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1970 studio album by Traffic
John Barleycorn Must Die is the fourth studio album by English rock band Traffic, released in 1970. It marked the band's comeback after a brief disbandment
John_Barleycorn_Must_Die
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up barleycorn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Barleycorn may refer to: A grain of barley Barleycorn (unit) a unit of length, equal to one-third
Barleycorn
English/Scottish folk song
"John Barleycorn" is an English and Scottish folk song. The song's protagonist is John Barleycorn, a personification of barley and of the beer made from
John_Barleycorn
Surname list
Barleycorn is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Edward Barleycorn (1891–1978), Equatoguinean politician Napoleon Barleycorn
Barleycorn_(surname)
1913 book by Jack London
John Barleycorn is an autobiographical novel by Jack London dealing with his enjoyment of drinking and struggles with alcoholism. It was published in 1913
John_Barleycorn_(novel)
Historic unit of length, basis of shoe sizes
The barleycorn is an English unit of length equal to 1⁄3 of an inch (i.e. about 8.47 mm). It is still used as the basis of shoe sizes in some English-speaking
Barleycorn_(unit)
Irish traditional music band
The Barleycorn (also written as The Barley Corn) was an Irish traditional music and rebel music band. The band, consisting of Paddy McGuigan, Liam Tiernan
The_Barleycorn
English rock band
and Winwood, Capaldi and Wood reformed Traffic (minus Mason), with John Barleycorn Must Die being the band's comeback album. It became the band's biggest
Traffic_(band)
William Napoleon Barleycorn, the well-known writer of the first Bube language primer. Edward Barleycorn Edward Thaddeus Barleycorn Barber Sundiata, I
Napoleon_Barleycorn
Cereal grain
traditional and ancient method of preparation. In English folklore, John Barleycorn personifies the grain and the alcoholic beverages made from it. English
Barley
Unit of length
the barleycorn. After 1066, 1 inch was equal to 3 barleycorns, which continued to be its legal definition for several centuries, with the barleycorn being
Inch
1914 American film
John Barleycorn is a 1914 silent film drama produced and directed by Hobart Bosworth. It was distributed through State Rights and W. W. Hodkinson. Some
John_Barleycorn_(film)
Amelia Barleycorn de Vivour (c. 1860 – January 3, 1920) was a wealthy and socially prominent member of the Krio Fernandino minority in the colony of Spanish
Amelia_Barleycorn
Measurement scale for footwear
used in Continental Europe, and Russia and former USSR countries. The barleycorn is an old English unit that equates to 1⁄3 inch (8.47 mm). This is the
Shoe_size
English musician (born 1948)
and Chris Wood to help, resulting in the Traffic reunion album, John Barleycorn Must Die. Traffic would continue for another five albums, Welcome to the
Steve_Winwood
Fernandino planter and community figure in Spanish Guinea
Edward Emilio Barleycorn (1891–1978) was a member of one of the prominent Fernandino families of Spanish Guinea (today Equatorial Guinea). Active in Santa
Edward_Barleycorn
Euphemism for hallucinations caused by alcohol
other creatures. An alcoholic character in Jack London's 1913 novel John Barleycorn makes reference to the hallucination of "blue mice and pink elephants"
Seeing_pink_elephants
1992 live album by Jethro Tull
Dalaras participates and sings a duet with Ian Anderson in the song "John Barleycorn" on the Italian version of the album only, the worldwide version has a
A_Little_Light_Music
1971 single by The Barleycorn
Behind the Wire" is a song written and composed by Paddy McGuigan of the Barleycorn folk group in the aftermath of Operation Demetrius. The song describes
The_Men_Behind_the_Wire
William Napoleon Barleycorn (1848–1925), born in Santa Isabel, Fernando Po, Spanish Guinea and a Krio Fernandino of Igbo descent, was a Primitive Methodist
