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Thread #161036   Message #3823721
Posted By: Joe Offer
30-Nov-16 - 04:21 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Bill Seymour Bold Seaman pirate ballad
Subject: RE: Origins: Bill Seymour Bold Seaman pirate ballad
Hi, Julia -
Now I see the Flanders recordings. They're at archive.org (I corrected your post and changed it to a link. The Alonzo Lewis recording is here:
"Bill Seymour" begins at 10:10.

The tune for "Sweet Betsey From Pike" is Villikins and his Dinah. It has been used for many, many songs. I'd agree that the tune Lewis uses for "Bill Seymour" is very similar to "Villikins."

-Joe-