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Thread #134988 Message #3076332
Posted By: Brian Peters
17-Jan-11 - 09:05 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Songs from the Luddite Period
Subject: RE: Origins: Songs from the Luddite Period
Roy Palmer's new book 'Working Songs' includes tunes and texts for Cropper Lads, Foster's Mill, General Ludd's Triumph, and The Owselbury Lads (from the Captain Swing riots), plus much interesting discussion.