William_Barleycorn
African medical doctor (1865–1948)
Thaddeus Barleycorn-Barber (1 July 1865 – January 1948) was a medical doctor who was born in Santa Isabel, capital of the Spanish colony on the island
Edward Thaddeus Barleycorn Barber
Edward_Thaddeus_Barleycorn_Barber
British musician (1944–1983)
"John Barleycorn" to the band after hearing it on The Watersons album Frost and Fire. It became the title song of their 1970 album John Barleycorn Must
Chris_Wood_(rock_musician)
Fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
opens with a beggar woman giving a peasant's wife a barleycorn in exchange for food). After the barleycorn is planted and sprouts, a tiny girl named Thumbelina
Thumbelina
British sitcom
Stephen Nichols is poised to take over the family business, the John Barleycorn pub, in Stroud, Gloucestershire. His plans are interrupted when Andrew
Back_(TV_series)
Distinctively shaped callus of dead skin
solely due to mechanical stress. Although an excised corn resembles a barleycorn in shape, the two words 'corn' are unrelated. The word 'corn' for a callus
Corn_(pathology)
Character from Anglo-Saxon religion
Beowulf of the poem of the same name and English folk song figure John Barleycorn. Beoƿ is an Old English word for barley. In the Anglo-Saxon genealogies
Beowa
British case on insolvency
Re Barleycorn Enterprises Ltd [1970] Ch 465 is a UK insolvency law case, concerning the priority of creditors in a company winding up. It was held that
Re_Barleycorn_Enterprises_Ltd
2010 anthology
'The Apostate' and 'The South of the Slot' as well as extracts from John Barleycorn and The Sea-Wolf. The overlooked 1905 story cycle Tales of the Fish Patrol
Jack London's San Francisco Stories
Jack_London's_San_Francisco_Stories
Chess set used for competitive play
19th century. Conventional types popular during the period included the English Barleycorn chess set, the St. George chess set, the French Regence chess set (named
Staunton_chess_set
Cataloguing of published recordings by Traffic
1970 trade ad for John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic_discography
2005 live album by Traffic
16:26 "Dear Mr. Fantasy" (Winwood, Capaldi, Chris Wood) - 7:44 "John Barleycorn (Must Die)" (Traditional) - 6:57 "Gimme Some Lovin'" (Winwood, Mervyn
The_Last_Great_Traffic_Jam
1971 live album by Traffic
spine. In 1970, Traffic toured in support of their comeback album John Barleycorn Must Die, with a quartet line-up of Steve Winwood, Chris Wood, Jim Capaldi
Welcome_to_the_Canteen
American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)
French Frank, and became an oyster pirate himself. In his memoir, John Barleycorn, he claims also to have stolen French Frank's mistress Mamie. After a
Jack_London
Irish song about Grace Gifford, written 1985
Stewart (Blood Red Roses, 2018), Foster and Allen, John McDermott, The Barleycorn, Anthony Kearns, The Irish Tenors, Donna Taggart (Celtic Lady, 2011),
Grace_(Jim_McCann_song)
British musician (1946–1990)
original members Wood and Jim Capaldi; and, following the recording of John Barleycorn Must Die, Grech joined as their bassist. In October 1969, between Blind
Ric_Grech
Swelling of the eyelid due to infection of an oil gland
a barleycorn. In Czech, a sty is called ječné zrno (from ječmen "barley" and zrno "seed or grain"); in German, it is called Gerstenkorn (barleycorn).
Stye
1995 box set by Steve Winwood
Winwood/Jim Capaldi John Barleycorn Must Die (1970) 3:52 7. "John Barleycorn" (Traffic) Traditional/Steve Winwood John Barleycorn Must Die (1970) 6:22 8
The Finer Things (Steve Winwood album)
The_Finer_Things_(Steve_Winwood_album)
Association football club in Scotland
Irishman (1848 newspaper) United Irishman (1948 newspaper) Culture The Barleycorn Celtic F.C. Christy Moore Black 47 The Dubliners Easter Lily Flying Column
Celtic_F.C.
