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| Richard Mellish | Origins: The Four Loom weavers (18) | RE: Origins: The Four Loom weavers | 11 Jan 25 |
As mentioned above Bert Lloyd sang Poor Cotton Weaver. That is essentially the same song, but to the Jon o' Grinfilt tune, with six-line verses rather than four-line. It is unclear (unless someone has definitive evidence) whether Becket Whitehead made the adaptation, someone else before him, or McColl after getting the original Poor Cotton Weaver from him. I recall some discussion of the relationship of the two versions but I can't find it. It may have been here on Mudcat or somewhere else. | |||