Oh! We'll all give thanks for being well led,
A righteous war and no bugger bled...



Almost writes itself...



I am performing a set at a WW1 history day at an arts centre in June. To date, I have two songs that are old chestnuts and need no further learning, (The Bogle pair) and am presently working out the wonderful waltz tune Ralph McTell did for Maginot Waltz, and I intend to sing that too. Throw in a Wilfed Owen poem and my set should be ok.

What is Interesting about this history day is that it is trying to combat the revision that is repugnantly doing the rounds, led by Michael Gove and a few misty eyed old soldiers who think their berets put them closer to WW1 than actual history itself.