The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #88376   Message #1656921
Posted By: Peace
28-Jan-06 - 05:37 AM
Thread Name: Origins: English Country Garden
Subject: RE: Origins: Words of English Country Garden
'Country Gardens the well-known song "An English Country Garden" was originally a Cotswold morris dance tune called "Country Gardens", first published in the early 18th century. It was collected in the Cotswold hills by Sharp, Cecil and later given to Grainger, Percy and was arranged and published by Grainger in the early 20th century. The genteel words were added later. Also the tune used for the song "The Vicar of Bray".'

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www.folklib.net/folkfile/c.shtml