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Thread #131243   Message #4116183
Posted By: Brian Peters
11-Aug-21 - 01:24 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Brigg Fair
Subject: RE: Origins: Brigg Fair
Thanks Nick, received in good order. How curious - five verses in all, but none about walking to Wrawby! Since most (all?) of them are floating verses, I'm wondering whether John added them himself, to make a song better suited to performance. He's not a bad singer, though he slows down noticeably to fit in the ornament at the end of the verse.

Yes, the detail about Joseph's 3rd verse is at the VWML. It seems to be pretty much unique to J & J Taylor, and Mr Deene.

Brigg Fair at the VWML