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Thread #7589   Message #83820
Posted By: Rhona
03-Jun-99 - 09:12 PM
Thread Name: Greatest Folksong Melodies
Subject: RE: Greatest Folksong Melodies
My favourites are:

There'll never be peace till Jamie comes home Spancil Hill Black Velvet Band The Rantin Dog, the Daddie o't The Waukrife Minnie Maids when you're young, never wed an old man

And that's only a few! If anyone is looking for some great old Scots songs on CD or tape, Linn Records, www.linn.uk.com has brought out a series called 'The Complete Songs of Robert Burns' There are 12 volumes I believe and the artists include Christine Kydd, Janet Russell, Rod Paterson and other brilliant Scottish artists. I can't wait until Vol. 6 comes out. The best thing is that you can actually sing along because the words come with the CD and the voices aren't operatic.