The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #13067   Message #108675
Posted By: Sandy Paton
26-Aug-99 - 11:44 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Betsy, a serving girl
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Betsy, a serving girl
I'm not surprised. Harry Cox was the source for many of the songs performed by later "revival" singers. He was Peter Bellamy's favorite singer, too. Every time we saw Peter in this country he would tell his audiences about our recording of Harry Cox. So, if you want to hear the source singer of many of your favorite performers, give old Harry a listen. Fine singer, although he was in his 80s when Peter Kennedy made the tapes used for this release. Some neat bawdy stuff here, too: "The Old German Musicianer," for instance.

If you order this cassette direct from Folk-Legacy, be sure to include "this is a Mudcat order" in the comment line, so we can credit the 'Cat with the sale.

Sandy