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Thread #4083   Message #31236
Posted By: Barry Finn
23-Jun-98 - 09:33 PM
Thread Name: songs to the tune of Star of the County Down
Subject: RE: Star of the County Down
Just picked up a tape by Dan Milner, (who wrote "Songs of England, Ireland & Scotland, a Bonnie Bunch of Roses" on it was an Irish version of Lily Of The West with Molly-O as the Lily, he sings it to the tune of "Star of the County Down". Another nice song, on the tape, which was the subject of a thread quite a while ago is the shanty Billy O'Shea (fall down Billy). Funny, ever since that thread (well over a year I think) I've been looking for this song, after reading Dan's notes, I find his original source was Seamus Walker of Dublin, who've I've been playing in sessions with for maybe 10-15 years. Next session I'll have to see if he remembers it, his recall is far better than mine. Barry