Japanese archipelago in the North Pacific Ocean
London: Peter Davies. London, Jack (1913). "John Barleycorn (London)/Chapter XVI". John Barleycorn – via Wikisource. Macross Compendium Atlas Listing
Bonin_Islands
Informal small unit of length
measures based upon such highly variable natural objects, including the barleycorn – is subject to a fair degree of imprecision. Such measures can be found
Hair's_breadth
Folk music project in the United Kingdom
"'Ouses 'Ouses 'Ouses" John Copper and Sheila Chandra 6:20 2. "John Barleycorn" Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy and Paul Weller 5:42 3. "Tam Lyn Retold"
The_Imagined_Village
Hip-hop group from Northern Ireland
Irishman (1848 newspaper) United Irishman (1948 newspaper) Culture The Barleycorn Celtic F.C. Christy Moore Black 47 The Dubliners Easter Lily Flying Column
Kneecap_(band)
Greek modification of the Mannlicher-Schönauer rifle
in) Cartridge 6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer Feed system 20-round detachable box magazine Sights Front barleycorn; rear tangent adj. from 200 to 2000 m
Rigopoulos_rifle
Bantu or Bantoid language of Equatorial Guinea
1848. A later Bube-to-English primer was authored in 1875 by William Barleycorn, a colonial era Primitive Methodist missionary of Igbo and Fernandino
Bube_language
Short story by Jack London
for these experiments. It was published in Black Cat magazine. In John Barleycorn London explains that he was paid 40 dollars for the story. The story was
A Thousand Deaths (London short story)
A_Thousand_Deaths_(London_short_story)
Footwear
the UK and American units are based on whole-number sizes spaced at one barleycorn (1/3 inch) with UK adult sizes starting at size 1 = 8+2⁄3 in (22.0 cm)
Shoe
Technique for making braided cords with loops of yarn
Fingerloop braids worked in the "graine d'orge" or barleycorn pattern.
Fingerloop_braid
Irish traditional musician (1939–2014)
traditional musician and songwriter who played for some years with The Barleycorn folk group. He wrote a number of well-known Irish rebel songs, including
Paddy_McGuigan
Lunisolar calendar used for Jewish religious observances
ultimate ancestor of the helek was a Babylonian unit of time called a barleycorn, equal to 1⁄72 of a Babylonian time degree (1° of celestial rotation)
Hebrew_calendar
British crime drama television series (2024)
House in Embleton painted as the John Barleycorn pub
The_Red_King_(TV_series)
English musician (1944–2005)
successful that the three of them reformed Traffic to release the album John Barleycorn Must Die. They then toured the UK and the US with an expanded line-up
Jim_Capaldi
English unit of length
statute of the English Parliament but was usually understood as 1⁄4 of a barleycorn, (which itself was recognized by statute as 1⁄3 of an inch) making it
Line_(unit)
British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Violet Bank The Phoenix Leinster Brig o' Doon (IRE) 1967 Shantung Sicambre Barleycorn Tam o' Shanter Tamerlane Madam Anna Dam Smarten Up (GB) 1975 Sharpen Up
Cadeaux_Genereux
2017 studio album by Johnny Flynn
the Dead" 3:33 2. "Wandering Aengus" 3:47 3. "Heart Sunk Hank" 3:11 4. "Barleycorn" 4:32 5. "The Night My Piano Upped and Died" 3:55 6. "In the Deepest"
Sillion
Enrique Allen Barber Kenneth Barber Barleycorn Edward Barleycorn Edward Emilio Barleycorn – farmer Edward Thaddeus Barleycorn Barber – doctor, minister and
List of Krio Fernandino people
List_of_Krio_Fernandino_people
American film actor (1867–1943)
which had a supporting actor role. He also appeared as an actor in John Barleycorn, which he co-directed with J. Charles Haydon. He produced, directed, wrote
Hobart_Bosworth
1969 studio album by Traffic
Jimmy Miller Traffic chronology Traffic (1968) Last Exit (1969) John Barleycorn Must Die (1970) Singles from Last Exit "Medicated Goo" Released: December
