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Thread #169449 Message #4173758
Posted By: GeoffLawes
03-Jun-23 - 02:28 PM
Thread Name: Any April Songs?
Subject: RE: Any April Songs?
THE GOOD OLD CAUSE
April 1660 General John Lambert tried to raise an army against the restoration of The Crown in favour of the Commonwealth by issuing a proclamation calling on all supporters of the "Good Old Cause" to rally on the battlefield of Edgehill, but he was arrested before arriving at the battlefield.
Ballad: The Downfall Of The Good Old Cause https://web.archive.org/web/20090125135724/http://www.poemsonline.org/poem/cavalier-songs/downfall-of-the-good-old-cause/
Hey Boys, Up Go We from Folktune Finder https://www.folktunefinder.com/tunes/15867
The Good Old Cause – The Dolmen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT4i6hBET8U
Good Old Cause rom Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Old_Cause