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Thread #7931 Message #2779916
Posted By: EnglishFolkfan
03-Dec-09 - 04:01 PM
Thread Name: Ellen Vannen/Ellan Vannin - definitive name/lyrics
Subject: RE: Ellan Vannin - Centenary
Cant get BBC NW here but:
Ellen seems correct, Vannin/Vannem/Vannan seem interchangeable!
Oh Ellen Vannen,
Of the Isle of Man Company,
Lost in the Irish Sea
Oh Ellen Vannen,
3rd December 1909 ~ 100 years ago today
http://is.gd/5aBoL
Tweeted this at 1am this morning, is when she set sail 10 yrs ago.
The video uses the Spinners (The English 'Liverpool') Folk group version (imho a sadly underrated Folk group who did a lot to make folk music 'popular' on tv & radio in my youth also their concerts were sell outs and albums sold well when not much other singalong 'folk' was around.)
http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/mquart/mq08699.htm
Earlier thread:
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=7931&messages=14