Last_Exit_(Traffic_album)
and Sara Davies Signed [138] Active Episode 2 18 August 2019 Jacqueline Barleycorn and Matt Hunt The Great British Porridge Company 60,000 22 Porridge Tej
List of Dragons' Den (British TV programme) offers Series 11-20
List_of_Dragons'_Den_(British_TV_programme)_offers_Series_11-20
Jewish dietary laws
A cocoon found among barleycorns in a commercially available bag of barley. Foods such as seeds, nuts and vegetables need to be checked to avoid eating
Kashrut
Spanish politician
In office 31 January 2020 – 8 December 2023 Preceded by Ignacio Sola Barleycorn Succeeded by Beatriz Carrillo Member of the Congress of Deputies In office
Rita_Bosaho
American chef, actor and writer (1914–2001)
Wilson, The Old Master Story Teller (1972) Justin Wilson Meets Jean (John) Barleycorn (1973) A Cajun Christmas with Justin Wilson (1973) Keep it Clean (1974)
Justin_Wilson_(chef)
Medieval English statute of measure
and Perches was a medieval English statute defining the length of the barleycorn, inch, foot, yard, and perch, as well as the area of the acre. Its date
Composition of Yards and Perches
Composition_of_Yards_and_Perches
Customary unit of length
the Welsh and Belgic feet seem to have been based on multiples of the barleycorn, but by as early as 950 the English kings seem to have (ineffectually)
Foot_(unit)
American writer (1901–1971)
the Abyss (1903) The Road (1907) The Cruise of the Snark (1911) John Barleycorn (1913) Related Charmian London (second wife) Joan London (daughter) Jack
Joan_London_(American_writer)
Irish political party
Irishman (1848 newspaper) United Irishman (1948 newspaper) Culture The Barleycorn Celtic F.C. Christy Moore Black 47 The Dubliners Easter Lily Flying Column
Saoradh
Identification method of public houses
stages in growing barley and in brewing or transporting beer, such as John Barleycorn, the Hop Pole, the Malt Shovel, the Mash Tun, and the Three Barrels. Establishments
Pub_names_in_Great_Britain
Political party in Northern Ireland
Irishman (1848 newspaper) United Irishman (1948 newspaper) Culture The Barleycorn Celtic F.C. Christy Moore Black 47 The Dubliners Easter Lily Flying Column
League of Communist Republicans
League_of_Communist_Republicans
British composer and crime novelist (1921–1978)
less known are the operas, which include a children's ballad opera, John Barleycorn, and two intriguing collaborations with his friend Kingsley Amis providing
Edmund_Crispin
Political organization in Ireland
Irishman (1848 newspaper) United Irishman (1948 newspaper) Culture The Barleycorn Celtic F.C. Christy Moore Black 47 The Dubliners Easter Lily Flying Column
Revolutionary_Housing_League
2017 live album by Steve Winwood
Headmen" (Live) "Walking in the Wind" (Live) "Medicated Goo" (Live) "John Barleycorn" (Live) "While You See a Chance" (Live) "Arc of a Diver" (Live) "Freedom
Greatest Hits Live (Steve Winwood album)
Greatest_Hits_Live_(Steve_Winwood_album)
Time measurement in Jewish tradition
helek derives from a small Babylonian time period called a she, meaning '"barleycorn", itself equal to 1/72 of a Babylonian time degree (1° of celestial rotation)
Helek
UK AUS BE (FLA) IRE NL "Rave On" 1971 — — — — — Non-album single "John Barleycorn" 1972 — — — — — Below the Salt "Gaudete" 14 — — — — "Thomas the Rhymer"
Steeleye_Span_discography
1977 studio album by The John Renbourn Group
Bedlam" – 3:57 "Gypsy Dance/Jews Dance" (Hans Neusidler) – 3:27 "John Barleycorn" – 3:40 "Reynardine" – 3:23 "My Johnny was a Shoemaker" – 2:46 "Death
A_Maid_in_Bedlam
Town in Hampshire, England
that used to run through Bishop's Waltham The Barleycorn, Basingwell Street, Bishop's Waltham. The Barleycorn Inn is a 17th-century oak beamed building.
