A few English folk tunes plus a Welsh guest!
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boxplayer4000
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Well played. English traditional music doesn't get the exposure it should.
The tune I Gave My Love a Cherry is known as Shanagolden in Ireland and The Twelfth of Never in the USA, sung by Elvis and Johnny Mathis etc.
The tune I Gave My Love a Cherry is known as Shanagolden in Ireland and The Twelfth of Never in the USA, sung by Elvis and Johnny Mathis etc.
JeffJetton
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It's very true, I only learnt this English tune from friends in the states!In the States we mostly know it from this famous movie scene:
This video demonstrates the richness of the UK folk tradition. (Don't be offended, it's bizarre British sense of humour.....)
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