Before this thread dies away completely, let me point out the song collected from the wonderful Cecilia Kelly Costello, traditional singer from Birmingham, England, (of Irish extraction): "Bring Back My Johnny to Me." It was published in 1953 in the Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society. It was recorded by Isla Cameron on her Prestige Best of Isla Cameron and by Joe Hickerson on his first Folk-Legacy album, now available only as a cassette (but with the booklet of notes)- C-39. The relationship to "My Bonnie" may be a bit tenuous, but I suspect there is one. Mrs. Costello's song is in the DT. CLICK HERE. For the Folk-Legacy recording, CLICK HERE. If either of those clickies work, I'll be amazed!
Sandy
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