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Thread #60956   Message #3701881
Posted By: GUEST,#
14-Apr-15 - 07:28 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Cold Winter Shadow (Irish Rovers)
Subject: RE: Origins: Cold Winter Shadow (Irish Rovers)
'The song "Cold Winter Shadow", apparently an old Appalachian folk song, contains a reference to Edmonton. It was recorded by a Canadian folk group The Irish Rovers and appears on their 1968 album, "All Hung Up". Many hearing the song, especially Canadians, assume that the song refers to Edmonton, Alberta.'

That is from a Wiki article at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton,_Kentucky