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   Re: Bill Bourne -- Red Moon   
   25 Jul 18 08:20:05   
   
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   On Wed, 25 Jul 2018 04:06:57 -0230, David Dalton    
   wrote:   
      
   >Friday there will be a blood red moon lasting about 100   
   >minutes, centred on the exact time of full moon, which   
   >will be 20:20 UTC/GMT, so it should be turning red   
   >around moonrise in the Vatican. (But note that   
   >the red moon won’t be visible in North America.)   
   >   
   >That reminds me of this song:   
   >   
   >Red Moon (by Bill Bourne, former member of The Tannahill Weavers)   
   >   
   >Oh, the moon rose red this evening   
   >The moon rose red tonight   
   >The moon rose red this evening   
   >Got a whole lot of people just a little bit uptight   
   >   
   >Joseph he was a carpenter   
   >Had his four kids and a wife   
   >When the moon rose red this evening   
   >Joseph was glad he was meek and wise   
   >   
   >Vincent lived in a mansion   
   >Celebration every night   
   >When the moon rose red this evening   
   >I think Mr. Vincent got a little bit uptight   
   >   
   >[Francis] controlled the masses   
   >He always tried to do everything just right   
   >When the moon rose red this evening   
   >I think even [Francis] got a little uptight   
   >   
   >Mary she was a dancer   
   >In a club down along the strip   
   >When the moon rose red this evening   
   >Our little Mary was workin' on a fifty dollar tip   
   >   
   >(The original had John Paul instead of Francis and   
   >was recorded by Bill Bourne and Shannon Johnson   
   >on their 1994 album Dear Madonna.)   
      
      
      
    We were quite happy to  "discover" this trio   
   last summer,  at a folk fest in Ingersol Ontario.   
   Their cd remains close to the top of our stack.   
   Some youtube performances can be found.   
      Enjoy !   
      
   http://www.redmoonroad.com/   
      
      John T.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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