Mudcat Café message #4008831

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Thread #166643 Message #4008831
Posted By: Steve Gardham
14-Sep-19 - 03:55 PM
Thread Name: Tune Req: Derry Down
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Derry Down

Jon,
'I'm not sure what led MacColl to attach the "Derry Don" tune to "The Dreadnought." '

If he did it was a masterstroke. Vastly superior to Vilikins, and it brought back an excellent tune into our consciousness that might have faded out of use in Britain.