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| − | '''The Ship That Never Returned''' was written by [[Henry Clay Work]] (who also wrote [[My Grandfather's Clock]]). It later formed the basis of [http://www.blueridgeinstitute.org/ballads/old97.html 'The Wreck of the Old '97'] and later still as [ | + | '''The Ship That Never Returned''' was written by [[Henry Clay Work]] (who also wrote [[My Grandfather's Clock]]). It later formed the basis of [http://www.blueridgeinstitute.org/ballads/old97.html 'The Wreck of the Old '97'] and later still as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_MTA_Song 'The MTA Song']. |
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| + | [http://sniff.numachi.com/pages/tiNVRETURN;ttNVRETURN.html Works's words and music] | ||
Versions have been collected from the oral tradition in the USA, Canada, Britain and Australia, from singers including: | Versions have been collected from the oral tradition in the USA, Canada, Britain and Australia, from singers including: | ||
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*[[Harry Upton]], Balcombe, Sussex | *[[Harry Upton]], Balcombe, Sussex | ||
*[[Fred Jordan]], Shropshire | *[[Fred Jordan]], Shropshire | ||
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| + | [http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/query.cgi?index_roud=on&cross=off&type=Song&access=off&op_9=or&field_9=&op_12=or&field_12=&op_13=or&field_13=&op_14=or&field_14=&op_15=or&field_15=&op_47=or&field_47=&op_16=or&field_16=&op_0=or&field_0=&op_17=or&field_17=&op_10=or&field_10=&op_11=or&field_11=&op_18=or&field_18=&op_19=or&field_19=&op_20=or&field_20=&op_21=or&field_21=&op_22=or&field_22=&op_23=or&field_23=&op_24=or&field_24=&op_5=or&field_5=&op_25=or&field_25=&op_26=or&field_26=&fieldshow=single&op=or&query=775&field=20&output=List&length=50&submit=Submit+query Search VWML Online] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:29, 15 April 2007
The Ship That Never Returned was written by Henry Clay Work (who also wrote My Grandfather's Clock). It later formed the basis of 'The Wreck of the Old '97' and later still as 'The MTA Song'.
Versions have been collected from the oral tradition in the USA, Canada, Britain and Australia, from singers including:
- Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas
- Clyde "Slim" Wilson in Springfield, Missouri
- Mrs. Ben Daugherty, Cave City, Akansas
- Charlie Bridger, Stone-in-Oxney, Kent
- Harry Upton, Balcombe, Sussex
- Fred Jordan, Shropshire