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GUEST,Mike Yates	Longest ballad in recent tradition (26)	RE: Longest ballad in recent tradition	13 Mar 15
Many Travellers sing their ballads at a slow pace. For example, Phoebe Smith's version of "Barbara Allen" takes over 11 minutes (Veteran VT136CD - Phoebe Smith: The Yellow Handkerchief.)And many of Jeannie Robertson's ballads seemed to go on for ever! Not that this bothered me - she was a wonderful singer. Then there was Gordon Hall, another singer who liked to take his time. His version of "Broomfield Hill" lasts for some 10 minutes (Veteran VT131CD - When the May is all in Bloom.) I feel certain that some of his other songs and ballads actually took longer to sing.

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