The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #54563 Message #845812
Posted By: banjomad (inactive)
12-Dec-02 - 05:16 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Shoals of Herring (MacColl)
Subject: RE: shoals of herring
Ewan wrote 'Shoals Of Herring ' for the radio ballad 'Singing the Fishing' Charles Parker and Ewan had analysed Sam Larners speech patterns and this was used by Ewan to write the song, Sam Larner thought he had known it all his life because he was listening to his own speech patterns and rythms. It is still a great song. Dave