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Thread #110621 Message #2323457
Posted By: GUEST,Terry McDonald
23-Apr-08 - 06:47 AM
Thread Name: Bertsongs? (songs of A. L. 'Bert' Lloyd)
Subject: RE: Bertsongs?
Strengthened the tradition? No he didn't, Cap'n, he weakened it. Because of his deceit we don't know what song is genuinely 'traditional' and what is a Lloyd creation. I'm now wondering about his version of Creeping Jane - it's a very different melody than the one recorded by Joseph Taylor and has more verses. This latter point seems to be very much a Bert Lloyd trait - create the verses that the people should have sung but carelessly forgot to do so. A couple of years ago I heard Martin Simpson wryly explaining the origins of Peggy and the Soldier, telling us that Bert 'came up with' some extra verses.