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info on: Jona Lewie's 'Stop The Cavalry'

20 Feb 05 - 06:55 PM (#1415925)
Subject: info on: stop the cavalry
From: GUEST,lakeman

What's the story behind Jona Lewie's "Stop The Cavalry"? Is it a recycled folksong or did he or someone else write it?


20 Feb 05 - 07:02 PM (#1415931)
Subject: RE: info on: stop the cavalry
From: GUEST

Go Figure...


21 Feb 05 - 01:57 AM (#1416161)
Subject: RE: info on: stop the cavalry
From: Malcolm Douglas

See the earlier thread Stockport Polka. The tune was picked up by a number of ceilidh bands and we used to play it in sessions; but, despite the alternate titles I don't know if it really pre-dates the Jona Lewie record or not. Everybody I know seems to have learned it from him, though the short third part is usually dropped.