Two great songs for Halloween

Subject: Two great songs for Halloween
From: GUEST
Date: 31 Oct 25 - 07:12 PM

Two great songs. One is by Kate Long of Washington State. it is about a child who was deformed in some way and could only be happy on Halloween where she could disguise herself.

The other is by Violet Jacobs and I forget the name of the song..it is about ghosts coming back from WWI to join them. I think the man's name was Lackland.

Subject: RE: Two great songs for Halloween
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 01 Nov 25 - 04:48 AM

The second song comes from a poem by Violet Jacob ( no s), simply entitled “Hallowe’en “, set to music by Jim Reid. She is mourning the loss of her son, Lachlan, in WW1. It was sung yesterday at a Hallowe’en party I was at.
Many fine recordings of it, including Jim Reid’s own, Sheena Wellington, Lucy Pringle and a group called Tryst.

Subject: RE: Two great songs for Halloween
From: The Sandman
Date: 01 Nov 25 - 05:06 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-ogTQqP6NQ ALLAN SMETHURST

Subject: RE: Two great songs for Halloween
From: The Sandman
Date: 02 Nov 25 - 02:29 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyWSNjDAmEM&t=99s tam lin

Subject: RE: Two great songs for Halloween
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 02 Nov 25 - 04:01 AM

Nasty Spider, by Jeremy Tatlor might fit the bill. I used to sing it if there were kids in the company.

Subject: RE: Two great songs for Halloween
From: The Sandman
Date: 02 Nov 25 - 06:35 AM

would False knight on the road be suitable?

Subject: RE: Two great songs for Halloween
From: GUEST,Susanne (skw)
Date: 04 Nov 25 - 04:11 PM

IIRR, the Violet Jacob song is simply called "Hallowe'en". My favourite recording is by Jean Redpath.