I remember a session in the Bedford in Sidmouth a few years back when for no particular reason, we all spent about an hour doing different renditions of the Wild Rover. There was a German couple who are regulars at the Bedford - I know them well but their names are not coming to me, who sang versions in German. I remember Clive on the keyboard had a number of different rendtitions in various styles (as he does) - my contribution was to sing "Níl na lá" a song in Irish Gaelic which carries much the same story line in the first couple of verses. (Everyone took my word for that!)

A very enjoyable little interlude which gave a good insight into how far this particular song has travelled and the creativity of the folk process,