Music post: Valentine's Day

In honor of Valentine's Day, I have tales of the romantic battle of wits.

The woman sets riddles for the man to answer: Captain Wedderburn's Courtship by Tim Hart and Maddy Prior (from Folk Songs of Olde England)

Here's one story in three tunes. The woman bets the man that she can go to the Broomfield hill with him and come home a maiden:
A Wager, A Wager by Tim Hart and Maddy Prior (from Folk Songs of Olde England)
The Broomfield Wager by June Tabor (from BBC Radio 2)
Broomfield Hill by Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick (from Both Ears and the Tail)

Another story with multiple tunes. The woman tries to escape by taking different forms, but the man can match each one with a form that will defeat it:
The Two Magicians by Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick (from Both Ears and the Tail)
Two Magicians by Steeleye Span (from Present)
And the Magnetic Fields chime in with their own unique interpretation: Wi' Nae Wee Bairn Ye'll Me Beget (from 69 Love Songs)

And here's one where the man's show of wits fails to convince the maiden to have him:
The Gardener by Tim Hart and Maddy Prior (from Folk Songs of Olde England)

All in one zip file, 32MB.