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Thread #121720 Message #2661137
Posted By: Peace
20-Jun-09 - 05:38 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Tambo / Tam Bo, Tam Bo
Subject: RE: Tambo, Origins and Words
BARGAIN WITH ME - "Where are you going to, my boy, Billy Boy?" - Duologue Hiring Song - ROUD#366 - BUCHAN 1828 2 241 (Tune: Laird o Cockpen) - DUNCAN W254 M62 "The Rigwiggy Carlin" - FMJ 1:2 1966 pp78-80 Duncan: Mrs Gillespie 1905 "The Rigwiddy Carlin" (Tune: Kenure's on an awa or Hexham Races) - HENRY SOP #478/ HUNTINGTON 1990 p263 "Magherafelt Hiring Fair" ("Tam Bo") - KENNEDY FSBI 1975 p450 Dicky Lashbrook 1950 9v/m - PALMER EBBB 1980 #100 pp201-202 Sam Henry #748 "Magherafelt Hiring Fair" - aka: BILLY BOY - HIRING FAIR - RIGWIDDY CARLIN - SEEKING SERVICE - TAM BO or TAM BUIE) - Cf BILLY BOY - JOAN TO JAN - WHEN SHALL WE GET MARRIED? -- Alex ROBB, New Deer, Aberdeensh #323 rec on Dictaphone cylinder by James M Carpenter 1929-35 "Rigwiddy Carlin" - Dicky LASHBROOK (chimney sweep) rec by PK, Kelly, Lifton, Devon 1950 & 1952: RPL 17796/ FTX-019/ FTX-407 "Where are you going to, my boy, Billy boy?" - Duncan McPHEE rec by PK, Perth 1954: RTR#1127 & 1132/ FTX-183 "Tam Buie" (tune: Campbells are coming) - Maud BRASIL (tinker aged 17) rec by PK, Blairgowrie, Perthsh "O faer ye gaun, Will Boy?" - Bertha (of Belfast) with Tom BROWN (of Caister, Norfolk) rec by PK, Harberton, Devon 25/3/79 FTX-134 "Magherafelt Hiring Fair" --- Cajun version, Louisiana: ARHOOLIE 5009 "La Patate Chaude"