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Thread #29787 Message #1283009
Posted By: red max
28-Sep-04 - 06:54 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: King Edward IV and a Tanner of Tamworth
Subject: RE: King Edward IV & the Tanner of Tamworth
In J. Horsfall Turner's "Yorkshire Anthology" (1901) there's a ballad called "King John and the Barker of Braam" which is the same as the one above with a few variations. Instead of Drayton Basset the king is seeking directions to Spofforth Castle. Perhaps most interesting is that Plompton Park is very near Spofforth
Did the tune for this one show up?