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Thread #5077   Message #116922
Posted By: GeorgeH
23-Sep-99 - 01:22 PM
Thread Name: Folksongs Appropriate for a Wedding
Subject: RE: FOLKSONGS APPROPRIATE FOR A WEDDING
Ralf W: "Come write me down" IS "The Wedding Song" and I think Dick recommended it some way back . . .

But really I'd like to disagree with those who suggest "Sing but leave out the sad verses" - 'cause even if you don't sing them, they'll still come into the mind of anyone who happens to know the song.

And on the same vein, John Nolan: were you trolling when you suggested "She gaun tae be wad tae anither"; for that's (in English)

I loved a lass, and I loved her so well

But now she's rewarded me well for my love

For she's gone to be wed to another

Which might not go down entirely well.

Two that haven't been mentioned (as far as I can see); "Roseville Fair" and "First time ever I saw your face"; they'd be high on my list.

G.