Info Req:Tom of Bedlam

20 Feb 98 - 08:56 AM (#21853)
Subject: Info Req:Tom of Bedlam
From: Earl

I've been listening to "Tom of Bedlam" ("Bedlam Boys" in the database) and would like some more information. I know Bedlam was an insane asylum. Can someone tell me when the song written and whether there is a story behind it?

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Related threads:

Tom O' Bedlam's Song
Tom Of Bedlam

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20 Feb 98 - 09:24 AM (#21856)
Subject: RE: Info Req:Tom of Bedlam
From: Bruce O.

There are about 3 of the 17the century. See C. M. Simpson's 'The British Broadside Ballad and Its Music', #467, 1966.

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20 Feb 98 - 09:29 AM (#21858)
Subject: RE: Info Req:Tom of Bedlam
From: Bert

Bedlam

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20 Feb 98 - 10:10 AM (#21859)
Subject: RE: Info Req:Tom of Bedlam
From: Bill D

also was a thread in here almost a year ago...look here

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21 Feb 98 - 06:12 PM (#21949)
Subject: RE: Info Req:Tom of Bedlam
From: Tim Jaques [e-mail]

Isn't the tune of the song, as done by Steeleye Span, of modern origin?

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