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Thread #159779 Message #3788528
Posted By: Richie
04-May-16 - 09:02 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Bramble Briar/Bruton Town/MerchantDaughtr
Subject: RE: Origins: Bramble Briar/Bruton Town/Merch. Daught.
Steve,
This is what I have so far:
Near Tunbridge Waters- (Northants) 1838 Goodrich
Lord Burling's Sister- Joiner(Herts)1914 Broadwood
In Strawberry Town- Whitcombe (So) 1906 Sharp
In Bruton Town- Overd (So) 1904 Sharp
The Brake o' Briars- Sebbage (Sx) 1911 Gillington
In Bruton Town- Baggs (Dor) 1907 Hammond
There Was A Farmer- Cole (Hants) c.1908 Gardiner
A Famous Farmer- Digweed (Hants) 1906 Hammond
A Female Farmer- Randall (Hants) 1907 Gardiner
Farmer's Daughter- Gardner (Oxon) 1915 Alfred Williams
Unfortunately I don't know the informants in the books you gave me in the earlier post, so please let me know what I'm missing. There's a version by an informant "Wiggs" I'm missing. I don't have the MacColl. I think Kennedy recorded Hughes singing Brakes of Briars and its on Topic not sure if it's a cover.
Other UK versions? Anyone?
Ty,
Richie