Bishop's_Waltham
Australian cultural historian and performer
he performed a song cycle world premiere performance of Andrew Ford's "Barleycorn" for the Brisbane Festival. Lahey was artistic director of the ten-day
Warren_Fahey
Historical units of measurement used in Wales
long as the tallest man in the [tref], with his hand above his head". 3 barleycorns (Med. gronyn heyd, Mod. heidden) = 1 inch 3 inches (Med. moduet, Mod
Welsh_units_of_measurement
Irish rebel music band
Irishman (1848 newspaper) United Irishman (1948 newspaper) Culture The Barleycorn Celtic F.C. Christy Moore Black 47 The Dubliners Easter Lily Flying Column
The_Wolfe_Tones
Persons who engage in the poaching of oysters
described oyster piracy in his autobiographical "alcoholic memoirs", John Barleycorn, in the form of romanticized juvenile fiction in The Cruise of the Dazzler
Oyster_pirate
American rock band discography
Eggs, include: For Record Store Day 2014, Clutch released "Run, John Barleycorn, Run" as a split single with Lionize, featuring their song "Ether Madness"
Clutch_discography
Topics referred to by the same term
"Glad", a song by English rock band Traffic from their 1970 album John Barleycorn Must Die Glad, a 1988 alternative rock album by Miracle Legion The Gladstone
Glad
Irish republican politician (born 1948)
Irishman (1848 newspaper) United Irishman (1948 newspaper) Culture The Barleycorn Celtic F.C. Christy Moore Black 47 The Dubliners Easter Lily Flying Column
Gerry_Adams
Record label discography
tend to be pressed on lighter weight vinyl. ILPS 9116 – Traffic: John Barleycorn Must Die, 1970 ILPS 9117 – Spooky Tooth: The Last Puff, 1970 ILPS 9118
Island_Records_discography
American actor (1889–1952)
(ISBN 1-58690-000-5). The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913, Short) - Cavalryman John Barleycorn (1914) Judith of Bethulia (1914) Brute Force (1914, Short) - In Club (Prologue)
Elmo_Lincoln
1994 studio album by Traffic
Traffic's most commercially successful album in their home country since John Barleycorn Must Die. In Germany, it scored two minor hits ("Here Comes a Man" and
Far_from_Home_(Traffic_album)
Allied-occupied area in Germany (1945–1949)
work on the land and bring in the harvest, in a project named Operation Barleycorn. The project, masterminded by Major General Gerald Templer was successful
British occupation zone in Germany
British_occupation_zone_in_Germany
& Pub - McMenamins". www.mcmenamins.com. Retrieved 2025-05-01. "John Barleycorns - McMenamins". www.mcmenamins.com. Retrieved 2025-05-01. "Cornelius Pass
List_of_McMenamins_properties
Irish folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist (born 1945)
Irishman (1848 newspaper) United Irishman (1948 newspaper) Culture The Barleycorn Celtic F.C. Christy Moore Black 47 The Dubliners Easter Lily Flying Column
Christy_Moore
Scottish privateer (1654–1701)
hanging at Execution Dock. Robert Lamley, William Jenkins and Richard Barleycorn were released. Kidd's Whig backers were embarrassed by his trial. Far
William_Kidd
Village in Devon, England
development as four homes. The village pub, The Barleycorn, reopened under new owners as the Barleycorn House Bed and Breakfast in 2006 with five bedrooms
Shillingford,_Devon
United States historic place
gathering ideas for his later works. In his autobiographical novel, John Barleycorn, London mentioned the pub's likeness seventeen times. The pub was the
Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon
Heinold's_First_and_Last_Chance_Saloon
Village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England
Tidworth and Pewsey. The village has a public house with accommodation, the Barleycorn Inn, an early 19th-century coaching inn. The establishment was previously
Collingbourne_Kingston
American writer (1871–1955)
