Mudcat Café message #3791370

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Thread #159951 Message #3791370
Posted By: Steve Gardham
20-May-16 - 04:00 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Trooper Cut Down in His Prime (Roy Palmer
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Trooper Cut Down in His Prime' - Palmer

I strongly suspect the Kidson broadside is just another standard 'Unfortunate Lad' and Roy has altered his version to be more like more recently recorded versions. The version in The Singing Island by MacColl & Seeger was recorded from Harry Sladen of Manchester in 1946, and this version appears to have influenced all of the anthology versions like Dallas, Sedley, Palmer.