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Thread #144068   Message #3843205
Posted By: GUEST,Michael Cooney
06-Mar-17 - 12:32 PM
Thread Name: Origins: The Sweet Briar
Subject: RE: Origins: The Sweet Briar
Phillips almost certainly learned it from Rosalie Sorrels who probably learned it from a book by Olive Wooley Burt. (Which is where she got "The Baby Trees" song.) So, probably, tune(s) by Rosalie. Best version I ever heard is sung by Larry Hanks. Most people know it by the title "Singing in the Country".