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Thread #38665 Message #1908890
Posted By: robd
13-Dec-06 - 07:02 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Hermit of Eskdaleside (from V Garbutt
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Hermit of Eskdaleside (from V Gar
Quote: "What is the source of this interesting song? Did Vin Garbutt write it?"
I think so. I guess I should have asked, but I believe it is. See here for a retelling of the true story it is based upon.
Quote: " "Vin Garbutt is such a great singer, but his Northumbrian is sometimes impossible to fathom"
Northumbrian? Nothing like it - Vin speaks fluent Boro (which was in Yorkshire when he first spoke it)."
Well, I thought I heard him say he had a Northumbrian accent, but I could be mistaken. On the other hand, he also once said "I bet you can't understand me Alabamy accent, eh?" So... I also remember him talking about being born in Middlesboro', so, ... whatever the case, it is a great accent!