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25 Jun 21 - 02:45 PM (#4111364) Subject: Origins: Is this how myths are created? From: GUEST,Malcolm Storey On Desert Island Discs this morning actor Richard Wilson (Victor Meldrew) claimed that The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face is a Scottish song?! The song was of course written by James Henry Miller (Ewan MacColl) who was from Scottish parents and born in Salford where he spent a good deal of his early life before eventually moving to London, where he died. The song was written for an American lady, Peggy Seeger, for a show she was involved in in America. It became internationally known following its recording by Roberta Flack, another American lady. Lots of reasons then to claim the song is Scottish! |
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25 Jun 21 - 03:40 PM (#4111373) Subject: RE: Origins: Is this how myths are created? From: FreddyHeadey I can only imagine it was a bit of wishful thinking - that he thought of EM as being Scottish, like him. To be fair he did introduce it as ",,, he had written it for her,,," https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000x6cj > 24:55 |
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25 Jun 21 - 03:54 PM (#4111377) Subject: RE: Origins: Is this how myths are created? From: RTim Like "The Shoals of Herring" is traditional...and sometimes Irish at that as "The Shoals of Erin" - not forgetting that other traditional song - "Dirty Old Town"......Myths beyond recovery I think sometimes.... Tim Radford |
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25 Jun 21 - 04:00 PM (#4111378) Subject: RE: Origins: Is this how myths are created? From: Joe Offer Nah, Malcolm, not a myth - a myth-take. |
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25 Jun 21 - 04:30 PM (#4111383) Subject: RE: Origins: Is this how myths are created? From: G-Force A chap at our folk club once sang "Fiddlers' Green", calling it an Irish sea shanty. |
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25 Jun 21 - 10:05 PM (#4111409) Subject: RE: Origins: Is this how myths are created? From: GUEST,Malcolm Storey Good one Joe - didn't realise Americans did that sort of humour. (two spellings in that bit Americans would not recognise + one in this) Are you are sure you are on the right side of the pond? |
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25 Jun 21 - 10:15 PM (#4111410) Subject: RE: Origins: Is this how myths are created? From: Joe Offer You can never predict a Mudcatter, Malcolm - especially us American Mudcatters. Joe Offer, Wisconsinite in California |