I never saw Amity live, but heard them on Jim Lloyd's Radio 2 folk show, and liked their sound enough to buy a copy of their LP (long since gone the way of all vinyl, unfortunately). If memory serves they had an original song about pirates/highwaymen called 'Gentlemen of Fortune', the chorus of which went something like: 'Gentlemen of fortune, with lace around their throats, Guineas in their pockets, and pistols in their coats.' Does anyone else out there recall this, and/or know from where the tune and the rest of the words might be obtainable? Wassail!
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