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Lyr Req: Archie Fisher poem about musicians

25 Jan 24 - 12:39 AM (#4196097)
Subject: Lyr Req: Archie Fisher poem about musicians
From: GUEST,dBranno

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.


25 Jan 24 - 12:55 AM (#4196098)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Archie Fisher poem about musicians
From: Reinhard

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


25 Jan 24 - 03:48 AM (#4196108)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Archie Fisher poem about musicians
From: GUEST

Thank you Reinhard!