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Thread #27705   Message #2292917
Posted By: GUEST,DonMeixner
19-Mar-08 - 03:59 PM
Thread Name: Origin: I'll Tell Me Ma
Subject: RE: Help: I'll Tell Me Ma
That was infact the PBS video I have of Barley Bree and Tommy Makem singing "Tell Me Ma, Aunt Jane" a way back in 2000.

I first heard the Scotts varient as sung in 1965 by The Corries on an early Electra album. The cut was The Singing Games. The album is either Promise of the Day or The Corrie Folk Trio and Paddie Bell. I learned the Clancy/Makem version in 1969 at scout camp from Norman George of Malone NY.   Some time in the early 70's I started singing it with Mike Waters, currently of Rhode Island and we did it as is most commonly done, The Clany version.

My current band recorded it this way, www.theflyincolumn.com, has a short sample.

Don