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Subject: The late Sydney Carter and 'Man with a microphone'

Dear all
Sydney Carter died recently (Times obituary 18.3.04, p.27). He was, of course, best known for 'Lord of the Dance' but he was also a major figure
in the English folk song revival.
He wrote and sang a rather clever parody about copyright which, thanks to lis-copyseekers, I have now identified. It is called 'Man with a
microphone' and is based on the 'song of seduction' theme in English folksong, but instead of the innocent young country maiden losing her
virginal innocence to a smooth talking seducer, in this case, the innocent young country maiden is persuaded to sing her folk songs to a
charming young man from Tin Pan Alley who turns them into pop songs and makes a fortune, leaving said innocent young country maiden with
nothing.
I am currently planning a programme of copyright awareness presentations for new staff and it occurred to me that playing the track might liven
things up a bit as well as making some useful practical points.
The music and lyrics are available on the Internet but, although I have tried Amazon, I have not been able to find out if the recording is still
available.
Are there anyone out there who would know?

Best wishes

John

Dr. John Crawford,
Library Research Officer,
Glasgow Caledonian University,
Room 302, (3rd floor)
6 Rose Street,
Glasgow,
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Tel: 0141-270-1360
Email jcr@gcal.ac.uk

RtS