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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