, Asbury Park, NJ
Feb 14, 2010, Ithaca, NY
March 4, 2011, Boston, MA
Oct 5, 2011, Los Angeles, CA
Nov 20, 2011, St. Louis, MO
April 17, 2012, New York, NY
July 7, 2012, Philadelphia, PA
October 5, 2012, Los Angeles, CA
April 23, 2013, Port Chester, NY
Sept 21, 2013, Morrison, CO

Dead & Company

Flushing, NY, 26 June, 2016
Boston, MA, 15 July, 2016
Phoenix, AZ, 28 May, 2017
Bristow, VA, 22 Jun, 2017
Charlotte, NC, 28 Nov, 2017
New Orleans, LA, 24 Feb, 2018
Raleigh, NC, 9 Jun, 2018
New York, NY, 16 Jun, 2018
Eugene, OR, 30 Jun, 2018
Los Angeles, CA, 7 July, 2018
Riviera Maya, MX, 19 Jan, 2019
Mountain View, CA, 31 May, 2019
Bristow, VA, 26 Jun, 2019
Uniondale, NY, 5 Nov, 2019
Cancún, MX, 16 Jan, 2020
Saratoga Springs, NY, Aug 27, 2021
Dallas, TX, Oct 14, 2021
Bristow, VA, July 8, 2022
Burgettstown, PA, June 5, 2023

Ratdog

St. Louis MO, September 16, 2004
Baltimore, MD, November 2, 2005
Jim Thorpe, PA, November 11, 2005
Boca Raton, FL, November 19, 2005
Phoenix, AZ, NM, December 4, 2005
San Francisco, CA, December 13, 2005
Washington, DC, March 27, 2006
Milwaukee WI, October 21, 2006
Westbury NY, October 31, 2006
Lowell MA, November 10, 2006
Las Vegas NV, February 11, 2007
Syracuse NY, March 2, 2007
Springfield MA, March 15, 2007
Charlottesville VA, July 14, 2007
Burgettstown PA, August 15, 2007
Albany, NY, November 3, 2007
Cleveland, OH, March 26, 2008
Salt Lake City, UT, June 24, 2008
San Jose, CA, July 9, 2008
Wantagh, NY, August 13, 2008
Richmond, VA, November 3, 2008
Greensboro, NC, November 16, 2008
Denver, CO, August 31, 2009
New York, NY, October 20, 2009
Negril, Jamaica, January 26, 2010
Upper Darby, PA, February 14, 2014
Boston, MA, February 25, 2014
Milwaukee, WI, March 8, 2014
Atlanta, GA, March 16, 2014
Minneapolis, MN, June 13, 2014

Weir/Robinson/Greene Trio

June 4, 2012, Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder, CO, 2012

Goose w/ Bob Weir

Riviera Cancún, Mexico, Jan 15, 2023, Goose, 2023

Phil Lesh & Friends

Instant Live: June 23, 2006, Tampa, FL, 2006
Instant Live: July 2, 2006, Saratoga, NY, 2006
Instant Live: July 15, 2006, Indianapolis, IN, 2006
April 5, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
April 18, 2014, Las Vegas, NV, 2014
November 15, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
March 18, 2015, Port Chester, NY, 2015
October 28, 2016, Port Chester, NY, 2016

Bill Kreutzmann

7/13/21, Morrison, CO, Billy & The Kids, 2021

Other recordings

As Peggy-O
Simple Gifts, George and Gerry Armstrong, 1961
Balladeer, Hoyt Axton, 1962
Greenback Dollar, Hoyt Axton, 1963
Wednesday Morning 3 AM., Simon and Garfunkel, 1964
no info North Quarry Street Irregulars, North Quarry Street Irregulars, 196?
no info Dulcimer Man, Kevin Roth, 1982
no info Day the Earth Shook, Black Irish Band, 1989
Collected Works, Simon and Garfunkel, 1990
no info Seaspiders, Seaspiders, 1996
Old Friends, Simon & Garfunkel, 1997
Give up the Ghost, Jim Gaudet, 1998
Race You to the Sun, Zelig, 1998
no info A Touch of Renaissance, Mistress Bawd, 1998
Tales from New York: The Very Best of Simon & Garfunkel, Simon & Garfunkel, 2000
The Columbia Studio Recordings, 1964-1970, Simon & Garfunkel, 2001
no info A Tribute to Simon and Garfunkel, Various Artists (Robinson & Co.), 2001
no info Here Among Strangers, Siucra, 2002
Buried Land: A Collection of Folk Song and Poetry, Jim Clark, 2003
no info Zac Brown With Alpine, Zac Brown With Alpine, 2003
DSO Live: Dec 26, 2003, Chicago, IL, Dark Star Orchestra, 2004
DSO Live: Jan 23, 2004, Columbus, OH, Dark Star Orchestra, 2004
DSO Live: Mar 10, 2004, Pittston, PA, Dark Star Orchestra, 2004
DSO Live: Mar 20, 2004, State College, PA, Dark Star Orchestra, 2004
no info Prettiest Girl in the County, Jeff Furman and Well Strung Wood, 2004
no info Simon and Grassfunkel, Various Artists, 2005
Live At The Fillmore (DVD/CD), Dark Star Orchestra, 2005
Where I Come From: Radio Mixes and Live Bonus, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, 2009
The Wheel: A Musical Celebration of Jerry Garcia, Various Artists, 2011
A Buck Dancer's Choice, Various Artists, 2013
February 14, 2013, Knoxville, TN, Railroad Earth, 2013
Aug 1, 2013, Buffalo, NY, Railroad Earth, 2013
March 19, 2014, Spokane, WA, Railroad Earth, 2014
January 22, 2015, Denver, CO, Railroad Earth, 2015
Day Of The Dead, Various Artists (The National), 2016

