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19 Oct 10 - 08:52 AM (#3010539) Subject: Origins: The Single Bollinder From: Leadfingers Couldnt find anything in Search , but I am trying to find who is to blame for this Canal Based ReWrite of the N E Coal Mine song Little Chance - First verse I have is :- I had a Single Bollinder it was a fine machine It used to run like hell in the night when all its parts were clean I wound it up one morning at the bottom of Itchington Ten It went right through the BaskYard Pound before it fired again I am pretty sure I have ALL the verses , and the tune and chords , its the Original Author I am looking for ! Ta V M ! |
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19 Oct 10 - 09:20 AM (#3010564) Subject: RE: Origins: The Single Bollinder From: Howard Jones Any chance of posting the rest of the words, and the tune? I've a friend with a part-share in a Bollinder-powered boat who I'm sure would be interested in this. Can't help with the author, I'm afraid. |
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19 Oct 10 - 09:26 AM (#3010571) Subject: RE: Origins: The Single Bollinder From: pavane Don't know this one, but there is a different song involving a Bollinder on "Songs of a changing world" by Jon Raven, Nic Jones, & Tony Rose. Something like: "With a bang like the sound of a ten pounder gun, The ancient old Bollinder started to run" |
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19 Oct 10 - 09:36 AM (#3010582) Subject: RE: Origins: The Single Bollinder From: Sugwash All you ever need to know about Bolinder diesel engines clicky. |
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19 Oct 10 - 09:52 AM (#3010602) Subject: RE: Origins: The Single Bollinder From: GUEST,RWJ With a bang like the sound of a ten pounder gun is from the old Rosemary. Dont know the other one. Ron |
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19 Oct 10 - 10:07 AM (#3010616) Subject: RE: Origins: The Single Bollinder From: Leadfingers OOOPS !! Decided to look up 'Little Chance' to find a tune reference and disovered I have been spelling Single Bollinder wrong ! There is only ONE 'L' and there is a thread AND its in the D T Here an its credited to Dave Blagrove ! |
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19 Oct 10 - 10:39 AM (#3010650) Subject: RE: Origins: The Single Bollinder From: Ian Hendrie Also to be found, with nearly 200 other canal related songs on Songs of the Inland Waterways . Any additional information about 'The Single Bolinder' or any other canal song would be most welcome. |
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19 Oct 10 - 07:36 PM (#3011093) Subject: RE: Origins: The Single Bollinder From: Herga Kitty Terry - saw this thread, and thought David Blagrove, but I see you've already got there! Kitty |
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19 Oct 10 - 07:53 PM (#3011118) Subject: RE: Origins: The Single Bollinder From: Leadfingers Thanks Kitty - I had it in my thick skull that it WASNT a Blagrove ! |
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20 Oct 10 - 11:42 AM (#3011531) Subject: RE: Origins: The Single Bollinder From: GUEST,cg And the mondegreen is . . . I had a single bollinder and it was a fine machine. It used to run like Eleanor Knight when all it's parts were clean. |