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Thread #162666 Message #3936902
Posted By: Lighter
12-Jul-18 - 11:43 AM
Thread Name: New Book: Folk Song in England
Subject: RE: New Book: Folk Song in England
> And maybe were never intended to be.
You beat me to it, Jack.
Strictly speaking, if a broadside doesn't prescribe a tune we can't be sure that the verses were intended - necessarily - to be sung.