the Abyss (1903) The Road (1907) The Cruise of the Snark (1911) John Barleycorn (1913) Related Charmian London (second wife) Joan London (daughter) Jack
Charmian_London
barber shop chord Male quartette harmony; barbarous music barge Walk along barleycorn, John Spirit of alcohol, exiled by Volstead barn-stormer Strolling player
Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States
Glossary_of_early_twentieth_century_slang_in_the_United_States
Service rifle
fixed two-row box magazine holding five rounds. The sights consisted of a barleycorn-type front sight with protective ears, and a tangent-type rear sight with
Karabinek_wz._1929
Irish-republican paramilitary group
Irishman (1848 newspaper) United Irishman (1948 newspaper) Culture The Barleycorn Celtic F.C. Christy Moore Black 47 The Dubliners Easter Lily Flying Column
Arm_na_Poblachta
Irish republican organization
Irishman (1848 newspaper) United Irishman (1948 newspaper) Culture The Barleycorn Celtic F.C. Christy Moore Black 47 The Dubliners Easter Lily Flying Column
Irish_National_Congress
Irish republican political party in Northern Ireland
Irishman (1848 newspaper) United Irishman (1948 newspaper) Culture The Barleycorn Celtic F.C. Christy Moore Black 47 The Dubliners Easter Lily Flying Column
Republican_Network_for_Unity
2023 film by Roman Polanski
Founder A.P. Giannini". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 August 2022. Barleycorn, Trinidad (27 November 2022). "RAI Cinema Chief Unveils Stellar 01 Distribution
The_Palace_(2023_film)
1995 novel by Jeff Noon
the river Styx and Charon, and Hades (portrayed by the character John Barleycorn). The novel is set in Manchester. Noon is said to take his inspiration
Pollen_(novel)
Type of system of units of measurement
have prime factors of only 2, 3 and 5; for example, there were 6 she (barleycorns or grains) in a shu-si (finger), and 30 shu-si in a kush (cubit). Non-commensurable
Coherence (units of measurement)
Coherence_(units_of_measurement)
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Girl/Female
Hindu
Melodious, A musical Raag
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
Name of Several Kings; Universal
Surname or Lastname
English (South Yorkshire)
English (South Yorkshire) : possibly a habitational name from Ulley in South Yorkshire, probably so named from Old English ūle ‘owl’ + lēah ‘(woodland) clearing’.
Girl/Female
Arthurian Legend Italian
Fair one. Guinevere was King Arthur's mythological queen.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Compassionate of Allah, Purity of Allah (1)
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a deliberate alteration of Leatherhead, a habitational name from Leatherhead in Surrey, which is named from Celtic lēd ‘gray’ + rïd ‘ford’, or alternatively a habitational name from Lythwood in Shropshire, which is named from Old English hlið ‘slope’ + wudu ‘wood’.Zachariah Leatherwood, son of John Leatherwood, was born in Prince William Co., VA, about 1735. After the revolutionary war, he settled in Spartanburg Co., SC, with his second wife, Jane Calvert, and many of his fourteen children.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Sikh
The Divine Candle
Boy/Male
Australian, French, German, Italian, Latin
Of the Sea
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Murugan
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n.
A grain or "corn" of barley.
n.
Formerly , a measure of length, equal to the average length of a grain of barley; the third part of an inch.
n.
A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among mechanics. It was also formerly divided into twelve parts, called lines, and originally into three parts, called barleycorns, its length supposed to have been determined from three grains of barley placed end to end lengthwise. It is also sometimes called a prime ('), composed of twelve seconds (''), as in the duodecimal system of arithmetic.