The following is exactly as researched from Chambers book of days in Manchester central library. The footnotes are not mine but as per the book. I also have the piano scores for both songs, but neither the skill nor the technology to get these converted to midi files. If anyone would like to volunteer to attach the music I can email or fax the dots. The correspondent mentioned btw says 'From Job Knight I obtained the airs of both songs, which have been arranged or harmonised for me by a musical friend...' Is history repeating itself here???

I have split the thread into three seperate postings below.

Part 1 is the correspondents description of the songs and circumstances

Part 2 is the old May song and part 3 the new.

Enjoy!

Dave the Gnome