16 Nov 19 - 05:09 AM (#4019485) Subject: Lyr Req: Fishermen's jerseys From: GUEST,BB A friend is looking for a song about fishermen's jerseys being knitted differently in each village so that if a fisherman died at sea and was washed up on shore, he could be identified. It's not Jon Heslop's 'Old Lady of Padstow. Can anyone help? |
16 Nov 19 - 05:55 AM (#4019494) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fishermen's jerseys From: Mo the caller Someone at Beverley folk club (when it met at Nellies) sang one about a jersey knitted by a mother given by a widow to her second husband. |
16 Nov 19 - 06:20 AM (#4019504) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fishermen's jerseys From: GUEST Could be "Davy Cross" written by Paul Davenport and on their CD "Spring Tide Rising": the lyrics are here: https://www.hallamtrads.co.uk/downloads.html#ewpopup/12/ and the CD can be ordered through www.hallamtrads.co.uk |
16 Nov 19 - 06:22 AM (#4019505) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fishermen's jerseys From: GUEST,John Bowden (not a typo!) Sorry, last post was from me. |