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Thread #51212 Message #780727
Posted By: GUEST,Storyteller
10-Sep-02 - 04:51 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Songs by Harry Clifton (1832-1872)
Subject: RE: Help: Harry Clifton Songwriter
Geoff- thanks again. That explains why a trawl through EDS didn't produce anything (but lots of other interesting nuggets to intrigue me!) The lyrics for 'Rocky Road to Dublin' are already in the DTHere
If Clifton wrote the words as Kilgarriff claims then I think that it is rather sweet that they are now 'traditional'. The slip-jig tune is very well known, I suspect that Clifton may have fitted the words to it - they have a lovely pace with the words and syllables tripping out at breakneck speed in time to the music.
I've got Steve's address from EDS so please don't publish it here; I shall write to him myself.
By the way I notice that these are your first postings to the Mudcat Forum. Welcome aboard!