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Thread #131473 Message #2966683
Posted By: Steve Gardham
16-Aug-10 - 05:52 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: A Lift on the Way (Edwin Waugh)
Subject: RE: A Lift on the Way
Waugh was indeed familiar with trad song. I have one of his prose books which is littered with snatches of song, including a trad version of 'Holmfirth Anthem' before it became 'Holmfirth Anthem'.