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Thread #19899   Message #1290377
Posted By: pavane
06-Oct-04 - 12:57 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Old versions of Black Velvet Band
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old versions of Black Velvet Band
Tars of the Blanche must have been a popular song, as there are at least 20 copies in the Bodleian library, with other titles being 'The Blanche Frigate' and just 'The Blanche'.

The date is pushed back to at least 1819, but obviously may be much earlier.