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Thread #117700   Message #2537043
Posted By: Malcolm Douglas
10-Jan-09 - 10:03 AM
Thread Name: England's County Anthems
Subject: RE: England's County Anthems
Martin asked what the anthems, official or unofficial, are. He didn't ask for suggestions for new ones, so it might help if we were to say whether we're providing information, wild guesses, or just nominations. At the moment the discussion seems to have turned into a poll for folk songs that might serve on the grounds that they happen to mention a county or a place in one, or to have been sung there at some point; all good fun, but a complete change of subject.

In many cases the official march of the county regiment is as close as you'll get to a 'county anthem'. On that basis, for Berkshire you have 'The Dashing White Sergeant', and for Wiltshire 'The Vly be on the Turmut'. There are others; perhaps somebody who knows about military music would like to help out.