Lyr Req: Archie Fisher poem about musicians

Subject: Lyr Req: Archie Fisher poem about musicians
From: GUEST,dBranno
Date: 25 Jan 24 - 12:39 AM

There's a poem by Archie Fisher about musicians.
Starts with (I think) 'I saw a chin rest on a fiddle...'
There's a stanza about a whistle player too_
I saw a boy ... take the old and smoky air into his lungs, and make it young.

Something like that. Help apprexiated.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Archie Fisher poem about musicians
From: Reinhard
Date: 25 Jan 24 - 12:55 AM

It's the poem "The Ballad Singer", written by Archie Fisher for Al O'Donnell. Ir was quoted on the back of his first LP sleeve and is already on Mudcat in the thread Obit: Al O'Donnell

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Archie Fisher poem about musicians
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Jan 24 - 03:48 AM

Thank you Reinhard!