XPost: uk.music.folk   
   From: Suffet@worldnet.att.net   
      
   Java Jive wrote:   
      
   > I'm not sure whether it's actually traditional or not  -  my vinyl "The   
   > World Of Ewan MacColl And Peggy Seeger" (SPA-A 102) has the following on the   
   > sleeve ...   
   >   
   > """Ballad Of Springhill   
   >   
   > The Springhill mining disaster of 1958 was the first to receive world-wide   
   > television coverage.  Ewan and Peggy saw it during a visit to Paris and this   
   > song  -  a joint composition  -  was the result."""   
   >   
   > ... but on the actual vinyl label it has ...   
   >   
   > """Ballad Of Springhill (arr MacColl, Seeger)"""   
   >   
   > ... so I'm not sure whether they re-arranged a traditional song or wrote an   
   > entirely new one.  Certainly, all the versions I've ever heard sung around   
   > the clubs seem to be based on theirs.   
   >   
   > "Stephen & Marilyn Suffet"  wrote in message   
   > news:45A4DC48.38EA4C1D@worldnet.att.net...   
   > >   
   > > I have entirely different versions of "Three Foot Seam," the traditional   
   > > miners' song.   
      
   Greetings:   
      
   "Three Foot Seam" is not the same song as "The Ballad of Springhill." They are   
   two entirely different songs. For those who do not already know, "Three Foot   
   Seam" has the chorus:   
      
   Working in a three foot seam,   
   I'll tell you, boys, this life is not a dream,   
   There's no joy to be found,   
   When you're two miles underground,   
   And you're working in a three foot seam.   
      
   Anne Price and I are very goods friends, and we often perform together, but we   
   have different musical sensibilities. She has a very rich and beautiful voice,   
   and she prefers simple accompaniments which allow that voice to stand out.   
   Marilyn Maltzer, who passed away more than ten years ago, also had a very rich   
   and beautiful voice, and in their recording of "Suzie Cleland" they brought   
   those two voices to the forefront. Their delicate dulcimer and guitar   
   accompaniment supported their voices perfectly.   
      
   I, on the other hand, prefer the "wall of sound" approach. Comparing our   
   versions of "Three Foot Seam" illustrates the difference very well. Yet, in   
   spite of that, we are able to sing together successfully. Listen, for example,   
   to our vocal duet on "A Shantyman's Life," which is also on my SoundClick music   
   page [ http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=106201 ].   
      
   --- Steve   
      
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