Mmmm ! Gresford - sung to the traditional tune can be quite a dirge, but if sung in Medium pace to "Botany Bay", it takes on a better format.

An aside - so far as South Wales, and Kent were concerned (from my own personal observations ), folk music tended to be confined to benefits, rather than spontaneuosly sung. I can recall one demonstration outside Canterbury Gaol, when some of the Kent NUM were inside for public disorder acts. It was the usual collection of assorted lefties, and those detailed off by the NUM. I and other tried to get a sing song going - The usual stuff, "Close the Coal House Door", "The Banks are filled with Silver.." etc. Did any B***r join in, like hell they did.

BTW - and thread drift, In our little village there are 2 pubs and 4 drinking clubs. One pub "The Beech" was used as a billet by the Plods, and not South Wales Plods either, despite what the Thatcher appoligisers might try and say now. I am proud to say that this resulted in a total boycott of the pub by the people of Ystrad Mynach.

The manager was shafted and shifted.

Gareth