As Pretty Peggy-O
Home-Made Songs and Ballads, Paul Clayton, 1961
Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan, 1962
Virtuoso 5-String Banjo, Barry Hall, 1964
Just Plain Folk, Various Artists (Bob Dylan), 1965
Bob Dylan/Times They Are A-Changin', Bob Dylan, 196?
no info CooP: Fast Folk Musical Magazine (Vol. 2, No. 2) Story Songs, Various Artists (Jack Hardy, Angela Page, and Mark Dann), 1983
An American Folk Song Anthology, John Stewart, 1996
American Journey, John Stewart, 1996
Am I Born to Die: An Appalachian Songbook, Mason Brown & Chipper Thompson, 2001
Bob Dylan/The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan, 2002
In the Willow Garden, Acie Cargill, 2002
no info Comfort and Joy, Clive Gregson, 2002
Going to the West, Ed Littlefield, Jr., 2003
no info Foote Loose, Richard Hayes Phillips, 2003
no info Blue Ribbon Buzz, Buckskin Stallion, 2004
Buffalo Skinners, Rob McNurlin, 2004
no info Home Before Long, Jon Shain, 2005
Live in Waterbury Center, Kent Gustavson with Micah Schonberg, 2006
no info Untraditional, Jim Butler, 2006
Deadset At Nectars, Revibe, 2018
A Grateful Dead NYE 19-20, Being Grateful, 2020
Everywhere: The Dead Sessions, Lureto, 2021

As Fennario or Fenario or Fannerio or similar
Tossi Sings Folk Songs and Ballads, Tossi Aaron, 1960
The Journeymen, The Journeymen, 1961
Folk and Other Songs, Steve Camacho, 1962
Ballads and Bluegrass, Walter Forbes, 1962
Golden Apples of the Sun, Judy Collins, 1962
Joan Baez in Concert, Pt. 2, Joan Baez, 1963
Sunny's Gallery of Folk Ballads, Sunny Schwartz, 1963
Liz Getz Sings, Liz Getz, 1965
The Elusive Bob Lind, Bob Lind, 1966
no info Blue Dog Cellar Project No. 1, Bob Sessions, 196?
The Joan Baez Ballad Book, Joan Baez, 1972
The Songbook, Joan Baez, 1977
Bleecker & Macdougal: Folk Scene of the 1960's, Various Artists (Judy Collins), 1984
no info 49th Annual Galax Old Fiddlers Convention, Various Artists (Nancy Lippincott), 1985
Her Finest Hour, Judy Collins, 1986
Joan Baez In Concert, Joan Baez, 1988
no info Ballad Book, Vol 2, Joan Baez, 1990
Live At Newport, Joan Baez, 1996
The Very Best of the Journeymen, The Journeymen, 1998
Maid of Constant Sorrow/Golden Apples of the Sun, Judy Collins, 2001
Maids and Golden Apples, Judy Collins, 2001
Ballads and Bluegrass / Folksong Festival, Walter Forbes, 2003
Lost & Profound, Otter Loonacy, 2003
no info Portraits, Bob Rowe, 2004
no info Daybreak, Joe & Bing, 2004
no info The Ballads, Sweetwater, 2005
Born into the Whisper: Waterbug Anthology, Vol. 8, Various Artists (Sylvia Herold and Euphonia), 2006
Ultimate Collection, Bob Lind, 2006
Live New Year's Eve 2006, New Riders of the Purple Sage, 2007
Jefferson's Tree of Liberty, Jefferson Starship, 2008

Bonnie Lass of Fyvie-o or Lass of Fyvie or similar title
no info Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, 1961
no info Glenfolk 4, Glenfolk 4, 1964
no info Scots Folk Songs, Euan McColl, 196?
no info Corrie Folk Trio with Paddie Bell, Corrie Folk Trio with Paddie Bell, 196?
no info Nonesuch for Dulcimer, Various Artists (Roger Nicholson), 197?
no info Andy Stewart's Scotland, Andy Stewart, 1992
no info 20 Best of Scotland, Noel McLoughlin, 1995
no info Tommy Scott's Hop Scotch, Tommy Scott, 1995
no info Jewels of Scotland, Various Artists (Celtic Fair), 1996
no info Scottish Love Songs, Ronnie Browne, 1996
no info Band and Pipe Music for Scotland, Band Of The Scots Guards, 1998
no info World Library of Folk and Primitive Music: Scotland, Vol 3, Various Artists (John Strachan), 1998
no info With Instruments/Corrie Folk Trio/Paddie Bell, Corrie Folk Trio, 1998
no info Voice of the People, Vol. 6: Come Let Us Buy the License, Various Artists (Jimmy McBeath), 1999
no info Off To Sea Once More, Lynn Stokes, 199?
no info The Flowers of Scotland, Carl Peterson, 2000
no info Last Leaves, Malinky, 2000
no info Corrie Folk Trio with Paddie Bell/Promise of the Day, The Corries, 2001
no info Songs From Aberdeenshire: The Alan Lomax Portait Series, John Strachan, 2002

Handsome Polly, O
no info Folk Songs of Britain. Vol 8. A Soldier's Life for Me, Various Artists (Thomas Moran), 1961
no info Shearwater, Martin Carthy, 1972