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A Manx ship was lost with all hands in 1909 in a terrible storm, and the disaster is remembered in a folk song. Her captain was exonerated by the enquiry, what was his name?
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#38275. Asked by Stew54.
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Stew54
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Yay mibmob. Quick work!
Captain James Teare of Douglas, master of the Ellan Vannin.
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Baloo55th
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Sorry to disillusion people - that ain't a folk song. It was written by Hughie Jones of the Spinners. I was talking to him once and he was very amused to keep finding it listed on records as 'traditional'. There is a different tune to one bit which has arisen, as well. Mind you, all folk tunes were made up by someone some time - we just don't know who in most cases. Here we do!
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mibmob
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Just as things look bleak in english cricket someone always brings on the spinners :))
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McGruff
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I beg to differ with Baloo on what constitutes a "folk song." Folk songs generally use a simplistic melody and lyrics to tell a tale. They do not have to be hundreds of years old to qualify. "Traditional" folk songs are songs that have passed into the public domain, meaning the copyright has expired or the original composer has been long lost and forgotten. Occasionally contemporary folk songs are found listed as "traditional" because whoever has recorded or printed them has not bothered to research the composer, a dangerous thing to do nowadays should the composer have grounds to sue.
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