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Thread #15468   Message #138926
Posted By: Susanne (skw)
20-Nov-99 - 06:56 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Song of the Western Men
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Song of the Western Men
Sure, wildlone? :-)

[1997:] Most people think that this song refers to Bishop Trelawney who was locked up in the Tower of London in 1688 by King James. However, Bishop Trelawney's grandfather also did time in the Tower courtesy of Charles I. Nothing but trouble them Trelawney's! Here's an example of a song still in use today. Should you go to a Cornish rugby match you might well hear a raucous rendering. (The Yetties, notes Folk Music of England)

BTW, did your version come from a Yetties recording? It is almost word for word the one I have by them. Thanks for posting it! - Susanne