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Thread #164332   Message #3931570
Posted By: Jim Carroll
18-Jun-18 - 03:47 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Child Ballads in Ireland
Subject: RE: Origins: Child Ballads in Ireland
Sorry - didn't quite finish that point
Walter Pardon once sang us his version of 'Van Diemen's Land' (with the refrain at the end of each verse)
At the end he commented "That's a long old song, but it was a long, old journey" - in my opinion, a perfect example of a singer involved in his song
Jim