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Thread #125811   Message #2788684
Posted By: Folkiedave
15-Dec-09 - 06:46 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Popular carols 'have folks roots'
Subject: RE: Folklore: Popular carols 'have folks roots'
In carolling sessions stretching back to 1973, probably averaging 8 per year, plus 7 carol festivals every two years from 1996 I don't remember it being sung to Cranbrook except as a joke. I have been to about 7 different venues. Of course I can't visit them all and certainly not at the same time (!!) but I can honestly say it is extremely rarely sung to that now, if at all. Frankly we have a lot better tunes.

There is a possibility of it being sung at the Fountain Ingbirchworth, (now the George at Denby) where they sing a lot of "Shepherds". Long time since I was there.

Likewise Sheffield City Morris also sing it to Long Distance Information and Amazing Grace and Ghost Riders etc etc. This is not to be taken seriously

Mike GM is quite correct you can sing it to most things. And we do. That is not to say it is sung "in the tradition" like that.