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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Folk Song for May 2025: Leave Her, Johnny
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This month’s folk song, “Leave Her, Johnny” (or “Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her”) was suggested by Advisory member Leslie Laurio, who alway...
Folk Song for June 2025: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
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"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" is an African-American spiritual song that dates back to the early nineteenth century....
Folk Song for April 2025: When You And I Were Young, Maggie
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“When You And I Were Young, Maggie” (sometimes called simply “Maggie”) sounds like it might be an old Irish or Scottish ballad, but it was a...
Folk Song for March 2025: All Through the Night
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This is one of the most well-known Welsh folk songs, which has been translated into several languages. Wikipedia notes that “The song is hig...
Folk Song for February 2025: Mairi's Wedding
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“Mairi’s Wedding” is not a folk song in the traditional sense, as it was written by one person (and translated by another). In 1934, a Sc...
Folk Song for January 2025: Keys Of Canterbury
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"The Keys of Canterbury” (some versions say “to Canterbury”) is a dialogue song from England, similar to “A Paper of Pins,” a song whic...
Folk Song for November 2024: I's the B'y
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“I’s the B’y” (sometimes spelled “I’se the B’y”) is a dance song from the Canadian province of Newfoundland. Its authorship is unknown; it b...
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