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Thread #139692   Message #3206732
Posted By: Matthew Edwards
12-Aug-11 - 02:26 PM
Thread Name: Tune Req: Poor Old Weaver's Daughter
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Poor Old Weaver's Daughter
Ray has already pointed out the Yorkshire Garland site, but just for the record here is a link to Roger Hinchliffe singing The Poor Old Weaver's Daughter.

There are other recordings available, but not online. Will Noble recorded it on a Veteran cassette tape and this has been reissued on a compilation CD It Was On A Market Day Vol. 2 VTC7CD by Veteran.

Will learned it from Roger's father, Frank Hinchliffe, and a recording of it was included on the Topic LP of Frank's songs In Sheffield Park which perhaps they may one day re-release as a digital download. (Hint, hint!)

A recording of George 'Pop' Maynard singing it is available from Topic for download on Ye Subjects of England, and or you can buy the CD which includes the song from Topic in their Voice of the People Series TSCD655 Come All My Lads That Follow the Plough.

Musical Traditions have another two CDs with recordings of Pop Maynard singing the song: MTCD 309-10 Just Another Saturday Night, and MTCD 401-2 Down the Cherry Tree.

Matthew